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5 Minute Phonics: Activity 4
What You’ll Need: a pencil and a piece of paper. Why We Love It: The activity is fun, fast, and will help you determine the decodable texts your child needs!
5 Minute Phonics: Activity 4
What You’ll Need: a pencil and a piece of paper. Why We Love It: The activity is fun, fast, and will help you determine the decodable texts your child needs!
Why Read Aloud?
“The United States’ National Reading Panel carried out a series of studies that provided a very persuasive case for oral reading. The findings showed that when kids read out loud...
Why Read Aloud?
“The United States’ National Reading Panel carried out a series of studies that provided a very persuasive case for oral reading. The findings showed that when kids read out loud...
5 Minute Phonics: Exercise 3 Template
The Phonemic Awareness Placemat below, from the Whole Phonics series, can be used with the “Switch It” game from Reading Simplified.
5 Minute Phonics: Exercise 3 Template
The Phonemic Awareness Placemat below, from the Whole Phonics series, can be used with the “Switch It” game from Reading Simplified.
Getting Ready to Read: Tips for Parents
Helping a child learn to read is one of the greatest joys in which a parent or teacher can participate. The delight a child experiences when sounding out a word...
Getting Ready to Read: Tips for Parents
Helping a child learn to read is one of the greatest joys in which a parent or teacher can participate. The delight a child experiences when sounding out a word...
Decodable Text Impacts More Than Decoding
There is a common problem in reading instruction: some people assume that phonetically-controlled texts for young readers are designed only to practice decoding, which is the application of letter-sound knowledge to...
Decodable Text Impacts More Than Decoding
There is a common problem in reading instruction: some people assume that phonetically-controlled texts for young readers are designed only to practice decoding, which is the application of letter-sound knowledge to...
5 Minute Comprehension: Activity 2
Learning Objective: To use visual clues and background knowledge to develop inference-making skills. What You'll Need: Photos or pictures of objects, window template(s) for overlay.
5 Minute Comprehension: Activity 2
Learning Objective: To use visual clues and background knowledge to develop inference-making skills. What You'll Need: Photos or pictures of objects, window template(s) for overlay.