Oral blending with two sounds
Try oral blending with two sounds with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
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Oral blending with two sounds: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child repeats the sounds without making a word? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
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Fit oral blending with two sounds into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on oral blending with two sounds without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleSliding sounds together in sat
Try sliding sounds together in sat with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleSliding sounds together in sat: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child guesses from the first letter? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
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Fit sliding sounds together in sat into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on sliding sounds together in sat without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleBuilding a small word family without guessing
Try building a small word family without guessing with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleBuilding a small word family without guessing: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child memorizes the pattern and stops looking closely? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for building a small word family without guessing
Fit building a small word family without guessing into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on building a small word family without guessing without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA one-letter change from map to mat
Try a one-letter change from map to mat with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA one-letter change from map to mat: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child keeps saying the first word? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
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Read articleSeparating sounds in a short spoken word
Try separating sounds in a short spoken word with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
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Your child counts the word’s syllables instead? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for separating sounds in a short spoken word
Fit separating sounds in a short spoken word into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on separating sounds in a short spoken word without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleTracking print during a short sentence
Try tracking print during a short sentence with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleTracking print during a short sentence: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child looks only at the picture? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
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Fit tracking print during a short sentence into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on tracking print during a short sentence without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleLowercase and uppercase letter partners
Try lowercase and uppercase letter partners with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleLowercase and uppercase letter partners: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child assumes the two shapes are different letters? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
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Fit lowercase and uppercase letter partners into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on lowercase and uppercase letter partners without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleA decodable sentence with familiar sounds
Try a decodable sentence with familiar sounds with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleA decodable sentence with familiar sounds: when it doesn’t go as planned
One word contains a pattern your child has not learned? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for a decodable sentence with familiar sounds
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Build on a decodable sentence with familiar sounds without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleRetelling a story with a beginning and ending
Try retelling a story with a beginning and ending with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleRetelling a story with a beginning and ending: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child remembers details but loses the main event? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for retelling a story with a beginning and ending
Fit retelling a story with a beginning and ending into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on retelling a story with a beginning and ending without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleExplaining a new word during read-aloud
Try explaining a new word during read-aloud with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleExplaining a new word during read-aloud: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your explanation interrupts the story for too long? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for explaining a new word during read-aloud
Fit explaining a new word during read-aloud into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on explaining a new word during read-aloud without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleWriting one meaningful letter
Try writing one meaningful letter with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleWriting one meaningful letter: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child becomes frustrated with the shape? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for writing one meaningful letter
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Build on writing one meaningful letter without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleSorting words by their first sound
Try sorting words by their first sound with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleSorting words by their first sound: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child sorts by color or meaning? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for sorting words by their first sound
Fit sorting words by their first sound into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on sorting words by their first sound without turning a playful exchange into a test.
Read articleTaking turns as the story reader
Try taking turns as the story reader with a simple setup, words to say, and an easy adjustment for your child.
Read articleTaking turns as the story reader: when it doesn’t go as planned
Your child recites from memory and you are unsure what they can decode? Try a smaller, more responsive version of this reading activity.
Read articleMaking time for taking turns as the story reader
Fit taking turns as the story reader into an ordinary day with a short, repeatable family routine.
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Build on taking turns as the story reader without turning a playful exchange into a test.
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