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Setting a Purpose for Reading {with Freebie}

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Setting a purpose for reading can keep our readers from becoming overwhelmed by giving them a specific reason for reading. Helping students set a purpose for reading purpose also helps them understand the value of tapping into their prior knowledge. Today, I’m sharing some tips for setting a purpose and showing how to use it in the context of a picture…
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Color the Chunk – Inflected Endings Pages

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It’s time for some Inflected Endings Pages in our Color the Chunk Phonics Pages series! These work a little differently than our other Color the Chunk pages because we’re dealing with base words AND suffixes this time. Read how we use them below. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download link can be found at the END of this…
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Comprehension Reading Strategies with Picture Books

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Teaching comprehension reading strategies is a GREAT way to help learners make meaning of text. Comprehension can be a more abstract activity, requiring lots of skill sets at once. It is helpful, especially for struggling readers, to separate the comprehension skills and break them down into meaningful steps. Need more comprehension help? You may also be interested in our Reading Comprehension…
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Long Vowel Word Family Cards

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These Long Vowel Word Family Cards are a “sequel” to our Short Vowel Word Family Cards. Note: This is a subscriber freebie. These are similar in style to our free Phonics Cards Set 1, Phonics Cards Set 2, Number Cards, and 6 sets of Sight Word Sentence Cards! Yes, you have access to TONS of exclusive goodies when you’re a…
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Consonant Clusters Worksheets: Color the Cluster

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These consonant clusters worksheets are the newest pack in our Color the Chunk Phonics Pages series. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free consonant clusters worksheets download can be found at the END of this post. Just click on the teal download button.   Before Using these Consonant Clusters Worksheets Consonant clusters is a term people sometimes use for blends….
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