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2 Letter words: Why readers struggle with them

2 letter words

Have you ever noticed that the ‘f’ in ‘if’ and ‘of’ sounds differently? How about the ‘s’ in the 2 letter words ‘is’ and ‘us’ that makes 2 sounds? You’ve probably learned these words a long time ago and never questioned the differences. A struggling reader however is confused about …

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Decoding: Focus on 6 steps when sounding out words

Decoding words when reading

When we tell a struggling reader to “sound out the word”, it means that we expect some decoding to take place. Decoding a word is a lot more than just sounding out the letters of the alphabet. It also involves manipulating letters based on all the knowledge a person has …

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OO in words: 16 lists of rimes for spelling activities

OO in the rime

Learn to spell while having fun. This ultimate guide of words with OO in them can be used for classroom games, flashcards, posters, poetry and journaling. Get ready to make spelling fun. The words that include OO may contain digraphs, trigraphs and graphemes with 4 letters. Some of them are …

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Beginning sound i: Download free worksheets, trace, colour short and long i

Children learn that words with the beginning sound i can be short and long. These free worksheets will make learning words with the beginning sound i fun and easy. Each worksheet focusses on one sound made with the letter i. Click the link or image to download worksheets to start …

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OA in words: 12 lists of rimes for spelling activities

OA in the rime

Learn to spell while having fun. This ultimate guide of words with OA in them can be used for classroom games, flashcards, posters, poetry and journaling. Get ready to make spelling fun. The words that include OA may contain digraphs, trigraphs and graphemes with 4 letters. Some of them are …

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