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This week, second graders will be learning about using -ck to make the /k/ sound after a short vowel and doubling the letters f, l, s, and z after short vowels (the floss rule). You can get the weekly phonics routine at Teachers Pay Teachers. One of the most powerful things we can do to help … [Read more...] about Second Grade Phonics Program: Week 2

Let me address this right at the beginning. The /air/ sound is not a phoneme. It is considered a combination of vowel and consonant sounds. That being said, I like to teach it as a sound because it is easier for students to hear it as a sound, and there are multiple ways to spell it, which would … [Read more...] about Simplify Your Lesson Planning and Make Learning Easy with this Weekly Phonics Routine on the AIR Sound

This week, second graders will be learning how to decode (read) and encode (spell) r-controlled syllables with the spelling patterns ar, er, and or. There are other ways to spell r-controlled sounds, but they will not be covered this week. You can get the weekly phonics routine at Teachers Pay … [Read more...] about Second Grade Phonics Program: Week 15

Are you trying to save time planning lessons while still giving your students effective phonics instruction? Then you need our weekly phonics routines! Every week, you follow the same pattern so that kids can focus on learning. This week, students will learn how to decode and spell VCE … [Read more...] about Simplify Your Lesson Planning and Make Learning Easy with this Weekly Phonics Routine on VCE Syllables

The shift from world walls to sound walls has taken elementary classrooms by storm. As teachers learn more about the science of reading, they are ready to change their practices to reflect what they know. I raced to put up a sound wall in my own classroom. However, without a strong understanding of … [Read more...] about Connecting Word Walls and Sound Walls in the Elementary Classroom