Good readers decode words as they read, giving them an ability to read fluently. Use this resource with your students to practice decoding by focusing on the beginning and end sounds in a word.

Spell words that use beginning blends in this first- and second-grade worksheet!

Students may know they can blend colors or food, but did they know they can blend letters too? Learn to use common consonant blends in this engaging worksheet! 

Get ready to practice ea sounds with this first- and second-grade phonics worksheet!

The letters ow make different sounds in different words, like low and cow. Practice telling the difference with this fun phonics worksheet!

Get your students thinking about the different sounds that the inflectional ending -ed makes when it's used to indicate the regular past tense.

Boost your child's reading skills with this winter-themed word sorting worksheet featuring schwa vowel sounds!

Use this resource with your students as they complete a variety of spelling activities for the words that have the /k/ and /kw/ sounds.

Help your first grader practice pronouncing and recognizing R blends with this matching worksheet.

Help your beginning reader identify words with a silent ending in this colorful worksheet! 

Get to know your vowel sounds with an exercise about the "aw" and "au" sounds.

You’ll be over the moon when you ace this first- and second-grade worksheet all about the oo digraph! 

What's the difference between a coat and celery? The hard and soft c sounds!

Assess student understanding of common spelling patterns for vowel sounds with this quick sorting exercise. Young readers will read words and then write them out in the appropriate column for long or short vowel sounds.

That letter R can sure be bossy! Give your kids some extra practice with r-controlled vowels by having them identify the correct spelling-sound correspondences of these common words.

Give learners fun phonics practice with this spring-themed "schwa" vowel sound sorting worksheet!

Support your students’ reading development with this spring-themed word sort!

Engage learners in word study practice with this "schwa" vowel sound sorting worksheet!

Engage learners in spring phonics practice with this "schwa" vowel sound sorting worksheet!

Engage learners in colorful phonics practice with this "schwa" vowel sound sorting worksheet!

Use this resource help your class understand how vowel sounds change when followed by the letter R.

Use this resource with your class to practice experiencing how vowel sounds change when followed by the letter R.

On this second grade reading worksheet, kids sort words ending in "y" into two categories: the long "e" sound as in baby, or the long "i" sound as in spy.

Children will work on their understanding of the -OW sound, and build vocabulary too, as they solve 14 clues to complete the crossword puzzle.

Ready for some vowel team review? Students will distinguish between the long and short e sounds for the “ea” vowel team.

Distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds is one of the first steps in mastering vowels. Gauge student understanding of long and short vowels with this review activity.

By now, your child knows that not all vowel sounds are the same. Challenge him to determine whether words contain a short or long vowel sound.

Understanding letter-sound relationships is an important skill for young readers. Give your students the practice they need distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in this long “i” search.