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Hello and Welcome! I'm glad you came by. What do your dyslexic children or students need right now? I hope you find the resources you're looking for. Like you, I want effective lessons, activities, and games to help dyslexic students become fluent readers, confident spellers, and skilled writers. That's what you'll find in this store.
I'm the owner of Tools for Dyslexia, a tutoring service and resource provider for teachers, parents, and tutors working with dyslexic students on reading, spelling, and writing skills. For over 12 years, I've been working with students who have dyslexia. Before that, I worked with our dyslexic daughter. When we started she couldn't combine /k/ /æ/ /t/ into "cat" but 9 years later, she graduated high school with honors. Yeah, proud mom moment!
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Doubling Rule Morphology Games Bingo Go Fish & Wipe Out Spelling Games K-12
Doubling Rule: Suffixing with Morphology-Word Sums-Bingo, Go Fish, & Wipe Out Games Have fun practicing the doubling rule for adding suffixes to one-syllable and two-syllable words using word sums like this: grab + ed --> grabbed. Word sums & morphology give students a great visual way to determine the suffixing rule to use. Students practice recognizing and verbalizing the reasons to double or not to double. Students can use the word sum sheet included or a wipe-off board to record their wo
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Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
Also included in: Suffixing Rule Spelling Games Bundle K-12 Bingo Go Fish Wipe Out
Change Y to I Suffixing Morphology Games Bingo Go Fish Wipe-Out Spelling Games
Have fun practicing the Change Y to I suffixing rule for adding suffixes to words ending with a final Y using morphology and word sums. Word sums give students a great visual way to determine the suffixing rule to use. Here's an example: try + ed --> tried vs try + ing--> tryingStudents practice recognizing and verbalizing the reasons to change a y to i and the reasons not to change it. Students can use the word sum sheet included or a wipe-off board to record their word sums. At th
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Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
Also included in: Suffixing Rule Spelling Games Bundle K-12 Bingo Go Fish Wipe Out
Remember Memory Memorial Word Study Morphology Spelling Writing Lesson
Discover the fascinating relationship between the words remember and memory with this engaging morphology and etymology resource! Students will investigate whether these two words are connected in spelling, meaning, or both while building a deeper understanding of word structure and history.This resource helps students explore the difference between morphological relatives and etymological relatives through hands-on word study activities and discussions. Students will learn why remember and memo
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
Structured Word Inquiry: Spelling Busy Business Morphology, Sight Words
Why is busy spelled with a U but pronounced with the short-i sound?Many students struggle to read and spell busy correctly. They don't understand why it looks and sounds the way it does. This word that's frequently on sight word lists can be explained. We can answer these questions and increase our students' spelling knowledge:❓ Why is busy spelled with a U?❓ Why don't we pronounce it with the short-u sound /ʌ/?❓ What can its history teach us about English spelling?Historical spelling changes, p
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
Side By Side: A Tale of 2 Bases President Morphology Structured Word Inquiry
Do words that look alike always belong to the same word family?In this Structured Word Inquiry lesson, students take a closer look at president, preside, and side. They share the same spelling sequence, but does that mean they're related? Many students (and adults!) assume that words with the same spelling must share a common history and meaning. The Morphology & Etymology will provide the evidence! Students will compare reside, preside, president, and side ("my side of the table") as they uncov
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Reading, Spelling, U.S. History
Suffixing Rule Spelling Games Bundle K-12 Bingo Go Fish Wipe Out
Want all three Suffixing with Word Sums Spelling Games? Grab the bundle and save! Changing Y to IDoubling a Final ConsonantReplacing a Final EAll three sets of suffixing rule spelling games in one bundle: Each Set has Bingo, Go Fish, and Wipe Out GamesDoubling Rule Games: Includes 60 Word Sum Cards and 4 Bingo Cards for monosyllabic (one syllable words) and 60 cards plus 4 Bingo Cards for polysyllabic (2+ syllable words) Replacing Final E Games: Includes 60 Word Sum Cards and 4 Bingo Cards C
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Reading, Spelling
Coach Spelling Morphology Structured Word Inquiry Writing
Is a sports coach related to the kind of coach pulled by horses? Your students will investigate this fascinating question through a structured word inquiry into the word coach. This resource guides students through the interconnected study of etymology, morphology, phonology, and orthography, helping them discover how spelling, meaning, and history work together. Students will explore: • Etymology – Where did the word coach come from? How did a word for a carriage become a word for a person
