Learning the sounds of the alphabet is an important and key skill to learning to decode. However, learning the ABC’s is not always as easy as 123. It can take a lot of practice, exposure, and time to really solidify the sounds in...
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Digraph are two letter that make one sound. After learning short vowel words and simple long vowel words, digraph words are the words students often learn next. Here are lists of digraph words organized by vowel sounds for use in your...
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CVCe words, or silent e words, are normally the first long vowel words children learn to write and read. These long vowel words include 3 sounds, a beginning sound, a middle vowel sound that is long, and an ending sound. The e at the...
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CVC words, or consonant vowel consonant words, are normally the first words children learn to write and read. These short vowel words include 3 sounds, a beginning sound, a middle vowel sound, and an ending sound. Kindergarten and first...
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How can parents develop their children’s science skills at home? We all know scientific thinking is important for helping children understand the world around them. Science isn’t all lab coats and experiments. It’s...
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