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The E-Drop Rule {for Reading & Spelling}

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If it’s time to teach your learners about the e-drop rule for reading and spelling, here’s a helpful video and some free printables!

This is part of our Rules for Adding Suffixes to Words video series.

The E-Drop Rule for Reading and Spelling Blog Post - This Reading Mama

*Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find the teal download button for the freebie.

The e-Drop Rule

1. Watch the Video to Learn:

  • when learners do and don’t need to drop the silent e when adding suffixes
  • how to know if the e has been dropped when reading words {for example: hoping}

 

 

2. Snag the Freebies!

Scroll below and click the teal button to grab your FREE, NO PREP printables to help your learners practice reading and spelling words that follow the e-drop rule. 

 

Then make sure to hop over and grab our Inflected Endings Interactive Bundle, which gives learners plenty of practice with these kinds of words.

 

 

Click below to snag the freebie:

1-1-1 Words Printable Pack Freebie

 

 

 

New to this series? Read the intro post or what the intro video!

 

Enjoy teaching!
~Becky

 

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Filed Under: Spelling, Struggling Readers Tagged With: MSW

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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