Phonics Archives - Little Minds at Work

Short Vowels {and a freebie}

As the year is winding down we are completing our final review of the vowels! Be sure to read on to grab a freebie!Here are some of our favorite short vowel videos! and games.... We will also be working on these practice sheets! These practice sheets come from the … [Read more...]

Hot off the press: Literacy Centers Super pack 3

Hello! Hello! I have been searching high and low for a literacy center packet that covered all of the areas my Kinders are currently at. I found lots of awesome packets, but I would have still needed to piece together additional activities. So *light bulb* I created my own … [Read more...]

Fluency Packet Freebie!

Hi friends! Well we are almost to Friday! I am most excited about the weekend so we can get some warmer weather. It is waaaaay too cold today to be Spring!I wanted to share with you a fluency packet I will be sending next week as a homework assignment! My kids will be … [Read more...]

Phoneme Segmentation {and a freebie}

**Segmenting words into individual sounds is critical for successful decoding!**Phoneme segmentation is a skill that we see students usually have or don't have. As the school year winds down 75% of my class can stretch, blend, isolate, and manipulate sounds fluently. … [Read more...]

Phonemic Awareness and Phonics 1.0.1

"Phonemic Awareness- or the sensitivity to, or explicit awareness of, sound structure in words- is a key component to predicting reading success! -Blachman, 1991 Do you ever wonder what your little ones are really capable of? I mean they can do so much and the progress … [Read more...]