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Learn to Read with Phonics | Short Vowels, Consonants, Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words | Part 1 of 4
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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Short Vowel Word Chains and Ladders
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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Tap It, Map It, Spell It with Blends and Short Vowels
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...
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Spelling the 'e' phoneme with 'ea' and the 'ch' phoneme using 'tch'
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'...
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The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c'
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...
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Spelling: C, CK, K, KE
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/...
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Spelling: C, CK, K, KE
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.
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Applying the 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'
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...
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The 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'
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...
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The 'l' spellings, including 'le' and 'el'
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...
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ed", using alternative rules
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...
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Spelling words with the superlative suffix -est
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. -...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -ing
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...
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ing", using alternative rules
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...
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Practise and apply spelling adjectives using the suffix "-y"
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:...
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Spelling words with the suffixes -er and -est using alternative rules
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...
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {Open & Closed Syllables}
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.
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Spelling adjectives with the suffix "-y"
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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Vowel Rules
English pronunciation lesson on rules governing English vowel sounds and spelling. Long and short vowels are contrasted. Includes three interactive practice activities.
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English Spelling Rules - Learn Spelling Rules and Common Mistakes
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...
In this lesson, you’ll see four of the most useful rules that can help you to...
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Reading Multi-Syllable Words {Vowel Teams}
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.
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Doubling the consonant with suffixes: -ing, -ed, -er, -est and -y
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...
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Doubling the consonant in polysyllabic words
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...
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Silent E (CVCe) Word Chains + Ladders
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...