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Reading foundations Foundations

Reading strategies Reading

Vocabulary Vocab

Grammar and mechanics Grammar

Reading foundations

A. Consonants and vowels

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Sort consonants and vowels
2

Find the vowels in a word

B. Syllables

1

How many syllables does the word have?
2

Sort by the number of syllables

C. Rhyming

1

Choose the picture that rhymes with the word
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Which word does not rhyme?
3

Complete the rhyme
4

Complete the poem with a word that rhymes

D. Blending and segmenting

1

Blend each sound in a word together
2

Identify each sound in a word
3

Put the sounds in order

E. Consonant sounds and letters

1

Which two words start with the same sound?
2

Which two words end with the same sound?
3

Which letter does the word start with?
4

Which letter does the word end with?

F. Consonant blends and digraphs

1

Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend
2

Does the word start with a consonant blend?
3

Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
4

Does the word end with a consonant blend?
5

Fill in the missing consonant blend
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Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
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Choose the correct digraph
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Complete the word with the right digraph
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Spell the digraph word
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Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph

G. Short a

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Choose the short a word that matches the picture
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Complete the short a word
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Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture

H. Short e

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Choose the picture that matches the short e word
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Complete the short e word
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Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture

I. Short i

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Choose the short i word that matches the picture
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Complete the short i words
3

Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture

J. Short o

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Choose the short o word that matches the picture
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Complete the short o word
3

Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture

K. Short u

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Choose the picture that matches the short u word
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Complete the short u word
3

Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture

L. Short vowels

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Identify the short vowel sound in a word
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Complete the word with the right short vowel
3

Spell the short vowel word
4

Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word

M. Short and long vowel sounds

1

Find the word with the same vowel sound
2

Which two words have the same vowel sound?
3

Sort short and long vowel words

N. Silent e

1

Choose the silent e word that matches the picture
2

Complete the silent e words
3

Spell the silent e word
4

Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture

O. Vowel digraphs

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Choose the picture that matches the vowel digraph word
2

Complete the vowel digraph words
3

Complete the word with the right vowel digraph
4

Choose the vowel digraph sentence that matches the picture

P. Short and long vowel patterns

1

Match the short a and long a words to pictures
2

Match the short e and long e words to pictures
3

Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture
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Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture
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Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture
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Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

Q. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

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Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture
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Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

R. Two-syllable words

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Put two syllables together to create a word: easier
2

Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
3

Complete the two-syllable words
4

Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word

S. Sight words

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Read sight words set 1: again, each, from, may, stop, than, when
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Read sight words set 2: after, best, gave, has, once, them, were
3

Read sight words set 3: as, by, four, her, more, some, think, way
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Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3
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Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who
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Read sight words set 5: ask, five, just, long, read, then, want
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Read sight words set 6: any, give, his, new, open, sleep, wish
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Read sight words set 7: also, fly, know, live, old, soon, why
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Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6, 7
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Read sight words: review sets 1–7
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Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
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Spell the sight word

Reading strategies

T. Reality vs fiction

1

Which could happen in real life?

U. Main idea

1

What is the picture about?

V. Inference and analysis

1

Which feeling matches the picture?
2

What will happen next?
3

What am I?
4

Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Vocabulary

W. Nouns and adjectives

1

Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture
2

Compare pictures using adjectives
3

Use number words

X. Categories

1

Sort words into categories
2

Which word is not like the others?

Y. Synonyms and antonyms

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Choose the synonyms
2

Choose the antonyms

Z. Multiple-meaning words

1

Multiple-meaning words with pictures

AA. Shades of meaning

1

Find the words with related meanings
2

Describe the difference between related words
3

Order related words based on meaning

BB. Prefixes and suffixes

1

Use words with prefixes and suffixes
2

Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

CC. Context clues

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Use context to identify the meaning of a word

DD. Reference skills

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Put the letters in ABC order
2

Put the words in ABC order

Grammar and mechanics

EE. Sentences

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Identify statements
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Identify questions
3

Identify exclamations
4

Identify commands
5

Choose the right end mark
6

Statement, question, command or exclamation?
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Who, what, when, where or why?
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Is it the naming or action part of the sentence?
9

Find the complete sentences
10

Complete the sentence
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Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

FF. Nouns

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Is the noun a person, animal, place or thing?
2

Select the nouns
3

Identify nouns in a sentence
4

Sort common and proper nouns
5

Identify proper nouns
6

Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture
7

Form regular plurals with -s and -es
8

Use singular and plural nouns
9

Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture
10

Select the possessive noun that matches the picture
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Form the singular possessive

GG. Pronouns

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Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
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Choose the correct personal pronoun
3

Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun
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Choose the correct possessive pronoun
5

Use the correct possessive pronoun

HH. Verbs

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Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture
2

Identify action verbs
3

Use action verbs

II. Subject-verb agreement

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One or more than one?
2

Complete the sentence with the best verb
3

Complete the sentence with the best subject
4

Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb
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Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best subject

JJ. Verb tense

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Select the sentence that tells about the present
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Select the sentence that tells about the past
3

Select the sentence that tells about the future
4

Place sentences on a timeline
5

Form and use the regular past tense
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Identify the irregular past tense
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Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline
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Complete the verb with the ending that you hear
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Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
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To be: use the correct present tense form
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To be: use the correct past tense form
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To be: use the correct form
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To have: use the correct form

KK. Articles

1

Use the correct article: a or an
2

Identify articles

LL. Adjectives

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Use sense words
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Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
3

Identify adjectives
4

Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives
5

Identify comparative and superlative adjectives
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Does the adjective compare two or more than two?

MM. Prepositions

1

Select the best preposition to match the picture
2

Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

NN. Linking words

1

Use conjunctions
2

Identify time-order words
3

Put the sentences in order

OO. Contractions

1

Match the contractions
2

Form pronoun-verb contractions
3

Form contractions with 'not'
4

Complete the sentence with the correct contraction

PP. Capitalisation

1

Capitalise the names of people and pets
2

Capitalise days and months
3

Capitalise sentences and the pronoun 'I'