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Phonics

How to Practice CVC Word and Sentence Fluency in Kindergarten and First Grade

CVC words and CVC sentence fluency is an important skills for early readers in kindergarten and first grade to practice. It’s also important to teach these skills in a structured and systematic way. Here’s how to work on CVC word and CVC sentence fluency in your classroom. Ways to Practice CVC Words Before you put sentences in front of your students, you want to start with practicing…

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Intervention, Phonics, Reading

The Truth About Sight Words: What Science Says About Making Sight Words Stick

Sight words are words that you just have to memorize because they don’t “follow the rules”, right? Actually, wrong! Many of us, including myself, have taught this for years. In fact, I was taught this as a student. However, this is just not true. The good thing is that the truth is this: sight words actually CAN be sounded out.…

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