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Make vowel team review actually stick—without adding more prep to your plate.Your students might know vowel teams and long vowel digraphs—but they’re not always applying them in real reading. This bundle gives them the repeated, meaningful practice they need. Each resource focuses on common vowel teams / long vowel digraphs and combines fluency, word work, and comprehension—so you’re not pulling from multiple places to teach one skill. Many students beyond the primary grades still need suppor

Do your students need more practice reading words with  vowel teams? In these no-prep worksheets focused on  long vowel digraphs (phonograms in which the first vowel says its name), find authentic texts abundant in words showcasing the following vowel teams:  ai, ay; ea, ee; ie; oa, oe, ow; ue, ui!  These passages are graded for fourth-graders but are  also appropriate for older learners needing extra practice with these phonograms! As a special education teacher, I create resources tailored to

Some students need further practice with previously taught phonics skills like with vowel teams found in diphthongs. This resource allows you to see if your students have mastered the oi and oy diphthongs by assessing them using the given fluency passages that are written at beginning third, fourth, and fifth grades. This product can be used for older students, students with learning disabilities, or even adult learners. As a seasoned special education teacher, I take the guesswork out of di

Save yourself precious planning time and eliminate the guesswork when providing excellent reading resources to your students with this easy-to-use silent e worksheets bundle. It offers your students valuable practice with the widely-used vowel-consonant-e syllable. Within this bundle, you'll discover a collection of fun, one-page stories filled with numerous VCE words, providing your students with authentic texts for reading practice. Then students dive into reading and spelling magic e wor

Get your students to build their vocabulary and improve their language comprehension by teaching them words with  Greek and Latin roots and affixes! Keep your students engaged in various literacy activities, learning commonly-found Latin or Greek roots like  aud, bene, mal, spect, vis, cycl, phon, and bio! (See the complete list of roots/affixes in the Preview!) Students read a one-page passage with numerous Latin or Greek morphemes (roots or affixes) embedded in the vocabulary and  reinforce t

Do you need reading resources for your older, struggling readers to review key vowel sounds? Save yourself precious time and frustration by investing in this Open and Closed Syllables resource with hours' worth of activities to support your students in mastering reading and spelling two-syllable words with long and short vowel sounds (like in the words student, basic, and robot).  The included reading passage ( graded at 3.5 reading level) can provide you with pre and post-fluency results.

Enhance your students' literacy skills by reviewing the frequently encountered  vowel digraphs oa, oe, and ow! A vowel digraph occurs when two letters combine to produce a single sound and are found in many English words.  Revisiting these essential vowel teams will give your students valuable opportunities to improve their literacy! Knowing how to teach reading can be a confusing and overwhelming task. As a special education teacher, I create  Science of Reading-based resources that consider di

Make reviewing words with diphthongs fun with these easy-to-use literacy worksheets!  This bundle that features passages with the oi and oy diphthongs and the ou and ow diphthongs is appropriate not only for students in grades 3rd-5th, but also for older learners, English language learners, or students with learning disabilities in the area of reading.  Three passages for each diphthong pair are ideal for differentiated instruction and assessment. Passages can also be used for whole class read

Are you in need of a no-prep resource to get your students to read and spell words with  silent letters to improve their literacy skills?  Within this resource, you will find three fluency passages, which could also be used as close readings, at the third, fourth, and fifth-grade reading levels that include words with the silent letter combinations of  wr, gh, bt, kn, gn.  As a special education teacher, I create resources with my students in mind -- those that are no longer in the lower primary

Make teaching words with the -sion and -tion word endings easy with these engaging reading activities! This resource includes a one-page passage full of words with the -sion and -tion endings along with numerous engagement activities to get your students reading and spelling these words in no time! Students will enjoy the fun activities and won't even realize how much they're improving their reading comprehension simultaneously!  Many of our older students need further practice with previously

Do you need reading resources for your older, struggling readers but have difficulty finding appropriate activities that meet their diverse needs? Save yourself precious time and frustration by investing in this closed syllable exceptions resource with hours of activities to support your students in mastering reading and spelling words with the -ild, -ind, -ost, -old, and -olt spelling pattern (as in wild, find, post, gold, and bolt).   ➡️➡️➡️ This resource hits on the five areas of literac

Save yourself precious planning time and eliminate the guesswork when providing excellent reading resources for your students with these easy-to-use worksheets for words with r-controlled vowels for 3rd-5th grades.This bundle offers your students valuable practice with the widely-found spelling patterns AR; ER/IR/UR; OR and ORE (trigraph). Within this bundle, you'll discover one-page stories embedded with numerous r-controlled vowel words, providing your students with relevant reading practi

Are you in need of science of reading based literacy resources for your older, struggling readers? The activities found in this resource are great to review reading and spelling words with short vowel sounds for those students who need more practice with these particular phonemes.  Geared towards students in 3rd-5th grades, this resource could also be used with younger learners (with some support) and of course, students in the upper grades, too! Within this resource, please find three levels

Do your students need more practice reading words with  vowel teams? In these no-prep worksheets focused on  long vowel digraphs (phonograms in which the first vowel says its name), find authentic texts abundant in words showcasing the following vowel teams:  ai, ay; ea, ee; ie; oa, oe, ow; ue, ui!  These passages are graded for third-graders but are  also appropriate for older learners needing extra practice with these phonograms! Within this resource, please find the following for each phonogr

Give your students the opportunity to learn more about the winter solstice and its impact on present-day winter holidays in this one-page passage with accompanying comprehension and vocabulary activities.  Your students can grow their background knowledge, learn more about commonly celebrated winter holidays, and expand their vocabulary of Tier II words like in the terms -- ancient, tradition, and celebrate! Use as a whole-class lesson, in small groups, or leave with a substitute teacher knowi

This little to no-prep compound words resource gives students plenty of practice with compound words. The included fluency passages are all about daydreams and are followed up with numerous compound words worksheets to practice vocabulary, improve comprehension, and engage in word work. Find the following within this resource: Three student passages graded at 3.3, 4.0, and 5.4 Flesch-Kincaid Reading Levels full of many compound words. Great for close readings and differentiated instructio

This Common Core aligned resource that requires little to no prep allows you to provide your students with practice reading and spelling words with the ou and ow diphthongs. Administer fluency passages with embedded words with these commonly found vowel patterns or direct this mini-unit as a whole class close reading while learning about the national monument, Mount Rushmore. Supplement the reading passage with the included spelling exercises, vocabulary practice, and a fun game and drawing

Expand your students' literacy skills by reviewing the frequently encountered  vowel teams called  vowel digraphs in the "ea" and "ee" graphemes! A vowel digraph occurs when two letters combine to produce a single sound, as exemplified by the  "ea" and " ee" in words like each, keep, and meaning! Revisiting these essential vowel teams will give your students valuable opportunities to improve their literacy abilities! Knowing how to teach reading can take a lot of time and effort. As a special e

Do your upper-grade students need further help with previously introduced phonics concepts like  the double final consonant rule (the floss rule)? This resource is based on best practices garnered from  the science of reading -- students need to be taught a specific phonics rule and be given numerous activities to practice reading and spelling words within that pattern. This bundle focuses on  the floss rule -- double consonant words that end in  -ff, -ll, -ss, and -zz. With easy-to-follow dire

Enhance your students' literacy skills by reviewing the frequently encountered  vowel digraphs ue and ui! A vowel digraph occurs when two letters combine to produce a single sound and are found in many English words!  Revisiting these essential vowel teams will give your students valuable opportunities to improve their reading and spelling skills! Knowing how to teach reading can be a confusing and overwhelming task. As a special education teacher, I create Science of Reading-based resources th