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Sentence trees consist of slowly adding more words and details to sentences. For example, the sentence "I can hear and see the new cat" would be broken down with "I" in the top line, "I can" in the second, "I can hear" in the third, and so on until the sentence is complete. The final product looks similar to a Christmas tree and allows the child to focus on each individual word before moving on to the next. This improves speed, tone, and fluency (Staake, 2020).

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Fluency phones are essentially pipes that look similar to old-fashion phones. The students talk into the piece near the mouth, and they are able to hear themselves through the piece near the ear. This allows them to audibly hear themselves as they read to themselves. They can hear their tone, pauses, and all other aspects that make a successful reader. By doing this, they receive real time feedback in an effort to improve their fluency (Staake, 2020).

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One of the best and easiest ways to improve reading fluency is simply by reading to your child. Practice taking turns reading with your children. They enjoy and learn as you ready to them, and they build their own reading skills as they read to you. For students who are not able to read independently yet, use this as a time to echo read to your child. You read a sentence, pointing to each word, and then your child mimics what you did (read the sentence, pointing to each word). Once they are able to read independently without high levels of frustration, they can also spend time reading to a book buddy, which is simply a stuffed animal that they pretend is listening to their story (Staake, 2020).

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Allow your child to join the Super Why! kids as they work through various levels of reading skills in order to improve your child's fluency. This is a fun way to improve your child's abilities without their knowledge. The various levels focus on different aspects of fluency in an effort to round out the child's skills as a whole. As a bonus, there are certificates for each skills as students unlock and zoom through each level with the Super Why! (PBS Kids, 2022).

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SUPER WHY, the animated television series and interactive website, helps children ages 3-6 learn key reading skills, including alphabet, rhyming, spelling and reading comprehension, through interactive storybook adventures.

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In an effort to improve blending skills, students will use manipulatives such as small play-doh balls to represent and point out sounds. As the child says the sound, the play-doh ball is smushed down to represent that sound. For example, the word "cat" would have three balls of play-doh. Ball 1 represents /k/, 2 as /a/, and 3 as /t/. Students would sound out the word and smash the balls together to blend the word into cat. For students who struggle with this concept, begin with two sounds or focus on giving them the word and modeling how to sound it out. For students at a higher level, have them identify each sound and then manipulate the sounds such as changing the /k/ to a /b/ to create the word bat or add an extra sound in the word such as an /s/ between the /a/ and /t/ depending on the student's level (Starter, 2022).

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Wrap tape around itself, so it is sticky on both sides. Place on side on the table, and have students touch each piece to represent the sound. This idea is similar to the play-doh sounds where there are the same number of tape bubbles as there are letter sounds. It can also be beneficial to use a different color for each sound and bubble, so the students are also able to visualize the individual sounds. For students who struggle with this idea, focus on having the student identify the first sound of the word. For students above level, increase the word sounds to 4 or 5 sounds, adding with each level of improvement (Starter, 2022).

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This activity occurs by playing a simple game of "I spy." Instead of identifying the color, say "I spy something that starts with /s/." Your child must find something in the room that starts with that letter. This helps students identify beginning sounds in various words. This skill is beneficial because it increases the child's phonemic awareness which in turn is one of the strongest predictors of reading success (Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, 2020).

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Splash Learn is a website that provides students with games on a variety of topics within phonemic awareness. The website breaks down the games via standards, but for home use, phonemic awareness can be built through Splash Learn's letter sound games. These consist of having students identify and work with the various letter sounds chosen. The games also have students practice manipulating the sounds. The games are also organized by grade level which allow for easy differentiation based on the student's level (StudyPad, 2022).

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SplashLearn: Fun Math & ELA Program for PreK-Grade 5

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SplashLearn is an award-winning learning program loved by over 40 million kids for engaging Math and ELA practice. Aligned with Common Core and various state standards.

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To improve letter recognition and formation skills, have students use laminated letter pages and roll out play-doh snakes to practice covering each letter and saying its name as they go on. This activity is great for fine motor skills and allows for the children to get hands on with their letter learning. For students above level, it is beneficial to begin incorporating words or matching activities with the letter formations (Du Plessis, 2022).

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Having letters on paper flies can be a fun activity for small groups to participate in. One student can be the judge while the rest of the students will have plastic flyswatters. The judge is in charge of showing a capital or lowercase letter. The flyswatter students must smack the matching lowercase or capital letter the quickest. When the judge determines who was first, that student gets to keep the bug. The student with the most bugs gets to be the next judge. This activity improves student fluency and letter recognition (Staake, 2022).

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Using brown construction paper, cut out multiple circles. In each circle, write a letter (uppercase or lowercase) and have your child a spatula to flip the pancake over, saying the letter as they flip it. This is a fun way to incorporate letter practice with motor skills (Reading Eggs, 2021).

