Phonics/Phonemic Awareness/Short Vowels/ Fluency/ Reading/ Decoding
Being able to successfully decode words is the key to becoming a confident, fluent reader.
This book was designed to support two of the essential components of the Science of Reading: Phonics and Phonemic Awareness. It’s meant for students who have already been introduced to phonics but who still need practice to attain mastery and to easily use phonics to decode words.
The task card format allows for specifically targeted practice and flexible usage: homework, seat work, warmups, independent study, etc. The short, doable activities vary in degrees of difficulty and are colorful, engaging and fun. While some activities may be challenging, the sense of accomplishment and skills gained are worth the effort.
Activities Include:
√ Review of basic short vowel rules:
• VC and CVC patterns
• one-syllable words ending in “dge”
• one-syllable words ending in silent “e”
• when “wa” makes a short “o” sound
√ Practice with each individual vowel sound
√ Filling in the blanks, using the correct word or vowel
√ word jumbles
√ solving word codes
√ adding and subtracting letters to make new words
√ rhyming
√ identifying antonyms and synonyms
25 Pages
Answer Key
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness/Short Vowels/ Fluency/ Reading/ Decoding
Being able to successfully decode words is the key to becoming a confident, fluent reader.
This book was designed to support two of the essential components of the Science of Reading: Phonics and Phonemic Awareness. It’s meant for students who have already been introduced to phonics but who still need practice to attain mastery and to easily use phonics to decode words.
The task card format allows for specifically targeted practice and flexible usage: homework, seat work, warmups, independent study, etc. The short, doable activities vary in degrees of difficulty and are colorful, engaging and fun. While some activities may be challenging, the sense of accomplishment and skills gained are worth the effort.
Activities Include:
√ Review of basic short vowel rules:
• VC and CVC patterns
• one-syllable words ending in “dge”
• one-syllable words ending in silent “e”
• when “wa” makes a short “o” sound
√ Practice with each individual vowel sound
√ Filling in the blanks, using the correct word or vowel
√ word jumbles
√ solving word codes
√ adding and subtracting letters to make new words
√ rhyming
√ identifying antonyms and synonyms
25 Pages
Answer Key
Science of Reading - Phonics For Older Students: Short Vowel Task Cards
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