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In our library you will find activity worksheets, checklists, word lists, nursery rhymes… and more!
All of these materials are based on modern principles for teaching children to read.
You can download these resources completely for FREE!
And if you are for comprehensive reading programs/apps /tools, check our recommendations below! (Note: some might be paid tools or programs, but we only recommended them if we find them truly valuable)
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Free Reading Worksheets Based on PHONICS and Phonemic Awareness Principles
FUN and EFFECTIVE Activity Worksheets based on Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Principles! Blending, segmenting, addition and deletion of phonemes…
Reading Readiness Checklist: Is Your Kid Ready for Reading Instrucion?
Wondering if your kid is ready for reading instruction?
Get clarity on the specific cues that indicate a child is ready for learning to read!
CVC words are ideal for beginning readers. These words follow a regular pattern, and short and can be easily sounded out!
Great for early readers and to consolidate phonics knowledge!
A - Z Alphabet Worksheets!
Fun, beautiful and engaging activity worksheets to help your child develop letter recognition and learn to trace letters! Practice and learn letters both in upper and lower case!
Have you noticed that children love rhymes? Have you ever wondered why? That natural predisposition to rhymes has to do with the HUGE benefits they have on their cognitive development. Reading nursery rhymes is an excellent way to encourage Phonemic and Phonological Awareness from an early age.
44 English Sounds Chart
Did you know that in English we only have 26 letters to represent 44 sounds? To make up for those extra sounds we use letter combination sounds, such us C+H or S+H. Are you familiar with those sounds and how they are represented? This chart is your go-to tool!
Learning Short & Long Vowels Sounds!
Posters and flashcards to assist your child when learning about the 2 different sounds that vowels can make (long and short sounds). E.g. Short sound for a is /a/, as in the word “apple.” Long sound for a is its letter name, as in “cake.”
Practicing the Alphabet Exercises
These beautiful worksheets are also extremely comprehensive! Use them as a review for beginner readers! Matching letters, missing letters, circle the letters, dot-to-dot, color by letter codes activities, and many more!
Golden Document for Understanding High-Frequency Words!!
I created this document to understand high- frequency words myself and for teaching them to my daughter. I now realize how valuable this document is! The 220 Dolch High Frequency Words classified by Decodable Phonetically / Non – Decodable, classified by difficulty and more!!
Hard G / Soft G Word Lists! Practice the two sounds of the letter G!
This is one of these phonics rules that work like magic. Once you know the rule, it works almost 100% of the time! However -as everything- it takes practice to master it , and there are a few nuances to the rule that are normally not discussed or talked about! These Hard G and Soft G covers it all!
The Best Learn-to-Read Programs Report!
Are you looking for Reading Program? We know how overwhelming this can be! There are just so many and it gets really confusing! Our Best Learn to Read to read programs report will give all the details you need to make an informed decision.
Don’t forget to also check this article!
The Very Long Alphabet Caterpillar
Download to play this fun literacy and numeracy board game. We decided to call it: The Very Long Alphabet Caterpillar. Perfect for review while having fun You’ll just need this board, one chip and one dice per player. The winner is the player that gets to the end first!
Race-to-the-Ice-Cream Board Game
Say each sound on the board as you try to the ice cream as fast as you can. If you make a mistake, start again. How many tries did you need?
The Sounds Spinning Wheel
Target 4 different sounds. Spin the wheel. Say the sound and find a word containing that sound. Read the word, and color in the box.
Initial Sounds Bingo Game
Say each sound on the board as you try to the ice cream as fast as you can. If you make a mistake, start again. How many tries did you need?
Initial Consonant Blends Word List
From CVC words to CCVC words! Get your child to practice reading words with more complex word structures, containing consonant clusters (or blends).
What's-the-Missing-Letter Worksheets
Get your child or student to say the word out loud, and add the missing letter on the blank space! This activity is a lot of fun, and really helps out practice and develop lots of literacy skills at the same time (from Phonemic Awareness to spelling skills!)
Phonics Scope and Sequence
When it comes to picking your scope and sequence, there is no such thing as “the right order,” but our scope and sequence has taken into consideration 5 KEY factors. This means it is logical, gradual and doesn’t have instruction gaps.
R-Controlled Syllable Words (AKA "BOSSY R")
Master words with R-controlled syllables!
This handy word list contains lots words with “bossy R’s” in them, classified by type: “ar”, “or”, “er, ir, ur”.
The word list also includes some common exceptions to the rule!
Long a Word List
Want to master the long a sound or create your own materials to teach the long a sound? Look no further than this!
This word list gives you lots of examples of words containing the long a sound, classified by spelling pattern!
Schwa Sound Comprehensive Word List!
A super comprehensive SCHWA sound word list classified by schwa sound position (initial/medial/final syllable) and by spelling pattern! Presenting words with similar patterns can help children make connections and have realizations, improving word and concept retention.
