Break the Code with Digraphs
In this activity, students practice sounding out words with digraphs, and then reading the word aloud.
Spin, Name, and Spell with Ending Digraphs
This free printable resource is designed to help students build reading skills related to ending digraphs.
Spin, Name, and Spell with Beginning Digraphs
This free printable resource for teachers is designed to help students build reading skills related to beginning digraphs.
Using Elkonin Boxes
This is a handy guide that explains how to use Elkonin boxes in instruction, with the helpful addition of word lists for teaching.
Digraphs Word List
This word lists can help you plan for teaching digraphs with short vowels. Use them in your reading and spelling lessons and activities.
Break the Code with Short Vowels
In this activity, students practice recognizing, sounding out, blending and reading words with short vowels.
Short Vowel Word List
Use this helpful list of words to teach consonant and short vowel grapheme-phoneme correspondences.
Essential Principles of Systematic and Explicit Phonics Instruction
Phonics instruction should be explicit and systematic – but what exactly does that mean? This article clarifies these commonly used terms.
Put Reading First
Put Reading First is a summary of the findings from the Report of the National Reading Panel, summarized in a brief, easy-to-read comprehensive guide to evidence-based reading instruction. Intended for educators and administrators, this guide aims to improve reading outcomes for children in the early grades, summarizing key research findings on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,…
Phinder
free website designed to help educators generate lists of words
How Spelling Supports Reading
Comprehensive article outlining the key principles for making sense of the English spelling system.
Structured Literacy in Kindergarten: 5 Key Changes That Made All My Students Readers
IDA Ontario webinar outlining 5 key changes that educators can make in their Kindergarten classroom.
