Decoding for Success

Do your kids struggle with words that end with blends? The ones that give my students the most trouble are the words with the letter k. Honk, chunk and think are really tricky words for many students. There are many ways to practice words that end with blends. This resource has great activities for words with final blends. There are clip cards. Games with spinner to fill in the vowel in the word with the final blend. There are also a few worksheets for independent work. Students have trouble s

Dividing words into syllables is an important skill. Students need to know the rules of how divide words and they need words to practice with. This product contains 40 word cards that have closed syllables and vowel-consonant-e words. This pack contains only closed syllable and v-e words so students will feel successful. There is little prep. You can just print the worksheets for classwork or homework. The word cards can be used for drill or for dividing words into syllables. This resourc

There are so many types of reading assessments you can use. Wouldn’t it be great if every student came to you with a breakdown of what they were able to do and what they struggled with?  Wouldn’t your life be so much easier if you knew that every student knew all the spelling rules or every letter sound?  As a teacher you would be able to skip to the juicy stuff.  You would be able to move forward and not reteach last year’s curriculum.  But classroom life is not like that.  For the most part ev

Do you students struggle with all welded sounds? The all welded sound, the am welded sound and the an welded sound are a tricky trio for most students. The vowel and consonant are so closely stuck together that it is almost like one sound. This resource will give your students practice in all welded sounds from Step One. This product reviews -all, -an and -am. There are word cards, clip cards and worksheets. Since there are not a ton of words with these patterns it will be easy for your st

Do your students need to practice with consonant digraph worksheets pdf? Worksheets with digraphs are a great way to practice. This resource includes consonant digraph worksheets pdf. There are fill in the blanks, coloring and sheets to build word or write words. There are words with beginning and ending digraphs for added practice. These are great digraphs worksheets for 2nd grade. There are some very easy activities and some challenging ones too. Your students will be able to practice with s

This Spring Pack for first grade includes fun literacy activities. There are sheets to practice digraphs, welded sounds and even fluency. This pack is no prep just print and practice. Directions are easy to follow and work is appropriate for first graders with no surprise words to stump them. Practicing these phonics skills will help build strong readers.

Trick word flashcards to help your students learn all the words they cannot tap out. Three different sets in one resource.