Using a systematic approach to spelling instruction, these free resources are designed to help assess your students’ skills and help kids learn and practice spelling patterns and spelling rules.
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Learn all about the ge vs. dge long spelling rule. You’ll finally understand when to use each & gain the clarity you need to teach it effectively! Plus grab 5 free reading and spelling worksheets to help students practice and solidify this pattern. All About the /j/ Sound In English, we have a few ways to spell…
Help your students learn the K vs -CK spelling rule for spelling /k/ at the end of a word! Plus, get 6 FREE worksheets instantly to practice reading and spelling. The 3 Spellings of the /k/ Sound Students learn an important and surprising fact early in Kindergarten: both c and k make the /k/ sound,…
Get a FREE interactive digital activity using Google Slides to teach your students to decode words that follow the FLOSS spelling rule. Students identify the spelling pattern, read the word, then reveal the colorful picture! What Is the FLOSS Rule? The FLOSS rule is a spelling generalization for young learners: ➡ When a one-syllable word…
Learn all about the Changing Rule with step-by-step teaching instructions. Plus, grab a free printable to make teaching and practicing this rule simple and effective! All About the Changing Rule The Changing Rule is a key spelling rule to teach your students—it really makes a difference in their spelling success! That’s because the rule helps students understand how to spell words that end in Y correctly when a suffix is added. ➡️ Changing Rule: If a word ends with a consonant+y, change the y to i before adding a suffix (as long as the suffix does not start with the letter i). When to Use the Changing Rule Let’s…
Want to help your students become confident spellers? Learn SEVEN powerful spelling strategies for effective teaching! These research-backed techniques are easy to implement, helping students master spelling tricky words with confidence and accuracy. Teaching Spelling Strategies English is a morphophonemic language, which is just a fancy way of saying that word spellings are influenced by…
Have you ever wondered, “What is decoding?” or “What is encoding?” Learn the definitions, the differences, get resources to practice, and understand why they’re essential components to literacy success. Differences Between Decoding & Encoding Decoding is another word for the reading process, while encoding is another word for the spelling process. Both processes are essential…
Learn how to teach the Dropping Rule, an important concept that makes spelling and reading words easier and more accurate! As a bonus, get a FREE printable worksheet and mini-poster to help students master the rule and apply it automatically. What Is the Dropping Rule? The Dropping Rule is an important spelling rule that applies…
Get this free printable Christmas Tree Phonics Worksheet for practice with ANY phonics skill! It’s no-prep and great for individual practice, phonics centers, or whole class work. Why We Love It There are lots of reasons this phonics activity is great. Let me tell you some of my personal favorites! 👉 No Prep: Busy teachers…
Read all about spelling inventories, an important assessment tool for teachers! Learn what they are, and how to use them, and get a free and simplified version (3 pdfs) to use with your students. 📝 What Is a Spelling Inventory? A spelling inventory is a task given to kids to assess their current spelling and…
Learn research-backed ways to teach sight words and get 3 FREE lists with all 220 Dolch words organized by vowel sound. This Science of Reading-aligned resource makes it easy to teach High Frequency Words based on similar sounds and features. 📃 What Are Dolch Sight Words? Edward Dolch was an educator from the 1930’s who…