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Rock 'N Learn

Learn to Read with Phonics | Short Vowels, Consonants, Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words | Part 1 of 4

K - 5th
Here is the fun and easy way to learn to read with Rock 'N Learn Phonics. Part 1 of our 4-part series covers short vowels, beginning consonants with vowels, oral blending, rhyming words, double consonants, story practice, and more. This...
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Curated Video

Short Vowel Word Chains and Ladders

K - 3rd
Word chains are a series of words that are used to help develop phonemic awareness, decoding, and encoding skills. This video changes one phoneme at a time to change a word for short vowel CVC words.
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Instructional Video9:42
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Tap It, Map It, Spell It with Blends and Short Vowels

K - 3rd
This video has kids practice first tapping out sounds to a short vowel word with blends. Then, they map it or turn the sounds into letters, and finally they spell the word. This is great practice for beginning readers and writers and...
Instructional Video20:24
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Spelling the 'e' phoneme with 'ea' and the 'ch' phoneme using 'tch'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words like head, bread, catch and pitch. Key learning points: - 'ea' can be used to represent the 'e' phoneme. - 'tch' is the representation of 'ch' usually used after a short vowel. - Exceptions to the 'tch'...
Instructional Video21:09
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The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'ss' and 'c'. Key learning points: - 's' is the most common representation of the 's' phoneme at the start of a word. - 'c' is sometimes used to...
Instructional Video7:29
Curated Video

Spelling: C, CK, K, KE

K - 3rd
This video teaches when to use C or K at the beginning of words and which spelling to use at the end of words: CK, KE, or K. We also introduce C endings too. This will help kids at they read, write, and spell words with the /k/...
Instructional Video7:29
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Spelling: C, CK, K, KE

K - 3rd
This video teaches when to use C or K at the beginning of words and which spelling to use at the end of words: CK, KE, or K. We also introduce C endings too. This will help kids at they read, write, and spell words with the /k/ sound.
Instructional Video22:43
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Applying the 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling patterns for the representations of the ‘j’ phoneme: 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'. Key learning points: - The spelling 'dge' is usually used after short vowels. - The spelling 'ge' is usually used after...
Instructional Video21:53
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The 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the representations of the ‘j’ phoneme: 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'. Key learning points: - The letter 'j' is never used to represent the 'j' phoneme at the end of the word. - The spelling 'dge' is...
Instructional Video21:53
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The 'l' spellings, including 'le' and 'el'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the representations of the ‘l’ phoneme: 'le' and 'el'. Key learning points: - The 'll' representation of the 'l' sound is often found after short vowels in single syllable words. - The 'el' and...
Instructional Video29:05
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ed", using alternative rules

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ed when you change the 'y' to an 'i' or double the consonant. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - -ed is a...
Instructional Video22:48
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Spelling words with the superlative suffix -est

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can apply spelling rules to spell words with the superlative suffix -est. Key learning points: - If the root word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add -iest. - If the root word ends in 'e', remove the 'e' and add -est. -...
Instructional Video23:41
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Using and spelling suffixes: -ing

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding '-ing' creates an extra syllable to the word. - If the root...
Instructional Video27:41
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ing", using alternative rules

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can learn new rules to spell words when adding the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - When -ing is added to the end of a word, it can show the past tense or the present tense. - If the root word has a short vowel and a...
Instructional Video24:53
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Practise and apply spelling adjectives using the suffix "-y"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell adjectives using the suffix -y. Key learning points: - -y is a suffix that can be used to change some nouns into adjectives. - 'Big letters' is a useful practice strategy. - How to spell the curriculum word:...
Instructional Video23:11
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Spelling words with the suffixes -er and -est using alternative rules

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can change the meaning of a word by adding the suffixes -er and -est. Key learning points: - -er and "-est" are suffixes that can be used to change the meaning of a root word. - For root words ending in 'y', you can...
Instructional Video3:53
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {Open & Closed Syllables}

K - 3rd
This gives practice reading multisyllabic words with mostly closed syllables or short vowels. This helps kids break apart words to read and spell longer words.
Instructional Video27:40
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Spelling adjectives with the suffix "-y"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can change nouns to adjectives by adding the suffix -y. Key learning points: - -y is a suffix that can be used to change some nouns into adjectives. - For some root words you can just add the suffix "-y". - For root...
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Extra English Practice

Vowel Rules

9th - 12th
English pronunciation lesson on rules governing English vowel sounds and spelling. Long and short vowels are contrasted. Includes three interactive practice activities.
Instructional Video16:25
Oxford Online English

English Spelling Rules - Learn Spelling Rules and Common Mistakes

12th - Higher Ed
In this lesson, you can learn about English spelling rules, and see some of the most common spelling mistakes that English learners make.

In this lesson, you’ll see four of the most useful rules that can help you to...
Instructional Video3:46
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {Vowel Teams}

K - 3rd
This gives practice reading multisyllabic words with vowel team and diphthong syllables, along with many hopefully prior learned syllables. This helps kids break apart words to read and spell longer words.
Instructional Video20:50
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Doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell words by doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - If the root word...
Instructional Video18:51
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Doubling the consonant in polysyllabic words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can spell polysyllabic words with a double consonant. Key learning points: - When there are two of the same consonants beside each other, we call this a double consonant. - Double consonants are often found after short...
Instructional Video5:48
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Silent E (CVCe) Word Chains + Ladders

K - 3rd
Word chains are a series of words that are used to help develop phonemic awareness, decoding, and encoding skills. This video changes one phoneme at a time to change a word using short vowels and long vowels, practicing silent e or magic...