Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Alphabetic Principle
What are predictor's for a child's success in reading? Use this site to learn more how the knowledge of the alphabet and shapes is a factor for reading success.
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Structural Analysis [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn about structural analysis of words, an important instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement structural analysis, understand how to measure progress with structural analysis, find research...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Intensive, Individualized Interventions for Struggling Readers
Because the cause of adolescents' difficulties in reading vary, interventions may focus on any of the critical elements of knowledge and skill required for the comprehension of complex texts, including fundamental skills such as phonemic...
Education.com
Education.com: rf.k.3.d Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to help students practice distinguishing between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
Auburn University
Auburn University: The Letterbox Lesson
The "letterbox lesson plan" is a phonics lesson plan in which young students are led to analyze the phoneme sequence in a word, first by spelling the word and then by reading it.
Other
Printable Reading and Phonics Games
This site includes 15 different phonics and reading games to download, laminate, and cut out. Includes games for phonics blends; "When two vowels go walking;" ee; ir, ur er; tion, etc.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Consonant Digraphs
What is a digraph? The objective of this lesson plan is that students will be able to recognize and use consonant digraphs in sentences and speech.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Six Syllable Types
Six written syllable-spelling conventions are used in English spelling. The conventions are useful to teach because they help students remember when to double letters in spelling and how to pronounce the vowels in new words. The...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Tic Tac Toe; Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
A letter sound version of Tic Tac Toe that learners play with partners. Before they can take their turn, they must draw a letter and give three words that begin with that letter. Their partner must give them a thumbs up before they can...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Beginning Sound Spin Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
Builds students' abilities to identify the sound of a letter and say if a word begins with that sound. The student spins a wheel and says what letter/sound it stops on. Then they find a picture that begins with that sound. This site...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Catch a Sound: Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
A quick alphabet game for the whole class. Young scholars stand in a circle and throw a beanbag to each other. When they catch it, they must say a word that begins with the letter given. Continue this in alphabetical order.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sound Toss Game; Letter Sound Accuracy
A letter sounds game that students will love! They toss a bean bag onto a poster board with pictures on it, and tell what the first letter and sound is of the picture that the bean bag lands on. This site includes a link to printable...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Sound Spaghetti; Letter Sound Accuracy Game
A great game to teach students how to sound out words. Each student picks a piece of long paper out of the teacher's basket and pronounces the letters on it.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Musical Chairs Game; Letter Sound Accuracy
A letter sound accuracy game based on Musical Chairs. But to keep the chair that they sit in the student must pick a letter from the teacher's bucket and give a word that starts with that letter. A link to Letter Cards is included on...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Egg Carton Game; Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
A small group game to build students' abilities to identify letters and their sounds. A student shakes an egg carton, opens it to see where a chip landed, and says the letter and its sound.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Connect 4 Words: Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
A reading game based on "Connect 4" that will build student's abilities to say the name and sound of a letter and find a word beginning with that sound.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Give Me Five; Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
An exciting game to build students' understanding and accuracy of producing words that begin with the same letter. Students sit in a circle and the teacher says the sound of the letter. One student must pass a bean bag around the circle...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Dyslexia
Children with dyslexia often have poor phonological skills, resulting in difficulties with decoding, reading fluency, and spelling. Dyslexia can also impact reading comprehension and writing. Learn about the early warning signs for...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Phonics Instruction for Middle and High School El Ls
While it may seem the most expedient solution, it is not appropriate to put an older ELL student in a lower grade to receive the appropriate reading instruction. Age-appropriate activities integrated with academic content give older...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Phonemic Activities
Come and learn more about these awesome phonemic activities for the preschool or elementary classroom.
Phonics Guide
Papa Jan: What Is Phonics?
How can you define phonics? Take this opportunity to learn a little more about phonics and its relationship to letters and sounds.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Teaching Approaches: Phonics Instruction
Explore the world of phonics instruction. Students and teachers can benefit from this informative site, which outlines a phonics instruction plan.
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