An incredible resource for teaching reading!
Continuous/Stop Sounds Cheat List!
Our cheat-list of continuous and stop sounds!
Do you want to try continuous blending? This is a great strategy for children who are at the start of their journey of learning to read or for struggling readers.
Strategically pick words that start with a continuous sound!
Phonics Spelling Dictionary (Long Vowel Sounds)
Create your own phonics dictionary with this template!
Record the spellings of words with long vowel sounds.
This color-coded dictionary will help your student identify spelling alternatives for specific sounds. Record words, explore meanings, practice and fix spellings for good!
Main Styles/Categories in Literacy Curricula Report
Confused with all the different styles in Literacy Curriculums?
This report explains, in very simple terms, the different styles to teaching reading in Homeschool Reading Curriculums (+ get a handy list of programs for each category)
Understand your options and pick the best one for you!
Sound-Alike Words: The Full Homophone List
Homophones are extremely tricky. These words sound exactly the same but differ in spelling and meaning.
Take “hear” and “here” as an example—they sound identical, yet they have completely different definitions.
Download our free super comprehensive homophones list, and keep it handy!
Successive Blending Worksheets
Successive blending (also known as cumulative blending or additive blending) is normally only reserved for struggling readers.
However, it can be really good for any beginner reader, as this method takes way less mental capacity.
Download our free Successive Blending Worksheets, and try this technique today.
All About Reading Notes!
My notes on the extremely popular homeschooling curriculum All About Reading. These are the notes I prepared for my comprehensive review of this Orton-Gillingham-based literacy program.
Download the document to clarify your doubts and make an informed decision about this phonics program.
I also recommend reading the full review here.
Magic Letter Addition List
Your handy list of CVC words that turn into words with initial consonant blends simply by adding a new sound at the beginning!
Take one CVC word in the list, and ask your child to add a new sound at the beginning. What word does he/she get?
Extremely powerful Phonemic Awareness exercise to really “get” consonant blends.
Mouth Posters
English has about 20 vowel sounds. On top of that, they are especially tricky!
Since vowels don’t block the airflow, their sounds are less distinct, making it harder to distinguish.
Support your lessons with these mouth position posters for all vowel sounds: short and long vowel sounds, vowel teams, diphthongs and r-controlled vowels, and more.
B/D Reversal Bundle
B/D reversal can be extremely stubborn for some kids.
However, with consistent practice, most kids will naturally overcome b/d confusion.
Our b/d reversal bundle includes different strategies (what works brilliantly for one child might not be as effective for another) to help your child overcome this common challenge.
Phonemic Awareness Assesment
In an idyllic scenario, Phonemic Awareness assessment should be given to all students three times, at the beginning of the year, at midpoint and at the end of school year. This allows identify children at risk of reading difficulty, and also check progress.
You can also do a quick assessment at home, if you suspect your child might be at risk.
Download sample questions to help you assess PA. The assessment should be done one-on-one.
B/D Reversal Bundle
B/D reversal can be extremely stubborn for some kids.
However, with consistent practice, most kids will naturally overcome b/d confusion.
Our b/d reversal bundle includes different strategies (what works brilliantly for one child might not be as effective for another) to help your child overcome this common challenge.
FREE and PAID Reading Programs / External Resources
Our recommendations are picked according to the following criteria: effectiveness, based on sound modern science and shouldn’t break the bank!
Children Learning Reading is a comprehensive reading program created by a veteran literacy teacher based in Canada.
This program follows a very unique approach that has proven to be very effective… I actually tried this system of teaching reading with my daughter, and I can vouch for it.
It combines both Synthetic Phonics and Phonemic Awareness principles, with great focus on the latest. Many parents that had tried other systems and approaches before (including myself) finally got good results with this program.
One thing to keep in mind is that this is not computer-based or an app (which, in my opinion, is an advantage!).
Price: You get immediate access to the materials after a one- time paymentof approx. US$70, and comes with a 60 day-money-back guarantee. I think it also offers a 14 days-trial for US$7.
If insterested, check my full video review of this program here.
Teach your monster to read is a fantastic game based on phonics. Really helpful for complementing phonics instruction in a fun way. This game follows the recommended phonics curriculum across schools in England and Wales. It has been created by the Usborne foundation in collaboration with some leading academics. It is free to use on a PC, but requires payment if you prefer to use the app version.
The Reading Bear’s contains free lessons for learning to reading using phonics. The materials are well-made, and for a free site, it is really quite comprehensive and throughout!
However, in our opinion, it assumes the children already knows certain basics, so I would start using this site if the child has truly developed phonemic awareness and knows about consonants and their sounds. It also lacks of certain explanations to peculiarities and exceptions, and can move too quickly for some children.
But, all in all, a helpful tool to take into consideration, especially taking into account that it is free!
The site is part of the WatchKnowLearn foundation, and was developed by Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia.