Welcome to our beginning sounds worksheets section! Identifying the beginning sound in a word is a reader’s first step towards reading words. The beginning sound of a word is the first phoneme in the word and does not necessarily match the first letter of the word. Phonemes are the smallest…
Welcome to our page all about open and closed syllable patterns! Here, you will learn the concept of identifying open and closed syllables and why this skill is important for young readers. You’ll also find some fun open and closed syllables worksheets to practice with your students. An open syllable…
Welcome to our page all about r-controlled vowels! Here, you will explore the concept of identifying r-controlled vowels, why this skill is important to early readers and find printable r-controlled vowels worksheets to practice at home or in the classroom with your students. An r-controlled vowel is a spelling pattern…
Welcome to our vowel teams worksheets! Vowel teams, also known as vowel digraphs or vowel pairs, are two consecutive vowels in a word that combined represent a single sound. They are different from single vowels, as single vowels represent their own individual sounds. Vowel teams usually occur in the middle…