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All About Digraphs & Blends: Free Lists & Charts
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All About Digraphs & Blends: Free Lists & Charts

ByKatie

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…

The Schwa Sound: What It Is & How To Teach It
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The Schwa Sound: What It Is & How To Teach It

ByKatie

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…

128+ Schwa Sound Words: Free Printable Lists
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128+ Schwa Sound Words: Free Printable Lists

ByKatie

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…

Spelling Rules: Which Rules to Teach + Free Printables
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Spelling Rules: Which Rules to Teach + Free Printables

ByKatie

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…

Free Science of Reading-aligned Get to Know Me Worksheet
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Free Science of Reading-aligned Get to Know Me Worksheet

ByKatie

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…

Phonological Awareness Game: Fun & Free Printable
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Phonological Awareness Game: Fun & Free Printable

ByKatie

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?…

All About Orthographic Mapping + FREE Worksheets
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All About Orthographic Mapping + FREE Worksheets

ByKatie

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…

All About the Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable Type
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All About the Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable Type

ByKatie

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…

All About the R-Controlled Syllable Type
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All About the R-Controlled Syllable Type

ByKatie

Learn all about the R-Controlled Vowel Syllable Type, with detailed information, visuals, and resources to help you effectively teach your students all about this syllable type! What Is an R-Controlled Vowel? In order to understand the R-controlled syllable type, we first need to answer the important question: What is an R-Controlled vowel? An R-controlled vowel…

I Spy CVC Words – 5 Free Short Vowel Worksheets
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I Spy CVC Words – 5 Free Short Vowel Worksheets

ByKatie

Get 5 free read-and-find I Spy CVC Worksheets! The printables are separated by short vowel sounds, so young readers can practice decoding CVC words as they learn! Why We Love It CVC words are words that follow the Consonant-Vowel-Consonant pattern, creating a closed syllable type. Like our CVC Sentences and CVC Word Searches, this engaging…