Learning the alphabet is the first and most important step on the road to reading. This hub gathers Science of Reading-aligned activities, printables, and free resources to help your kindergartners, preschoolers, and pre-K students get off to a confident start, wherever they are on that journey.
Alphabet knowledge comes down to three skills that students build side by side. Letter recognition is naming each letter and telling apart uppercase letters from lowercase letters. Letter formation is writing each letter correctly, which also strengthens recognition and memory. Letter sounds connect each letter to the sound it makes and to the beginning sounds in words, the heart of the alphabetic principle and the bridge into reading.
Letter Recognition
Letter Formation
Letter Sounds
Get the free Letter A packet, 80 print-and-go pages of letter recognition, formation, sounds, and word building. Perfect for centers, small groups, and morning tubs. Science of Reading aligned and ready to print.
Once students know their letters and the sounds they make, they are ready to blend those sounds into words. That is where phonics begins. The Phonics hub picks up right where the alphabet leaves off, taking you through CVC words, digraphs, blends, and every stage that follows.
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Short Vowel CVC Words
Beginning and Ending Digraphs
Beginning and Ending Blends
Magic E & Long Vowels
Bossy R Words
Vowel Teams & Diphthongs
Common Endings & Syllable Patterns
