This video teaches vowel team syllables (ai, ea, oa, ou, oo, and more) and how to read them. It is assumed that kids already know open, closed, Magic E, and r-controlled syllables. See links to those videos below. Knowing syllable types...

Schwa says /uh/ and it is in so many multi-syllable words. It is the most common vowel sound. When vowels don't make their short or long sound, kids need to know that the schwa sound is a possibility.

This video teaches when to use C or K at the beginning of words and which spelling to use at the end of words: CK, KE, or K. We also introduce C endings too. This will help kids at they read, write, and spell words with the /k/ sound.

This gives an overview of steps to break apart words as well as some of the basic rules of syllable division. It's important for kids to have a background in syllable types to understand this video.

This video teaches open syllables and how to read them. Knowing syllable types help readers read multi-syllable words.

This video helps kids decode words and try both a short and long vowel sound. This is for after students have learned both short and long vowels. This teaches students how to decide whether a vowel is short or long in an unknown word....

This video teaches consonant + le syllables, (-ble, -cle, -ple, -tle and more) how to divide them and how to read them. It is assumed that kids already know open, closed, Magic E, r-controlled, and vowel teams syllables. See links to...

This video teaches closed syllables and how to read them. Knowing syllable types help readers read multi-syllable words.

This video reviews all the syllable types. It is best for showing after students have learned each type, as a way to review and recheck. First, all syllable types are reviewed and then kids get to test their knowledge by naming the...

Prefixes are letters or groups of letters at the beginning of words. It's important to know prefixes to be able to understand the meaning of words. Four of the most common prefixes are dis-, in-, re-, and un-. This video teaches about...

This video teaches R-controlled syllables (ar, er, ir, ur, and or) and how to read them. It is assumed that kids already know open and closed syllables. See links to those videos below. Knowing syllable types help readers read...

This video has kids practice blending sounds without seeing the letters to prepare for blending print. Phonemic Awareness is one of the biggest predictors of reading success. Once kids are able to rhyme, blend and segment, they are ready...

Phonemic Awareness is one of the biggest predictors of reading success. Once kids are able to rhyme, blend and segment, they are ready to add phonemes. Use this video to practice this important skill with your new reader.

Phonemic Awareness is one of the biggest predictors of reading success. Once kids are able to rhyme, blend and segment, they are ready to delete phonemes. Use this video to practice this important skill with your new reader.

Phonemic Awareness is one of the biggest predictors of reading success. Once kids are able to rhyme, blend and segment, they are ready to delete phonemes. Use this video and level 2 to practice this important skill with your new reader....

This video teaches magic e or CVCe syllables and how to read them. It is assumed that kids already know open and closed syllables. See links to those videos below. Knowing syllable types help readers read multi-syllable words.

This video focuses on the two main genre of books: fiction and nonfiction. Kids learn aspects of each type of book and then practice naming whether a book is fiction or nonfiction. Kids also learn about realistic fiction.

This video teaches how to blend vowel teams AU and AW sounds. Practicing blending sounds is an important step in learning to read.

Phonemic Awareness is a key pre-reading skill. In this video kids practice segmenting first words in compound words and then up to five phonemes or sounds in words. Segmenting words is a critical pre-reading skill.

Phonemic Awareness is a key pre-reading skill. In this video kids practice hearing rhymes and then seeing them in written form.

This video teaches how to retell a story. It shares how to first tell the setting/characters, then the problem, and finally the solution. It teaches how using three finger retell (beginning, middle, and end) helps keep us on track....

This video teaches how to blend r-controlled (er, ir, ur) sounds. It also gives practice for spelling with r-controlled sounds. Practicing blending sounds is an important step in learning to read.

This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...

This video teaches what the setting is and how to identify it from simple text to more complex text. It teaches how the authors sometimes tells us the setting and sometimes they show it, where we have to infer and use clues to figure out...