Sight words break the phonetic code. Sight words include: the, they, from, would, could, from, their….etc. They are common in text, especially beginning reader books. If you’d like your student to practice reading sight words in-context, click the links for FREE sight word stories pdf. Here’s one about camels: Camels If you’d like more FREE […]
Printable Books For Kindergarten
5 Year Old Reading Level
When Ryan was 5 years old, he didn’t know letter sounds. He also couldn’t blend 3 letter words like ham, fin and get. His peers were reading short vowel kindergarten books. Ryan knew he was behind. He dreaded reading time. One day, on his ride to school, he told his mom, “I hate reading. Mom, […]
Why Teach Phonics? Research that Explains a Lot
In many English-speaking countries, people are not convinced that kids need phonics instruction. The media continues to promote stories that whole language—a method that encourages guessing, looking at pictures and memorizing—and incidental phonics is the answer. In teacher training programs, future teachers learn all about the glories of “student-centered” teaching, that the ability to read […]
Short Vowel Worksheets for Kindergarten (Flowers pdf)
When kids begin to read, first they focus on short vowel words. To help kids practice reading short vowel words, be sure to use best practices for teaching alphabet recognition. Here are some short vowel worksheets for Kindergarten: Flowers pdf Here is what the Flowers pdf looks like: Forest pdf Here is what the Forest […]
Research Based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words
For struggling readers, learning sight words can be challenging. You may have reviewed “there, were, was…etc.” across several lessons only to realize that your student still doesn’t recognize them. It appears that your student is blind to sight words. You’re at a loss. You’ve heard that sight words allow kids to start reading books. Yet, […]
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