Decoding words

Decoding is the process of using knowledge of letters, sounds, and words to read and understand written language.

So. These days I've been doing a lot of research into how our brains learn to read. In doing that, I've made a shift in how approach beginning reading. I used to ascribe to the

Learn the difference between decoding and encoding and how to practice these important literacy skills with your students

We have prepared a list of worksheets on “rhyming words” for 2nd grade. It contains 6 pages. It includes answer key. You can download the PDF below,

I am pretty excited to share with you something I have been working on all summer! As a first grade teacher, I have had parents tell me t...

Pinterest Decoding is the process of reading words! AUTOMATIC WORD RECOGNITION is the ability to recognize a word without having to take the effort to sound it out. In the world of READING FLUENCY… automatic word recognition in our students is a huge goal! Automatic word recall leads to fluency. Fluency (combined with language understanding […]

In the AN Word Family Match Picture to Words Worksheet, children practice reading and circling words that have a common pattern. By learning these patterns, children can quickly decode new words and begin to recognize common word endings. Download this printable worksheet today to practice reading and decoding words ending in -AN.

Syllable division is important for decoding. Teach students to divide words into syllables and how to decode each of the syllable types.