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Monitor your student's Letter Naming Fluency and Letter Sound Fluency with these recording sheets. They work great for progress monitoring and as data collection for intervention. Over time it will show which letter names and sounds your student has mastered and which ones they still need to learn. This will help you better respond to your students needs and focus your instruction.

These sentences are perfect for practicing decoding, reading strategies, sight words, and building fluency through repeated reading. The decodable sentences utilize sight words and decodable words for middle of the year first grades. Use it to explicitly teach these strategies and coach students to become fluent readers in small group and 1 on 1. Phonics Skills Addressed in this Resource suffixes -ed and -sblendsdigraphs-nk glued soundsbonus letters

Paragraph shrinking is a great strategy for teaching nonfiction reading comprehension. This recording sheet is perfect for whole class and independent practice of the strategy. After reading a paragraph, have students stop and think "What was this about?" Then, have students write the who or what the paragraph is about, and summarize it in 10 words or less using their own words. Once students have read the whole text, invite them to write the main idea of the selection using the sentences the

Keep track of students reading progress with these easy-to-use forms! Use them to inform parents, or keep for your own records. Included with your download you get 4 forms. The first three forms are for tracking your students' words per minute- up to 150 WPM. The second form is for tracking student accuracy. It's great to use with fluency practice, repeated readings, and goal setting with students.

Learn about Author's Point of View (POV) with these hand anchor charts. The download includes 2 versions of the anchor charts and is available in full size and half page.

This FREE worksheet is designed to help your students learn and practice important homophones including there/they're/their, and to/too/two as well as many others. It's easy to use- simply print and go! Use it for morning work, independent practice, or complete as a whole group.

Learn about Comparing and contrasting stories with this handy anchor chart. The download includes 1 anchor chart to print and display in your classroom.

This matching game was designed to be used in companionship with the Wonders Grade 3 Unit 1 Week 5 book, The National Mall by Elizabeth Brereton. It is an excellent companion activity to facilitate discussions about the main idea and details of the text. It can be used as a whole class activity, in small groups, or individually. With your download you will find two versions of the activity for you to use. A cut and paste activity and a sort. Each can be scaffolded based on your groups needs

Engage parents and students in phonics instruction with these printable resources. Each week students and families will engage in reading current sight words, phonics sounds, nonsense words, and reading decodable sentences. It's great for showing families what the students are learning in school and what they should be able to do. This resource is designed for first grade students at the mid-year point, January/February. It includes 4 weeks (1 month) of printables for home instruction.

Additive Blending is a great activity for developing and struggling readers. It promotes sounding out and blending words in parts until students can read a whole word- an important stepping stone towards automaticity! Please enjoy this free resource which includes 4 sheets of CVC words to blend

These notes are perfect for when students run out of supplies or need extra clothes sent to school. Available in 2 sizes- print out several at a time, cut them out, and save them to use as needed. You can attach to a string to make into a necklace, or tape to the outside of a student's backpack to ensure parents see the note. Remember to leave a review and follow Just Teacher Thoughts for more content!

This FREE resource includes 2 different worksheets perfect for pre-teaching vocabulary. These papers will allow students to keep track of important words as they read, strengthen their vocabulary, and assist overall reading comprehension. This PDF is the last vocabulary worksheet you will ever need! It's one size fits all which means works with any text- picture books, novels, chapter books, informational articles, short passages and more! You could even use it in other subject areas! The PDF

Keep track of your student's reading skills with this easy to use form. The simple checklist allows you to record information about the big ideas in students reading progression. Its great for working one on one with students and in guided reading groups. It's designed to print on the front and back of paper.

Keep track of students reading progress with these easy-to-use forms! Use them to inform parents, or keep for your own records. Each form is a half page front and back. On the front there are check boxes for reading behaviors on what students do well and where the can improve. On the back is space and lines for teacher comments or observational notes.