Learn how to use decodable passages in guided reading in kindergarten and first grade. Then, use the FREE decodable passages to get started.
Decodable reading passages are a great way to teach phonics skills to first graders while also increasing reading comprehension and fluency.
Many teachers are familiar with decoding strategies that may emphasize the use of picture clues, meaning and self-monitoring.
This FREEBIE has three reading passages included in it: ee, ea and the homophones ee and ea. They are great for use after direct instruction of each sound pattern and great to use alongside many specialized reading programs! Accuracy percentages can be calculated right on the page. Do you like this? Check out my full pack of passages. Updated November 2018. Decodable Reading Passages
Learn how to use decodable passages in guided reading in kindergarten and first grade. Then, use the FREE decodable passages to get started.
Decoding drills for building fluency helps students apply phonics skills when reading. Perfect warm ups and a great tracking tool, too.
Get a set of FREE decodable books that teach short vowels and simple digraphs! These are perfect for beginning readers!
Check out our free decodable books pdf. Print our free short vowel books, consonant digraphs books, and long vowel books.
The ultimate list of FREE decodable readers, books, e-books & PDFs available online in 2022, compiled in a list with direct links for access.
This packet of 100 passages is designed to offer a way for students to practice decodable reading and decodable reading comprehension.
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Access a set of 6 free Science of Reading Downloads. Decodable word posters, phoneme-grapheme mapping mats, and more.
I am pretty excited to share with you something I have been working on all summer! As a first grade teacher, I have had parents tell me t...
We know fluency is important. We know fluent reading is the bridge to comprehension. But.... what can we do to help disfluent readers? To best help a disfluent reader, we must first determine what stage the student is at. This will help us find the best strategy for the reader. Is the student a beginning reader (kindergarten or first grade)? Is the reader one who is making adequate progress? Or, is the reader one who is struggling? Lets look at a beginning reader first. A beginning reader is someone in kindergarten and first grade who is attaching letters to their sounds and blending them into simple words. To improve reading fluency for these students a teacher should: Spend a significant amount of time on accurate text reading Implement a systematic daily practice for learning to read words accurately Model fluent reading. Give students lots of opportunity to read and re-read decodable text Encourage students to read "like they are talking." Now, lets look at a reader who is on-level or making adequate progress. These are students in grades two or higher who are average and making adequate gains. How do we keep the momentum going? How do we maintain their progress? To do this a teacher should use: Choral reading Echo Reading Cloze reading Partner reading Readers' theater Poetry readings Finally, lets look at struggling readers. Disfluent readers need a mixture of what beginning readers and on level students need. The best way for disfluent readers to become more fluent is by reading! These students need: Focus on ACCURATE text reading. Use decodable text Repeated readings Systemic daily practice of reading words accurately Modeled fluent reading Encourage students to read like they are talking LOTS of opportunities to read text (at their level) using choral, cloze, echo and partner reading. If you would like to know how to define fluency and why being a fluent reader important, check out the first post in the series by clicking here. There are a ton of great articles written by reading gurus on the topic of fluency. Check them out by clicking below. Everything You Wanted to Know about Repeated Reading by Timothy Shanahan via Reading Rockets Using Poetry to Teach Reading via Reading Rockets Developing Fluent Readers by Jan Hasbrouck via Reading Rockets I hope you will join us next time to discover ways you can fit daily fluency practice into your schedule!
Decoding drills for building fluency helps students apply phonics skills when reading. Perfect warm ups and a great tracking tool, too.
Get five FREE worksheets with decodable stories - one worksheet for each short vowel - for targeted decoding and encoding practice.
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Grab these FREE fluency passages for your kindergarten and first grade students. They are printable and low-prep! Students will love practicing decoding, comprehension, and fluency skills with these fun and engaging passages. Get 10 activities in this free download! Grab them now
Adding some fun games for reading in the classroom schedule will instantly get your kids excited to read! These 5 fun reading games are...
Decoding is the process of using knowledge of letters, sounds, and words to read and understand written language.
A bookmark for children to use when learning about common digraphs and blends.
Looking for decodable books for your beginning reader? Here you'll find a list of over 25 titles to teach short a.
At one point or another, we’ve all worked with struggling readers. Sometimes we can tell, on the very first day of school, which students are going to have difficulty. Other times we see students fall a bit behind throughout the course of the year. But why do certain students fall behind their same-age peers? And what steps […]
Learning CVC words introduces students to the concept that words have a beginning, middle and ending sound that together create a word.Once students have a solid understanding of CVC words, phoneme ma
What in the world does it mean when we teach reading unknown words from the inside out? Let’s discover together! Be sure to look for the free printable prompts at the end of this post. I have loved teaching reading for many, many years. So much so, that I got my M.Ed. in Reading and ... Read More about Reading Unknown Words from the Inside Out
In today's post I'll cover how to teach decoding strategies to struggling readers. I'll share some ideas for teaching decoding strategies, provide free strategy menus and cards, and discuss how we can use text-based teaching conversations to support our students.
This is a visual for how students work their way up the Reading Ladder. Kindergarten is working within the levels 1 and 2 throughout the year. When working with your child, please focus on these skills so that they have a solid reading foundation. Success is earned and needs to be worked for. Thank you to Katelyn's Learning Studio for this amazing resource.
