An Interactive Notebook can combine independence, phonics, and word building in a fun creative way. Phonics instruction plays a crucial role in developing early reading skills among kindergarten students. It provides them with the foundation needed to decode words, recognize…
CVC Activities for Word Building are the foundation of all spelling. Students need to practice word building over and over and over! Providing a variety of CVC word building activities will help students make solid letter/sound associations, understand letter order…
Learning to read is an incredibly important and rewarding task for young learners. One of the foundational skills we can use to support young learners is word building. Starting with a strong foundation of phonics and systematic manipulation of words can…
Let's wrap this up with Phonemic Awareness. As mentioned before, Phonological Awareness is oral and students need to understand letters and sounds before the symbols are added. Previously, we have looked at matching beginning (alliteration) and ending (rhyming) sounds...moved to…
I love word families! If you've read my blog before you know I have several posts all about word families or onset and rime. Helping students break down words between the onset and rime can help build a foundation for…