Students recognize the grapheme z in written words and the phoneme /z/ in spoken words. They gain this knowledge by listening and repeating the spoken phoneme /z/ as well as practicing writing the upper and lower case grapheme. Students...

For this Elkonin letter boxes worksheet, students listen for the common sounds for each of the animal words. Students write the common sounds in the 6 boxes.

Present information about the classification of animals. After participating in the teacher-led discussion about scientific names, small groups devise their own way of classifying everyday objects present in the classroom, developing...

In this literacy activity, students use the blends along with the pictures in order to practice the sounds of letter combinations.

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of words with "c" or "k" in them. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: c and k" lesson.

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of words that incorporate "ea" or "ear" in them. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: ea and ear" lesson.

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of "a_e" and "e_e" letter patterns. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: a_e and e_e" lesson.

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "c" or "k" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "a_e" and "e_e" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "ea" and "ear" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...

What do you know about phoneme activities for collaborative classrooms? This site will show how to develop your own activities to sharpen your students phonemic awareness skills. This informative resource will support any teacher's work...

Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of digraphs with the letter "x". The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: digraphs and x" lesson.

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of long /e/ with the letter "y". The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: y and more" lesson.

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "y" to form words with the long /e/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Works from famous artists...

Contains plans for three lessons that teach about sound and letters using Dr. Seuss's "Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You?" In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

An excellent resource for teaching beginning letter-sound correspondence. Student must identify the object in the picture and circle the letter that begins the word.

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "the" or "se" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "o_e" pattern. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews words that incorporate short vowels in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words sounded...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short "u" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /o/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /i/. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short /e/ in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...