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Be a Speed Reader
Young learners speed their way toward fluent reading with a hands-on consonant digraph activity. Using the numbered grid included in this resource, children roll a die and choose a word corresponding to the number they rolled. They then...
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Roll, Read, and Color
Familiarize young readers with consonant digraphs using a collaborative phonics activity. Working in pairs, children take turns rolling a die and reading a word from the included chart that corresponds to the number they rolled. Each...
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Large "Wh" Words
Help young readers learn which way to pronounce the wh- digraph with this set of word cards. Introduce and sort through these 21 different words as a whole class before having students practice independently or in pairs as a language...
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Digraph Word Map
Can you map a consonant digraph? You can when you have the right tools. Early readers can use this word map to create a visual that displays words with digraphs like sh, wh, ch, and th. They add the digraphs into the spaces provided and...
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Digraph Boggle
Th, wh, ch, and sh are only some of the consonant digraphs early readers need to master. Increase skills and digraph recognition with a fun game. Children find words containing an initial or final digraph, circle them, and then write...
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Phonemic Awareness
What was the sound that letter made? The letter S is the phoneme of today's lesson and it is ready to make an appearance. Little ones discuss the sound S makes, then they hold up S cards every time they hear words containing the initial...
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Find the Rhyming Word
When two words have the same rime, it means they both end with the same phonemic blend. Little ones hone their phonics skills as they say and then choose the image/word that rhymes with the one in the first column. They'll match words...
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Guidance for Creating Phonics Lessons for Dyslexic Students
Here is a quick and easy guide to help a new teacher build phonics lessons for students with dyslexia. It stresses the importance of fundamental basics while also providing clear and direct instructional practices that will help you...
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Snail
S is for snail. Use this worksheet to help your young readers learn the letter s. This simple coloring worksheet is great for youngsters who are learning the beginning letter s sound. They can practice saying the s sound and coloring...
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Move the Sounds
Use cut out letters to make beginning sounds, blends, and word families that ultimately make new words. Learners move around physically as they hold the letters to make the specified blend or word. Assessment suggestions are included.
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Phonics Word Search: sh
In this phonics word search worksheet, students locate and mark the 12 words in the word bank that begin with "sh" within the word puzzle.
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Phonics Word Search: wh
In this phonics word search worksheet, learners locate and mark the 12 words in the word bank that begin with "wh" within the word puzzle.
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Phonic Word Search: dr
In this phonics word search worksheet, students locate and mark the 12 words in the word bank that begin with -dr.
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Colors
When young learners practice color recognition they are also building skills in matching, identifying, and naming. Students will veiw several slides showing a color word writen in that color, then several slides showing just the word,...
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Whirling Word Blends
Recognizing consonant sounds and word blends are the focus of this lesson plan. Students recognize common consonant sounds that are word blends. They create a learning game to help them identify words that contain specific word blends.
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"Uhh..Did I do that?" - Phonemic Awareness
Learners practice using the letter u in order to understand letter-sound correspondence. In this letter-sound correspondence lesson plan, students write, read, and say different words with the letter u in them.
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Matching Long U Words With Pictures
In this matching long U words with pictures worksheet, learners cut out 7 long U word cards and 7 picture cards, then place the matching picture beneath each word.
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Long E Words Matching Game
In this long e words instructional activity, students cut out long e words and the pictures they go with, and then match them up together. Students complete 8 matches.
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Long A Word Matching Game
In this long a word activity, students cut out words with long a in them and cut out the pictures they go with, and match them together. Students match 8 words with 8 pictures.
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Long U Words
In this long u worksheet, students circle picture names that have long u. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Finding the Pictures of Long O Words
In this finding the pictures of long O words worksheet, 1st graders look at sixteen pictures, circle the pictures of long O words, then color the pictures.
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Circle the Long I Words
In this long I words worksheet, 3rd graders study 16 images and circle the ones that show words with the long I sound. Students must circle words beginning with long I and color the pictures that match those words.
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Finding the Pictures of Long E Words
In this finding the pictures of long E words worksheet, 1st graders look at 16 pictures and circle the ones that begin with the long E sound, then color the pictures.
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Long O Words
In this long o words worksheet students match long o words to the picture they represent. Students match 8 words to 8 pictures.