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Learn all about heart words! We’re sharing everything from what heart words are to the most effective way to teach kids to read and spell irregular words, and sharing the best resources. Get tons of FREE heart word slides, worksheets, videos, and more to help make teaching irregular words easy, fun, and effective! ♥ What…
Get a FREE resource with 59 common homophones in one organized list, plus a FREE no prep fill-in-the-blank worksheet with homophone sentences! This helps kids to expand their knowledge of homophones and build their vocabulary as they learn! Homophone List Homophones are words that sound exactly the same, but they have different spellings and different…
Get 6 lists with 376+ nonsense words, aka pseudowords! The words are organized by syllable type, and they are perfect for practicing decoding, sorting, or even use as a quick assessment! Read all about using nonsense words with your students and grab these 6 free pseudoword lists. What Are Nonsense Words/Pseudowords? Pseudo is a Latin…
Read all about the BEST instructional strategies and activities for teaching homophones. Included are sample activities and best practice strategies to help! What are Homophones? Homophone is a word made up of two Greek bases – homo and phone. In Greek, homo means same and phone means sound. The translation of the word literally means:…
Learn all about the three sounds of suffix -ed, including the rules for when each sound is used within base words. Then grab yourself a free printable poster that will reinforce the rules for correctly pronouncing suffix -ed sound words! All About Suffix -ED A suffix is a meaningful word part added to the end…
The ultimate list of totally FREE decodable readers, books, e-books and PDFs available online in 2023, all compiled in a simple list. Included are 15 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….
Learn what visual discrimination is, and read a complete list of hands-on visual discrimination activities to use with pre-k and kindergarten students. The activities are designed to help practice and improve this important skill! What Is Visual Discrimination? When we talk about visual discrimination, we’re talking about an important foundational skill. It’s using our eyes…
Get nine free printable visual discrimination worksheets, designed to help build and practice visual discrimination skills in your young learners! Get 5 scan sheet for commonly reversed letters and 4 activity practice sheets. Why Is Visual Discrimination Important? But you might be wondering, what is visual discrimination exactly? Visual discrimination is an important pre-reading skill…