Learn to Read: Reading Activities
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Learning to read doesn’t just happen. It takes hard work, and a lot of practice. And what better way to learn how to read than by practicing? The sections below will take you through all of the early learning stages, including CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant), short vowel sounds, long vowel sounds, letter blends, and digraphs to get your child familiar with how letters sound and to build reading confidence.
Charge into Reading Decodable Articles: Reading Activities and Articles

Letter Recognition
A comprehensive look at how children learn letters, why letter recognition is important, and the best order of teaching letters to facilitate reading.
Letter Recognition
A comprehensive look at how children learn letters, why letter recognition is important, and the best order of teaching letters to facilitate reading.

L Blend Words
How to teach beginning and ending l blend words including sl, pl, gl, lt, bl; plus download free word lists, worksheets, blend stories, and reader's theater.
L Blend Words
How to teach beginning and ending l blend words including sl, pl, gl, lt, bl; plus download free word lists, worksheets, blend stories, and reader's theater.

R Blend Words
How to teach r blend words that include br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, scr, str, & tr; plus download free word lists, worksheets, blend stories, and reader's theater.
R Blend Words
How to teach r blend words that include br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, scr, str, & tr; plus download free word lists, worksheets, blend stories, and reader's theater.

Reader's Theater
A guide to reader's theater including free decodable reader's theater scripts for beginning readers and tips for teachers implement reader's theater in class.
Reader's Theater
A guide to reader's theater including free decodable reader's theater scripts for beginning readers and tips for teachers implement reader's theater in class.

Letter A Recognition
A detailed guide of how to teach the letter A: including letter recognition activities and strategies, handwriting techniques, and the forms of the letter A.
Letter A Recognition
A detailed guide of how to teach the letter A: including letter recognition activities and strategies, handwriting techniques, and the forms of the letter A.

Digraphs
A detailed guide to teaching digraphs including digraph word lists, free decodable digraph passages, digraph activities, and digraph decodable books.
Digraphs
A detailed guide to teaching digraphs including digraph word lists, free decodable digraph passages, digraph activities, and digraph decodable books.