Consonant blends are 2 or more letter sounds in a row. For example, some consonant blends include br as in brick, sl as in sleep, _nd as in sand, bl as in blossom, and spr as in spring. There are many consonant blends. Kids should read them sound by sound and then blend them together. Eventually, they’ll say the string of letter sounds rapidly enough to pronounce the word with fluency and ease. Here’s a free printable consonant blends words list: Consonant Blends Word List Reading Elephant offers printable consonant blends books in our shop. The post Consonant Blends Words List appeared first ..read more

It’s helpful to have a short vowel word list when you’re creating lessons for your beginning reader. I’m sharing a free printable cvc words list. Here it is: CVC Words List CVC words list for kindergarten lessons Do you ever get stuck when you’re creating a cvc lesson for your beginner? There are so many cvc words, and kids need to master these word types first. Yet, somehow, it’s easy to draw a blank when trying to think of them. That’s where this list comes in. You can print the list and have it on hand when you’re creating lessons. You might need the CVC words list when you’re creating phon ..read more

1st graders should work on phonics knowledge and fluency. Since 1st graders are still learning the most common phonics sounds, 1st graders need fluency passages that’ll help them gain mastery over new units and sight words. In this post, we offer free fluency reading passages for 1st graders. Some common 1st grade phonics sounds include: ee as in tree, ea as in stream, ai as in train, _ay as in bay, ow as in row, oa as in boat and ight as in light. Some 1st graders also need to practice the silent e sound (also called magic e or bossy e) as in hope, like and gate. 1st graders might also need t ..read more

Kids can learn about the tiny world all around us with this microbes for 2nd graders printable. In our FREE pdf about microbes, 2nd graders can learn interesting facts, like how one teaspoon of dirt can hold a billion microbes, or how a particular microbe toxoplasma gondi, scientist believe, can turn people into cat lovers. Here’s the FREE microbes for 2nd graders pdf: Microbes for 2nd Graders I hope your 2nd graders enjoy reading about microbes! For a microbe pdf for kindergartners and 1st graders, check out Microbe Facts. For step-by-step printable decodable phonics books, check out our shop ..read more

It’s amazing to watch your kindergartner learn to read. Once your student can crack short vowel words like cat, bat, and hen, he is ready for fluency passages. These are stories that allow your child to practice the phonics sounds they’ve learned. Fluency passages also incorporate sight words, or common words like the, they, could, should and want. These fluency passages are a great way to help your budding reader. First, start with simple short vowel stories. These are ideal fluency passages for kindergartners. Bill and Dan Meg the Hen Mex the Rex Ben Dug Mom’s Bun The Red Cat Next, kinderga ..read more

Kindergartners read slowly. I was teaching Greg, a 5 year old child, how to sound out consonant-vowel-consonant words like sat, hip and bam. As soon as he could read, he started sounding out decodable books. Greg elongated each sound just as I taught him: Sssss-aaaaa-mmmmm… Sam. This meant he said each word 2x: once to say the sounds, and another to blend the sounds together. Sam read 4 words per minute. Our printable phonics books help kids learn to read with a gradual, step-by-step approach. This may seem slow, but this rate is normal for a beginning kindergartner. Many kindergartners read b ..read more

Check our our Valentines silent e printable. Kids can read the words sound-by-sound and then color the hearts. Here is the free printable: Silent e Heart Phonics For our step-by-step decodable books, enter our shop. The post Silent e Heart Phonics appeared first on Reading Elephant ..read more

Do you want a fun Valentine’s printable for your kindergartners? This worksheet includes cvc (consonant-vowel-consonant) words like bat, cat and sit. These words are also called short vowel words. Short vowel words include the 5 short vowels: a_ as in hat, e_ as in hen, i_ as in hip, o_ as in hop and u_ as in cup. Kindergartners need to master these common word types. Kids can read the words sound-by-sound. Next, for fun, kids can color the hearts. Check out our FREE short vowel heart phonics printable: CVC Heart Phonics For step-by-step printable phonics books, check out our shop. Our short v ..read more

Kids learn to read best with systematic phonics instruction. This means, kids should learn one phonics sound at a time. Kids also need explicit instruction. The teacher should tell students directly what each phonics sound says: ee says ee as in tree, for example. This has been described as the science of reading. However, the science of reading is more complicated and includes more elements. While systematic and explicit phonics instruction is critical, it’s not enough to get a child reading. Other elements of the science of reading have failed to hit mainstream culture and classrooms. On soc ..read more

Find FREE kindergarten decodable readers below: Kindergarten Decodable Readers These short vowel stories are designed for beginners who know letter sounds. Teachers can print the stories and have students read sound-by-sound. Kids can also complete the reading comprehension questions. Reading Elephant offers a gentle step-by-step decodable learn to read system in our shop. Teach your child to read one phonics sound at a time. The post Kindergarten Decodable Readers appeared first on Reading Elephant ..read more