Learn all about teaching kids the Doubling Rule (1-1-1 rule). It’s an important spelling rule that helps students spell tons of words with ease and accuracy! Get bonus free printables to practice the rule so it becomes automatic! ✌🏽What Is the Doubling Rule? The Doubling Rule is a spelling rule that kids need to know….
Learn all about continuous blending, the research-backed way to teach the blending of sounds! This strategy will help kids learn to blend sounds effectively and read words quickly and accurately. Read, learn, and get a FREE printable practice sheet! What Is Blending? Blending is the ability to put individual sounds (phonemes) together in order to…
Explore and learn all about consonant blends and digraphs, discerning their distinctions, and discovering the most effective teaching methods. You’ll also get access to FREE Science of Reading aligned resources, including lists and charts, to enhance your instructional approach. What Is a Digraph? Definition: Consonant digraphs are TWO consonants that represent ONE sound. Common Digraphs…
Learn all about the most common vowel sound in all of English: the schwa sound. Then get practical tips and ideas for teaching the schwa vowel sound to your students for accurate reading and spelling. Schwa Sound Fast Facts 👉 The schwa sound is the most common vowel sound in English. 👉 It’s the sound…
The ultimate lists of Schwa sound words! Get two printable lists with 128 Schwa Sound words and examples. The lists are organized with words based on the placement of the schwa sound or vowel that makes the schwa sound. ℹ️ About the Schwa Sound 5 fast facts about Schwa: 🤔 Want to know more? Learn…
Learn the basics about spelling rules in English! As a bonus, we include links to lots of freebies to help teach and reinforce the specific spelling rules you’re working on. Read, learn, and grab your free printables! Why Teach Spelling Rules? Research rooted in the Science of Reading says that systemic, explicit instruction is necessary…
Get a FREE Science of Reading aligned ‘All About Me’ worksheet to use with your students. This printable requires kids to tap into important phonological awareness skills like rhyming, syllable awareness, alliteration, and phonemic awareness, all while getting to share about themselves! Get your free worksheet below. 💗 Why We Love It We LOVE creating…
Kids and teachers alike LOVE this fun, free, no-prep Phonological Awareness Game! It gets them up, engaged, and chatting with friends, while testing out their phonological awareness and phonics skills. The name game includes prompts that will challenge their rhyming, onset-rime, alliteration, syllable awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics knowledge! 👂🏻 Why Focus on Phonological Awareness?…
Learn all about orthographic mapping and its importance in building fluent readers. You’ll also get 2 free word mapping sheets for effective phoneme-grapheme mapping practice, so your students can turn unknown words into sight words! What is Orthographic Mapping? Orthographic mapping (OM) is the process our brains go through to create a permanent connection with…
Learn all about the vowel team/diphthong syllable type! This syllable type includes either a vowel team or a diphthong functioning as the vowel within the syllable. Get tons of information to help equip your students to easily read longer words! About Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable 👉 What is a syllable? Let’s begin with the basics and…