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KG2 S2 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (1)

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KG2 S4 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (May 2023)

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KG2 S4 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (May 2023) (4)

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AISR KG2 Reading Workshop Checklist & Ideas

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KG2 S1 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (2)

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KG2 S1 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (3)

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KG2 S1 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (4)

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KG2 S4 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (May 2023) (1)

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ISF Intro to Reading Workshop-Session 2 (October 2022) (1)

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KG2 S1 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (1)

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ISF Intro to Reading Workshop-Session 2 (October 2022) (2)

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UFLI Passages
The Measured Mom-Fiction  Nonfiction
Core Knowledge Student Readers
Beyond Decodables
Speld Phonic Books
Open Source Phonics (Passages)
Flyleaf Publishing
Starfall

Other decodable books to purchase

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A couple of years ago, and I wrote a collection of guided reading books to go with the Who's Doing the Work? K-2 Lesson Sets (Stenhouse, 2018). Carnegie Learning has graciously agreed to let me share the fiction titles from this collection with you, here on this site.

There are 15 titles ranging from Level A to Level J. I have built flipbooks with each title, and embedded them here on the site. The text below, one of my favorite in the collection, is an example of the set-up for each book, and will show you how the flipbooks in the collection work. Missing Socks, like all the books in the collection, includes illustrations designed to engage students and deepen the story.
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Mindfulness:
​There are three titles in the collection that relate to mindfulness. Happy (Level C) is about a little girl who is exploring different kinds of happiness, such as the calm happiness of a breeze vs. the palpable happiness of a surprise birthday party. Hurry Up, Slow Down (Level D) is about a little girl who is walking to school with her father and is caught up in the simple beauty around her. Finally, Everyday Beautiful (Level H) is about two boys who have been asked to find something beautiful. One boy overlooks the natural beauty around him while another shows him how simple things can be beautiful.

There are five titles in the collection that use science related to light and shadows to tell a story. They range in levels from C-J. We wrote these to align with science standards. If you teach light and shadows, you may find these texts a nice way to integrate your science content into your reading instruction.

The books are all in flipbook format and are free to use and share with children, but they require a password to access them. To get the password, complete the form below. When you hit submit, a password will pop up on the screen. Use that password in step 2 (below) to access the books.

If you already have the these digital versions of some of the books should be helpful. Although you don't need the lessons to use the books, if you are interested in the lessons that go with the books, they are available from .

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Free Virtual Guided Reading Book Collection

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This posts describes a collection of WHO'S DOING THE WORK? guided reading books for K-2 that are available for free on this site.

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KG2 S1 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023)

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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Lesson Resources

The UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual. (Don't have a manual yet? Click here to order one) Every lesson has companion resources that will help you implement the lessons efficiently, effectively, and consistently.

Some of the companion lesson resources you will find below include:

Lesson slide decks (in PowerPoint and Google Slide formats)

Decodable passages

Homework sheets

Games and activities for additional practice

We have grouped the lessons into smaller units so you can access these resources more easily. Scroll down to use the buttons below to find the resources for each lesson or groups of lessons.

Please note that we are still building out these free resources, and we will be editing this page over the next few weeks. We wanted you to be able to access some materials as soon as possible, but be sure to come back later to see the rest!
New to UFLI Foundations? Learn about its development, check out a sample lesson plan, view the scope and sequence, and more.

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The UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual. (Don't have a manual yet? Click here to order one) Every lesson has companion resources that will help you implement the lessons efficiently, effectively, and consistently.

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Many children with literacy difficulties find it hard to blend phonemes together. Word Chains games allow a child to focus on sounds without the distraction of graphemes, as each sound is represented by a counter. A single phoneme is changed and the child 're-blends' to make a new word. The Word Chain lists progress from simple CVC words, like 'dog' and 'cat', to more complex words with initial and final blends, like 'stand' and 'crisp'. This allows targeted practice of a very specific skill in just a few minutes.

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Blending Phonemes - Word Chains - Dyslexic Logic

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Resources and word-chains (also called word ladders or word chains) to support teaching blending skills for children with poor phonological awareness, from basic CVC blends to CCVCC words with long and short medial vowels.

