Free Sound-Spelling Cards

 

Do you have our Sound-Spelling Poster resource? Watch this video for a sound-spelling refresher. 

You might have other sound-spellings that you’re teaching and want a poster to accompany you. Here is an editable card page for you to add the sound-spellings you might need in addition to what we’ve provided. Here you go! 

Remember, explicitly teaching the sound-spellings of our language is highly effective. It leads to being able to blend and decode words. Our language is wholly decodable. 

Remember, KEEP ONE SOUND with IT’S SPELLING on a card/poster. Think… SOUND-SPELLING, not sounds-spelling. 

One question we get often is how to teach consonant blends. Refer to our helpful video – you can jump to 5:15. 

Happy NEW YEAR, we hope you enjoy and use this free resource!

How to Use the Reading Components in Your Classroom

Watch our YouTube video as we explain how to use the reading components in your classroom (k-6)! Our video and informational FREEBIE gives you an overview of: 

What each reading component is, 

How we can assess each component, and 

What effective instruction should include.

The reading components include oral language, print awareness, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. We hope this video and download will help clarify these very important aspects of literacy and will help you include each of them in your daily teaching.

Reading Components Handout
Fluency Resources 
Comprehension Resources
Phonics Resources 

FREEBIE! Binder Labels for Phonics

Do you need help organizing your phonics resources? I (Whitney) organize my resources in two ways. 

1. FILE FOLDERS. 

I use hanging file folders that align to my reading program that are organized by unit and week. The file folders contain my reading program's lessons and text for the week.

2. PHONICS BINDERS. 

I love organizing supplemental phonics lessons and decodable text in binders. This allows me to pull other text when needed for Tier I and/or Tier II instruction. Because they are organized by the sound-spellings, it makes it easier to find what I need rather than having to remember what unit/week it was taught.

In my binders I keep any old reading program phonics lessons and decodable text I have saved, lessons and passages Angie and I have written, or any other decodable text resource I can find. Reading A-Z is a favorite.

I cleaned and reorganized my binders this past year, so I thought I would share my labels. Enjoy!

Click here to download!

 Examples of Binder Spine Labels for 1" and 2" or Larger Binders 

Example of Binder Cover Label

Included Phonics Sound-Spellings labels for the spines and covers:

Short Vowel CVC
Short a CVC
Short e CVC
Short i CVC
Short o CVC
Short u CVC
Consonant Blends
Consonant Digraphs
R-Control
vCe
Long Vowels
Variant Vowels
Low Frequency

Freebie! Mixed Short Vowel CVC Lesson and Passage

Check out this FREEBIE!

This mixed short vowel CVC lesson and passage will be a great addition to your phonics lessons. This lesson and decodable passage can be used for beginning readers in Kindergarten or First Grade Tier I instruction. It could also be used as a Tier II instruction for 2nd grade.

It focuses on using all the short vowels in a quick paced, effective lesson pattern with phonological awareness, word blending, sight words and decodable text!  All the pieces to an effective lesson!  A teacher lesson card with instructions and student printable text is included. Click here to download!

Printable Teacher Lesson Card:

Printable Student Friendly Decodable Passage:

Freebie! Weekly Planning Template

Have you ever struggled with your weekly reading/writing planning? Is it taking you way too long? Would you like a trick that may save you time and help keep your planning organized? We have just the tool for you!

Check out this great Weekly Planning Template FREEBIE for reading and writing. The planning template will help you with your weekly mapping and planning for all of the reading components and writing. Using this planning template will help you align your instruction across the week.

This lazer focus will make you more aware of how you provide gradual release and practice of the most important skills and strategies within each of the reading components EVERYDAY!

Click here for the free download.

Sneak peek of a Kindergarten option...

Sneak peek of a 3rd Grade option...