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
Replacing Final E Morphology Games Bingo Go Fish Wipe-Out Spelling Games
Replacing (Dropping Rule) Final E Suffixing Morphology Games: Bingo, Go Fish, & Wipe Out GamesHave fun practicing the replacing rule (dropping final E rule) for adding suffixes to words ending with a final E using morphology and word sums like this one: bike + ing --> biking Word sums give students a great visual way to determine the suffixing rule to use. Students practice recognizing and verbalizing the reasons to replace a final, single e or not to replace it. Students can use the word s
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Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
Also included in: Suffixing Rule Spelling Games Bundle K-12 Bingo Go Fish Wipe Out
Accept Except's Word Family Morphology Reading Spelling Plus -Able/-Ible Guide
Are accept & except confusing your students? They can't sound out the difference. The Spelling & Morphology make the difference. Would you like a way to help students distinguish these two homophones? Grab this digital resource with a printable PDF version included for students of all ages. Enjoy the convenient access to both versions. Print pages for students to work on. Use the digital version for the reading fluency game and homophone practice. There's a bonus: a Guide to the -Able & -
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English Language Arts, Reading, Spelling
ToWard Morphology Structured Word Inquiry Spelling Writing Lesson
Why is Spelling TOWARD difficult when students don't see the Morphology of the word? Because sounding it out doesn't work. This Structured Word Inquiry lesson will help them begin to recognize how much morphology, meaning, and spelling are connected. With step-by-step instructions for you, this Structured Word Inquiry lesson focuses on the spelling of TOWARD to help your students see the meaning and spelling connections they've never noticed before.They'll take a closer look at toward, but also
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Geography, Spelling, Writing
Grate, Grate, Grateful: A Structured Word Inquiry
Does a grate on a grill, a grater used for grating cheese, and the adjective grateful have a common origin? Are they related in meaning? This resource is an exercise in Structured Word Inquiry. It includes a graphic to compare these words as you move through the 4 questions and 3 matrices with space for word sums. Students can use the word sums to read the completed words when they're done with this activity. They could also use them to create verbal or written sentences. When using the m
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Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
AI AY Morphology Reading Spelling Writing Word Sorts Tic Tac Toe Connect 4 Games
This AI and AY Reading and Spelling Morphology Activities Printable Download is a comprehensive resource designed to help students practice reading and spelling words with the AI and AY patterns. Both color and black-&-white versions are included. Print the PDF to start using engaging reading and spelling morphology activities and reading and spelling games with these vowel digraphs! Activities include: Morphology with Word Sums, adding suffixes Spelling to complete a sentence with AI and AY
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
L.2.4b
, L.2.4c
, L.3.4b
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OU OW Word Sort Morphology Reading Spelling OU OW Games Dyslexia Interventions
Do your students need more practice working with OU & OW Vowel Digraphs spelling /aʊ/ as in count and cow? Mine do to. This resource combines reading, spelling, morphology, and writing practice into one dyslexia intervention. There's a linked table of contents for convenience so you can jump to the activities you need with just a click of a mouse. What's Included: Introducing OU spelling /aʊ/ & Labeling Pictures with OU words4 OU Word Families (loud, cloud, ground, count) each with a blank ma
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
L.1.4b
, L.1.4c
, L.2.2d
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Sign: A Structured Word Inquiry with Morphology Etymology & Phonology K-12
Why is there a G in SIGN? Your students will use the meaning, related words, morphology (structure), and phonology (sounds) to find out. A Structured Word Inquiry for reading and spelling skills with additional activities and a game! Rather than a "tricky word, red word, etc." let's make it an understandable spelling. Students misspell SIGN and other words with that base spelling because they're trying to spell by sounding out. Give them the tools to see the spelling and meaning connections. Af
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Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
CCSS
L.K.5
, L.1.4b
, L.1.5
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Vary Very Homophones Structured Word Inquiry Reading Spelling Activities K-12
Vary and Very are words I see misspelled frequently. Here are some activities I use with my students. I like having a variety of ways to engage them in focused practice to make the spelling stick. Varying the practice builds connections, supports cognitive transfer, and holds their attention. What's in this Very Varied Resource: Graphic with a Brainstorm Activity to introduce the base Matrix pageWord sums that start with the complete word (analytic sums)Word sums to assemble the complete word
