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  • Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables

    Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables

    Get five FREE Long U worksheets, each targeting different skills and reinforcing the two sounds and different spellings of Long U. Your students will master Long U with these worksheets! The Sounds of Long U Long vowel sounds are very common sounds in English words. We teach kids that long vowel graphemes (spellings) say their…

  • Decodable Compound Word Puzzles – FREE Printables!

    Decodable Compound Word Puzzles – FREE Printables!

    Get 18 FREE printable Decodable Compound Word Puzzles! Students read and match the words to create a compound word and complete the rainbow! Students will better understand compound words and build confidence in reading multisyllabic words. Why We Love It These printable puzzles help introduce young students to the concept of compound words, an important…

  • Build a Sentence Worksheets – FREE Printables!

    Build a Sentence Worksheets – FREE Printables!

    Get these FREE printable Build a Sentence Worksheets with scaffolds for students to practice syntax and building sentences in an engaging way! Kids will learn to identify and properly order the subject, predicate, and object of a sentence. Why We Love It These worksheets are a great activity to use alongside early lessons in sentence…

  • Best Spelling Strategies for Effective Teaching

    Best Spelling Strategies for Effective Teaching

    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…

  • Decoding & Encoding: What Are the Differences?

    Decoding & Encoding: What Are the Differences?

    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…

  • Morpheme Exploration: 2 Free Printables

    Morpheme Exploration: 2 Free Printables

    Discover morphemes and their related words with this free printable activity! Kids will have fun “exploring” word parts while strengthening their vocabulary knowledge. Keep reading and grab yours today! 🚀 Why Explore Morphology? Morphology is the study of word structure—how prefixes, suffixes, and base words come together to create meaning. Research shows that teaching morphology…

  • Semantic Mapping to Build Vocabulary

    Semantic Mapping to Build Vocabulary

    Semantic mapping is a helpful strategy for students to better understand and connect words! Learn more about what semantic mapping is, how to use it in the classroom, and get a FREE Semantic Mapping Template to make implementation easy! What Is Semantic Mapping? Semantic mapping is a strategy used to connect and organize words in…

  • Long O Worksheets: 4 Free Printables

    Long O Worksheets: 4 Free Printables

    Get fun and effective resources to teach the Long O sound to your students! You’ll get four free long O worksheets designed to target specific skills for reading and spelling words with the long O sound. Long O Sound & Spelling Long O Sound: The sound (or phoneme) of Long O is pronounced exactly like…

  • Long E Worksheets: 4 Free Printables

    Long E Worksheets: 4 Free Printables

    Get 4 free printable worksheets to practice Long E. Each is designed with a different skill in mind, so they’re perfect for both reading and spelling long E words. Keep reading to grab your printable freebies today! Long E Sound & Spellings Long vowels can be some of the trickiest – because there are just…

  • Sentence Anagrams for Syntax Practice

    Sentence Anagrams for Syntax Practice

    Sentence anagrams are a must in your structured literacy classroom routine! Learn what sentence anagrams are, why they’re effective, and get a FREE printable to use with your students. What Are Sentence Anagrams? A sentence anagram is a fun word-play activity that targets many important literacy skills like syntax, phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Students are…