Practice reading and writing words with the consonant - vowel - consonant spelling pattern. Then, select the vowel and the endings to review a variety of patterns.

At the completion of this lesson, students will be able to blend a consonant vowel and consonant to make a word. Included are instructional videos, activities, printable worksheets, an assessment, and extension activity.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Use literature and the Whole-Part-Whole Method to teach individual word chunks. This flipchart focuses on the -ake word chunk.

This printable consonant blends activity from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will follow long vowel words that end in silent "e" to complete a maze. An answer key and lesson extension...

Variable vowels are the focus of this lesson; students use nursery rhymes and ow to study how vowels can change their sounds according to different spelling patterns.

Help the bees collect words that rhyme with "bug" by clicking on the bees to see the words and drag the rhyming words into the nests.

How can you implement effective decoding instruction for diverse learners in your classroom? This site focuses on phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, morphology, and the six basic types of syllables in the English language.

Excellent place for help learning American English! First, a "pattern" of the language is explained with the help of audio pronunciation (requires Real Player- a download link is available). After the "pattern" is explained, links to...

This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will distinguish vowel letters from consonant letters. An answer key and lesson extension are included.

This printable fish-themed worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will distinguish vowel letters from consonant letters. An answer key and lesson extension are included.

Adventure Man is back once again, but this time with the help of fearless friend Danger Dame! Help them dash their way through the Letters Dungeon while collecting gold, gems, and answering questions about vowels, consonants, uppercase...

This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will solve riddles with words that end in the -ink root. An answer key and lesson extension are included.

This Spanish-speaking ELL tutorial practices sound recognition - contrasts short "ch" and "j" sounds as in "choke/joke". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge" for suggested...

Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "b" and "v" sounds as in "very/bury." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...

What do you know about teaching decoding skills to your students? Do you ever get stumped by some of the words that go along with decoding? If you answered yes to any of these questions then come and check out this decoding glossary.

This article focuses on spelling in the 6th grade including vowel-consonant spelling patterns, spelling study strategies, and links to word lists and spelling games.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will assist students in recognizing all initial consonant and short vowel sounds (a-z, ch, sh, th) in speech and writing; to identify and write correct initial letters in response to the...

This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.

How do you count phonemes in spoken words? Check out this site to discover more about how to approach dealing with question in the classroom. This site offers exercises dealing with counting phonemes.

A kindergarten/first grade lesson plan for sounding out consonant vowel consonant words. Learners and teachers will benefit from this hands-on activity.

Game will engage students in a turtle race by identifying a word using vowel combinations.

Help the bees collect words that rhyme with top by clicking on the bees, finding the words that rhyme with top, and dragging them to the nest. Links to lesson plans and materials are available.

Help Belinda the Chicken collect her fruit by clicking on the apples, finding the ones that rhyme with cat, and dragging them to her house. Links to lesson plans and printable materials are available.