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Starfall is a website that has the goal of allowing students to learn through exploration. There are a multitude of videos, songs, and games for students to play in an effort to improve their phonics and letter recognition skills. This website is also completely kid-friendly, so it is a safe space to allow your child the independence they crave in their learning sometimes. The goal of Starfall is to encourage students to find a love for learning that works to intrinsically motivate them (Starfall, 2022).

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One super fun and simple way to encourage definition knowledge is through the use of the game bingo. Students will have cards with a picture of the word, and as the definitions are called out, the student will cover the answer to that definition with a marker, similar to normal bingo. This is a fun way to increase their memorization skills and builds upon their prior knowledge, another indicator for future reading success (Magoosh, 2022).

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This is another easy way to test student vocabulary skills. By using the word in a sentence, students will have the opportunity to define the word for a potential of three points. If the student needs help with the definition, point opportunities decrease to a minimum of 1 based on the help received. From there, the child has the opportunity to make the basket with a balled up piece of paper. The team in the end with the most points will get a reward such as free choice coupons or bonus stickers (Magoosh, 2022).

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Using a newspaper or magazine, have the student search for pictures that fit the definition read off to them. From there, they can create collages for each word with the vocabulary word itself in the center of the collage. This allows for the child to explore their creative side while connecting the term to real life examples and scenarios. After the finish the work, they can improve their speaking skills by explaining the word, definition and collage to you (Magoosh, 2022).

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Beck and Bo is an app that is created for children to build scenes and use imaginative play to build vocabulary words. For example, to help your child understand the meaning of the word summer, they would explore with Beck and Bo the clothing that is appropriate for summer as well as activities that occur primarily in summer. This helps them create a base understanding of the word simply through experience, game, and play (Google, 2022).

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beckandbo-app * Avokiddo : Award-winning learning apps for kids

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Learning kids apps for ages 3-10. Play STEM games and sharpen your logic and memory while having fun!

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Using images from the story printed out on pages, have the students work to organize the story in the correct order and describe it along the way. This helps improve comprehension skills as the story is broken into chunks that feel more digestible by students and are more easily explained. This practice increases students abilities to retell stories in their own words since there are no word prompts and only pictures. This can be raised to higher levels by having students write sentences about each scene or lowered by having the cards in order but requiring the students to still describe each scene as they happen.

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Have students create posters that outline various details about a specific character from the story. This improves students' abilities to recognize important events and characters in the story as well as potentially make inferences based on understanding of the story. The children can creatively draw characteristics based off the story, and to raise the level, students can also write words or phrases that back up that detail regarding the character. If necessary, they can practice referencing book pages by writing the page number down where they found the information (Kivi, 2022).

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When reading with your child, encourage them to tell you five things about the various aspects of the story: characters, setting, events, end, and favorite character/story part. They can count on their hands as they detail each part. By having them visibly see how many more things they have to talk about as well as providing the ramifications, students are able to focus on the true goal of the activity: reading comprehension (Washington Education Telecommunications Association, 2021).

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Fun English Games consist of a variety of games intended on improving student's reading abilities in a setting. These games have students practice listening to directions and aspects of the story that are intended on checking for comprehension understanding of the child. Similar to other websites posted, the goal is ultimately for the child to still find it fun while they are simultaneously learning (Fun English Games, 2022).

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Fun Reading Games for Kids

Check out these fun reading comprehension games for kids. Find an awesome range of free English activities and practice exercises that are perfect for students.

Learn about poetry, non fiction book publishing, map directions and how to use a dictionary while improving your reading comprehension. Enjoy the following educational games for children and have fun learning English online.

Following Directions

Complete a number of different challenges related to reading directions, following instructions and understanding map routes.

Read the instructions and find the shortest possible route on the interactive map. Move between the park, school, café and other locations as you complete the tasks.

Poetry Activity

Answer questions related to a variety of poetry verses. Read the verses carefully and think about the mood of the poem and what is being described.

Learn about metaphors, similes, alliteration, rhyming and other important English terms that are often used in poetry.

Non Fiction Books

Design an appropriate layout for a toy catalogue, news story or children's book. Think about the kind of title, text and picture that will best inform your readers and match your chosen topic.

Enjoy this great learning activity for kids and have fun learning English online.

Using a Dictionary

Get hints and tips from the word machine to help label products found inside boxes. Use the dictionary to find words that best fit the descriptions you are given.

Search through the alphabet, complete the challenges and have fun with this great reading comprehension game for kids.

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Fun Reading Comprehension Games for Kids - Free Activities & Practice Exercises Online

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Fun Reading Games for Kids Check out these fun reading comprehension games for kids. Find an awesome range of free English activities and practice exercises that are perfect for students. Learn about poetry, non fiction book publishing, map directions and how to use a dictionary while improving your reading comprehension.