Find answers to specific questions learners have. These mini skills can be taught any time your learner encounters them.
Teach the "Floss" rule. In a one syllable word, with only one vowel, the f, s, z and l is almost always doubled.
Teach that y says long i at the end of one syllable words and long e at the end of words with more than one syllable. Teaching video with story, posters/visuals and more.
Teach these unique letter combinations that make long vowel sounds (-igh, -ank, -ang, -ind, eigh, and others). Teaching video, materials, morphology (building words with meaningful chunks) and more.
Teach that the letter c usually says the /k/ sound, but if it is followed by an e, i, or y it usually says the /s/ sound.
Teach that the letter g usually says the /g/ sound, but if it is followed by an e, i, or y it usually says the /j/ sound. Explanations and materials.
We use contractions every day in speech, writing and reading. You will be able to teach contractions using our explanations and materials.
Teach how to add endings that begin with a vowel, and endings that do not begin with a vowel to Magic e words, words that end in a closed syllable and more.
Teach what the schwa sound is, how it can be found in many words, and why it is important to be able to recognize it.
Vowel sounds, both long and short, can be tricky for students. Click here for powerful practice with words that look alike but have different vowel sounds. Includes words through step 9.
Each of these letter combinations say one sound: gn says /n/, kn says /n/, ph says /f/, wr says /r/, mb says /m/ and mn says /n/.
Be able to answer questions like: Why do we use -dge to spell /j/ sometimes? Why is there an e at the end of the words nerve and bounce? Explanations and materials for many unique letter situations.