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National Institute for Literacy

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
Workbook
Fun Fonix.com

Fun Fonix

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Who says you can't have fun while learning to read? This collection of matching, tracing, and spelling worksheets engages beginning readers as they develop an understanding of consonant digraphs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Symbol Code and Spelling Words

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling instructional activity, students use a code key with picture symbols to decode ten spelling words. Students decipher each word and print it on the lines.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Phonics Blend

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, students practice reading words with different phonics blends. Each word has a picture to help with vocabulary acquisition.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Initial Consonant Clusters 3

For Students 11th - 12th
In this ESL learning exercise, students analyze word and picture cards. The learning exercise focuses on using consonant blends tr, pr, dr, and gr at the onset of words. Students also practice reading words that contain "ee" and "ry."
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Phonics and Decoding

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource provides information and techniques for teaching phonics and decoding, which assist with early literacy.
Professional Doc
Other

Balanced reading.com: Decoding

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What is decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this important question. This website focuses on a balanced reading approach to learning.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dna Structure and Function: Decoding Watson

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how the structure of DNA relates to its hereditary function in these videos from the American Masters film Decoding Watson. The first video, "DNA Structure and Function," [2:07] can be used with all middle and high school...
Professional Doc
Auburn University

Assessing Phoneme Awareness and Decoding

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
How do you assess phoneme awareness and decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this question on phoneme awareness and decoding.
Interactive
Big Learners

Biglearners.com: ccss.ela literacy.rf.2.3.c : Second Grade English Language Arts

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Here is a printable learning game for core standard RF.2.3.C. A brief description of the game is on the widget. Click on the images to view, download, or print them. All pages are free for individual and non-commercial use.
Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Decoding and the Jabberwocky's Song

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What is reading? Explore this article from to find the answer to this question.
Interactive
Free Reading

Free Reading: Guess What I'm Thinking?: Initial Sound Accuracy

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A version of the "20 Questions" game. The instructor tells the class he is thinking of something that starts with, for example, /b/. The students have to come up with what the teacher is thinking of.
Unit Plan
Free Reading

Free Reading: Beginning Sound Spin Letter Sound Accuracy Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Builds students' abilities to identify the sound of a letter and say if a word begins with that sound. The student spins a wheel and says what letter/sound it stops on. Then they find a picture that begins with that sound. This site...
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Other

Effective Decoding Instruction: Six Syllable Types

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Can you name the six syllable types? Explore this informative website to learn more about this part of the English language. Don't miss out on this educational resource.