Question #1: 1. A word family is a group of words that all share a common root word. For example, the words bat, cat, hat and sat all share the root word “at. Question #2: 2. Word families help your child sound out multisyllabic words more easily and improve rhyming and spelling skills. Question #3:…
Sound boxes are a helpful strategy for students who are just starting to spell words and for more experienced kids who still make a lot of spelling errors. I find them extremely helpful for practicing long vowel spelling patterns, or, as I like to say, the different ways a vowel spells its name in a…
Vowels are to words what bones are to our bodies. They are the foundation for reading success. Phonemic awareness is the ability to identify and manipulate sounds. Vowel sounds are important for accurate reading and accurate spelling, but they are also tricky because they sound very similar to each other. For many students, the ability…
Today I am going to share the 6 steps I use to teach kids short vowel sounds. Think of each step as an ingredient in a recipe that can be personalized to match the needs of each student. Add more or less of an ingredient as needed. I teach vowels in the order A (long…