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
Respect: A Structured Word Inquiry Reading Spelling Morphology
Your students will learn about morphology and how one base spelling produces so many words we use every day! Spelling, reading and vocabulary are improved when our students learn about morphemes/word parts (prefixes, bases, and suffixes) we use all the time. Whether you're talking about respect for others, or wanting to get started with morphology with your students, this is a great resource to get your students noticing and looking for morphology. With two games, one for reading and one for sp
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Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
NG & NK Read Spell Morphology Games Word Sort Minimal Pairs 1st Grade-High Sc
Would you like to save time and have ready-made activities to help your students practice NG & NK words? Do your students need an effective, engaging way to get more practice reading and spelling -NG and -NK words? These reading, spelling, and morphology games are so fun that students don’t feel like they’re working. Many students misspell words like bring + ing because they think they only need one ING. Morphology Games to the rescue. Sometimes when students read isolated NG words, they had
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Reading, Spelling
OO Digraph Morphology Spelling Activities Spooky Structured Word Inquiry K-12
These activities give your students practice with the different sounds the OO vowel digraph can spell. Add some morphology practice with the SPOOKY Structured Word Inquiry. There's plenty of OO digraph reading and spelling review throughout. The double-O vowel digraph spells more than one phoneme. It's in food, boot, door, and flood. Included in your spelling activities download: A Structured Word Inquiry into Spooky that includes morphology (word structure: prefix, base, suffix), etymology (
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Spelling, Writing
Force Science Word Study Star Wars Day Morphology May the 4th
A lot of dyslexic students struggle with spelling a final . One of the best ways to practice is to study word families. Your student will become familiar with as well as common suffixes and practice the Final E Suffixing Convention. Use the Force!A Force Word Study includes: 2 pages of word study (meaning, morphology, and etymology)etymology source page2 matrix word sum pagessentence writing activityBonus: discussion about the and prefixes we see in this word family and why we have so much
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Sight Words, Spelling, Vocabulary
KN Digraph Word Sort Reading Spelling Writing Morphology Digraph Games Gr. 1-12
KN spells /n/ andInquiring students want to know why... There's no sounding out trick to know when to spell with N or KN. With the resource you're about to download, your students will see where this digraph came from. Then they'll read, spell, and write and have fun too. They'll make sense of the KN consonant digraph and it will become familiar to them.The 20-page resource includes:KN etymology (a spelling's back story) graphicWord Hunt Sheet for KN words you find24 word sort cards/Go Fish Re
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Reading, Spelling, Writing
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About the store
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Hello and Welcome! I'm glad you came by. What do your dyslexic children or students need right now? I hope you find the resources you're looking for. Like you, I want effective lessons, activities, and games to help dyslexic students become fluent readers, confident spellers, and skilled writers. That's what you'll find in this store.
I'm the owner of Tools for Dyslexia, a tutoring service and resource provider for teachers, parents, and tutors working with dyslexic students on reading, spelling, and writing skills. For over 12 years, I've been working with students who have dyslexia. Before that, I worked with our dyslexic daughter. When we started she couldn't combine /k/ /æ/ /t/ into "cat" but 9 years later, she graduated high school with honors. Yeah, proud mom moment!
Teaching style
After becoming a certified Barton Reading & Spelling Tutor, I continued learning from Real Spelling and other Structured Word Inquiry courses. My continuing education opened my eyes to morphology, the structure of words that includes prefixes, suffixes, bases, and connecting vowel letters. Even more exciting to me is the role etymology, a word's history, plays in all the weird, irregular, or crazy words that dyslexic students frequently have trouble spelling.
My own education history
Lamar University, Utah Valley University, Homeschool Mom, Certified Barton Reading and Spelling System tutor, Spellinars from Real Spelling, LEXinars from Linguistic Educator Exchange, webinars from Dyslexia Training Institute's conferences, Lindamood-Bell LiPS, Handwriting Without Tears, Institute for Excellence in Writing, and Making Math Real. The real education has come from questions I'm asked by dyslexic students every day!
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www.toolsfordyslexia.com/about
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