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Rimes: Why it’s crucial for children to unlock the secrets of language

Rimes

In the journey toward literacy, children embark on a fascinating adventure, one where they unlock the secrets of language, explore the written word, and ultimately, find themselves immersed in the wondrous world of stories and knowledge. A pivotal milestone on this path is understanding rimes. These are seemingly simple yet …

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Vowel Team worksheets: Download free activities to spell and trace

Vowel team worksheets

These fun worksheets explore digraphs to help learners understand the concept of one sound being produced by two letters in English. This letter pattern or vowel team makes it impossible to decode a word. Therefore, a word with a vowel team is a sight word that must be learned, as …

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Master spelling with 100-plus word lists and guide on syllable, onset, rime and rhyme

Spelling - syllables, onset, rime, rhyme

Spelling new words like though, thought, through, throughout, thorough and tough doesn’t have to be boring. Students can have fun spelling with our word lists of over 100 endings and guide on syllables, onset, rime and rhyme in many engaging ways. This simple spelling guide includes short explanations of the …

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Memory development and sensory resources

Voice recorder. Outspoken student. Memory development.

The best way to develop a student’s memory is through practise. Learners have preferences when it comes to memory development. Here are some resources that will help the visual learner, auditory learner, read-write learner and kinesthetic learner. Memory development and sensory learners Visual Charts, posters, maps, and diagrams are visual images …

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4 Letters – one sound: Improve spelling with 5 word lists of 4-letter graphemes

4 Letters same sound

Learning to spell big words can be easy with these 5 word lists of graphemes made up of 4 letters or tetragraph. Having all these words in one place that include graphemes with 4 letters, makes learning to spell new words very engaging. It is important to learn how to …

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