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Letter-Sound Bingo

Match spoken sounds with letter cards on a bingo board.

Differentiation: Use large print or textured cards. Allow a peer helper. Incorporate picture clues for non-readers or ELLs.

Build-a-Word with Magnetic Letters

Form simple CVC words (cat, map) using magnetic letters.

Differentiation: Provide color-coded consonants/vowels. Use word templates. Offer voiced directions or AAC for support.

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Kitchen Phonics

Label kitchen items with their beginning letter and say the letter sound when using them.

Helps children make sound-symbol connections in daily routines. Adaptable for children with cognitive or speech delays.

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Beginning Sound Sort
Students sort pictures or objects based on their beginning sound (e.g., "b" for ball, bat).

Differentiation: Use tactile items for students with visual impairments or limited motor skills. Reduce the number of options for students who need simplified tasks. Provide sound cues or AAC options for nonverbal learners.

Clap It Out (Syllable Counting)
Students clap out syllables in spoken words (e.g., “ap-ple” = 2 claps).

Differentiation: Use visuals like hand icons or visual timers for ELLs or students with processing delays. Offer sound files for auditory learners. Allow stomping or using rhythm instruments.

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Sound Hunt

Use sticky notes to label common items with their first letters (e.g., “F” on fridge). Say the letter sound together.

This supports phonics learning through print in a child's natural environment and is easy to adjust for children with different learning needs.

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Starfall offers free, interactive phonics games, songs, and stories that teach children how letters correspond to sounds. The animations, audio support, and visual cues help beginning readers—including English language learners and those with learning differences—connect print to sound in a fun and engaging way. Since Starfall is multi-sensory (blending audio, animation, and interactive elements) it is ideal for children with diverse learning styles and exceptionalities. It supports students with ADHD (through engaging visuals), students with autism (through routine and repetition), and children with learning disabilities by breaking phonics skills into manageable, consistent chunks.

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Please see Starfall's how-to-teach-reading page, Learn to Read with Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension, and print the Free Phonics Printouts for children. Starfall™ books, games, movies, and songs follow a research-based method of systematic phonics starting with consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. Emergent readers gain confidence as they progress to long vowels and other letter-sound relationships such as digraphs.

Brought to you by Zac the Rat™, Peg the Hen™, and Gus the Duck™.
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Learn to Read with Phonics | Starfall Education

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Starfall's movies, games, and ebooks create an environment where children have fun as they learn to read. We use a proven sequential phonics method.

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Word of the Day
Introduce a new word with pictures, gestures, and examples.

Differentiation: Use visual supports or sign language; integrate multilingual vocabulary for ELLs; repeat usage throughout the day.

Vocabulary Journals
Students draw pictures and write/tell about new words they learn.

Differentiation: Provide pre-printed words/pictures; allow oral responses or use of AAC; challenge advanced learners with synonyms/antonyms.

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Echo Reading
Teacher reads a line expressively; students repeat.

Differentiation: Allow whisper phones for speech-sensitive students. Use large-print sentence strips with symbols or visuals. Pre-record sentences for AAC users.

Partner Poem Reading
Children read short poems in pairs with expression.

Differentiation: Provide shorter, familiar text. Model fluency first. Allow students to act out or use puppets instead of speaking.

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Story Retelling with Props
Students retell stories using puppets, visuals, or toy figures.

Differentiation: Use picture sequence cards. Allow non-verbal students to arrange images or act out. Provide sentence starters for verbal responses.

Think-Pair-Share
After a read-aloud, students think about a question, discuss with a partner, and share.

Differentiation: Offer visual prompts. Pair verbal and non-verbal students. Use sentence frames.

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Reading Rockets provides articles, videos, and hands-on activities to help families and educators develop children's ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words. The site breaks down phonological and phonemic awareness into simple, research-based steps, with activities adaptable for all learning levels. This site also provides strategies with built-in scaffolds, such as videos, visuals, and step-by-step tips for supporting auditory processing and speech/language needs. It helps families and educators adjust phonemic awareness instruction for children with speech delays, learning disabilities, or auditory processing challenges.

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Basics: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

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Before children learn to read print, they need to become aware of how the sounds in words work. They must understand that words are made up of individual speech sounds, or phonemes. A child's skill in phonological and phonemic awareness is a good predictor of later reading success or difficulty.

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Book Chat
Choose one word from a book and talk about what it means, when to use it, and how it’s used in real life.

Promotes deeper word learning in meaningful ways. Supports kids with limited verbal output through visuals or examples.

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Favorite Book Re-Reads

Re-read a favorite book together, switching who reads each page.

Boosts confidence and automatic word recognition while supporting children with varying reading speeds.

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Prediction Pause
Pause during reading and ask, “What do you think will happen next?”

Encourages active thinking and inferencing. Visual learners and students with autism benefit from previewing picture cues before answering.

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This engaging resource introduces children to new vocabulary words using videos, definitions, and fun skits featuring Sesame Street characters. Each word is explained using visuals and real-world examples. This resource builds vocabulary using familiar characters and gestures.It includes child-friendly definitions and visual modeling, which benefit English language learners, children with cognitive delays, and those with expressive/receptive language challenges.

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Storyline Online features actors reading popular children’s books aloud, accompanied by animations. This models expressive, fluent reading and helps build listening comprehension and engagement. The visual and auditory support benefits students with dyslexia, language processing disorders, and attention difficulties. It also models expression, pitch, rhythm, and tone, making it ideal for developing expressive oral reading skills in all learners.

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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"Into the Book" is an interactive website that teaches reading comprehension strategies like visualizing, predicting, summarizing, and questioning through games and guided practice. Its visual, game-like approach supports learners with ADHD, autism, or language-based learning disabilities by providing explicit instruction and immediate feedback.

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The Into the Book website will be retired on December 31st, 2023. Content will not be available after this date.

Student activities now available in English and Spanish!

Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs.

Please choose a language.

(Bilingual offers both English and Spanish texts, which you can switch between during each activity.)

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Into the Book is a multimedia package designed to improve elementary students' reading comprehension, as well as their ability to think and learn across the curriculum. For Grades 2-5.