This is a handy guide that explains how to use Elkonin boxes in instruction, with the helpful addition of word lists for teaching.
This word lists can help you plan for teaching digraphs with short vowels. Use them in your reading and spelling lessons and activities.
This decodable text passage offers students the opportunity to practice reading words with < s > spelling /z/. This typically happens at the end of a word, when -s follows a voiced sound.
This game gives students practice reading words with < s > representing /z/. This typically happens when a final -s follows a voiced sound.
In this activity, students practice recognizing, sounding out, blending and reading words with short vowels.
Use this helpful list of words to teach consonant and short vowel grapheme-phoneme correspondences.
This game is a fun and engaging activity for students to apply their knowledge of consonants and short vowels.
Phonics instruction should be explicit and systematic – but what exactly does that mean? This article clarifies these commonly used terms.
Expert reading researcher Dr. Reid Lyon highlights key components of reading development, including the role of phonics in this complex process.
Use these desk strips as a visual support for students, as well as a helpful reminder of the strokes for correct letter formation.
This practical guide from Reading Universe is packed with educator tips and resources to teach letter formation.
Download this alphabet card set for your whole class and small group instruction, with helpful letter formation stroke patterns.
