Reading Resources

95% At-Home Resources:
Syllable Lesson 
Use shapes to illustrate how compound words are formed. cow + boy = cowboy

Blending Lesson
Use shapes to develop a child's sensitivity to two parts of a word, which is a precursor skill to learning about rhyming words (the initial sound and the ending part). m + om = mom
 
Pull circular pieces into boxes to represent each sound in a spoken word. he = h + e
 
Pull circular pieces to a line as a sound is added to make a new word. pass + t = past
 
Read short vowels in simple consonant-vowel-consonant words. man, lip, sun, etc.
 
Read short vowels in words that include consonant blends. hand, stop, glum, etc.
 
Read short vowels in words that include consonant digraphs. ship, thin, chest, etc.
 
Read long vowel sounds in words with the long vowel silent-e phonics pattern. lake, robe, mule, etc.