Reading and phonics
How to Teach a Child to Read, Step by Step
A step-by-step plan for teaching a child to read at home, from playing with sounds to understanding stories, built on two U.S. government research reviews.
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Reading and phonics: from first sounds to comprehension
Learning to read follows a fairly steady path: sounds, then simple words, then longer words, fluency and understanding. These guides follow that path, with word lists you can use at the kitchen table and the research summaries they are based on.
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Reading and phonics
CVC Words List: 200+ Words by Vowel, and How to Teach Them
A printable CVC words list with 215 short-vowel words grouped by vowel and word family, plus a step-by-step way to teach blending in five minutes a day.
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Reading and phonics
Reading Comprehension Strategies for K to 3rd Grade
Five ways to build reading comprehension in kindergarten to 3rd grade, from a 2010 IES practice guide, with what to say, an example story and question starters.
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Reading and phonics
Sight Words by Grade: How Many and Which Lists to Use
Which sight word lists schools use, how many words are in each Dolch level, how Dolch and Fry differ, and a simple way to teach new words each week.
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