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The ultimate list of totally FREE decodable readers, books, e-books and PDFs available online in 2022, all compiled in a simple list. Included are 13 direct links for easy access to hundreds of FREE decodable texts. Free Decodable Resources Current research supporting the Science of Reading (SOR) shows that decodable texts are needed to establish…
Learn everything you need to know about visual discrimination, including what it is, why it’s important, and how to teach it to students. Get our suggestions for multisensory activities and more resources to help students practice this important skill! What is Visual Discrimination? Visual discrimination is the skill needed to determine the slight visual differences…
Decodable books are a great support in structured literacy instruction. Decodable readers provide specific reinforcement of the explicit phonics skills taught, but they do so in an authentic and engaging way for children. In this post, we’ll explore the importance of using decodable readers and compile a list of the best decodable texts out there….
The complete list of books to help prepare and celebrate the first day of preschool with children. Young students enjoy reading these books with parents at home or in the classroom with their new friends! 🧑🏫 Why We Recommend Them The first day of preschool is one Very Big Day in a child’s life. They…
A printable list that includes the first 100 high frequency words for young learners and flashcards for additional practice. The words are taken from Fry’s list. They’re organized into four sets of 25 and listed alphabetically, to make keeping track of words a little simpler! What are High Frequency Words? Our list uses the first…
This Harry Potter Word Search is a fun and FREE printable activity for kids! Kids can find all the Harry Potter related words, and we’ve provided an answer key to help them check their work or give a helpful hint. 📝 We love word searches! Why? They’re fun, engaging activities to reinforce various learning concepts…
This is a complete list of hands-on visual discrimination activities to use with pre-k and kindergarten students designed to help practice and improve visual discrimination. Now when we talk about visual discrimination, we’re talking about a skill. It’s using our eyes to spot differences, similarities, and details. It helps us compare and discriminate between things,…
Get seven free printable visual discrimination worksheets, designed to help build and practice visual discrimination skills in your young learners! Download the free pdfs below. As a reading teacher, I talk about visual discrimination a lot. I’ve been working with my first graders work on CH digraphs, and as they practice differentiating between CH and…