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Phonological and Phonics Skills by Early Reading Levels

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Phonological and Phonics Skills by Early Reading Levels

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Phonological and Phonics Skill By Early Reading Levels (1)

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KG2 S2 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023)

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KG2 S2 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (2)

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KG2 AISR Guided Reading Planning Template

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What was most helpful? What will you carry with you?

What are you wondering? What would be useful in upcoming sessions?

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Guided Reading Planner Example - Packing My Bag

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Gots:
The scope and sequence to be part of the data collection.
Wants:
Some questions to start, but we will add to this as we go.
Is word study different then phonics skills?
Is beginning WTW the same as phonics? How do we differentiate between the two
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On-site visits: March 2023, March 2024, Sept 2024

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Unpacking a Reading Unit of Study: AIS Riyadh KG2 (Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles)

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KG Bigger Books Overview Text with Bend Info

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KG Bigger Books Overview Text with Bend Info

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KG Bigger Books Orientation Text with Be 3

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KG2 S3 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023)

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Complete "keep, modify, shed" for Bends 2 and 3 of Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles unit

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Discuss how we might use our last KG2 session together

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Discuss how we might use our last KG2 session together

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KG2 S3 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (February 2023) (1)

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KG2 S4 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (May 2023) (2)

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KG2 S4 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (May 2023) (3)

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KG2 S4 AIS Riyadh Reading Workshop (May 2023) (5)

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AIS Riyadh KG2-G2 Keep/Shed/Modify Reflection - Google Jamboard

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What was most helpful? What will you carry with you?

What are you wondering? What would be useful in upcoming sessions?

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Reading Above the Fray- Lindsey
A Fresh Look at Phonics- Belvins
Shifting the Balance- Burkins & Yates

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Example

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PA & Phonics Application Word Study Planner - Blank

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Accompanying 8 post blog series

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Explicit Phonics Lesson Framework - Updated 4-04-22.pdf

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Word Chaining List from Burkins and Yates

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Word Chaining List from Burkins and Yates

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Word Ladder - Blank Word Ladder - 3-Letter Blends Word Ladder - Digraphs

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Today we're going to talk about blending lines - a powerful, easy-to-use tool that will help your students become masters at decoding!

It's the fourth post in our 10-part series about teaching phonics.

Blending is the stringing of letter sounds to read a word.
There are two main types of blending:

Successive blending

Final blending

*Weird but important note: Some phonics experts use the terms "successive blending" and "final blending" differently. Beck and Beck ( Making Sense of Phonics) use the terms as I will use them in this article. Wiley Blevins, in his book ( A Fresh Look at Phonics) switches the terms around.

Successive and Final Blending
Successive blending
Successive blending is an excellent way to introduce blending to your students, and children who struggle will benefit from extended use of this approach.

The power of successive blending is that it helps students keep the sounds in their heads; short-term memory issues are a real problem for students who sound out p-a-t and come up with "tan."

While you should phase out successive blending after a few weeks, Beck and Beck recommend temporarily bringing it back when students start reading words with beginning blends (such as flat and swim).
Final blending
Final blending (which I like to call "sound by sound blending") is more efficient and the method you should use when your students understand the concept of blending.

However, if you are working with an individual student who is struggling, switch back to successive blending.
Watch this quick video to understand both types of blending.
(For a longer video of successive blending, see this post.)

Best practices for teaching blending

In his book, A Fresh Look at Phonic s, Wiley Blevins share these tips for teaching blending:

Model and practice blending often (every day for early readers).

When starting blending with new readers, use words that start with continuous sounds (such as mmmm and sssss).

Practice blending before reading a story (at least 20 words in 1st grade and up).

Select blending lines that include minimal contrasts so students have to fully analyze the words.

Create lines that allow you to informally assess your students.

Make sure your lines contain differentiated practice to meet everyone's needs.

Include sentences in your lines.

What are blending lines?

Blending lines are lines of words that students sound out using their phonics knowledge. Blending lines allow students to practice the new focus skill and review previously learned skills.

Students should read the these lines after the lesson but before reading their decodable book.

You can use the lines with a whole class or in a small group phonics lesson.

Sample blending lines
Wiley Blevins' tips for using blending lines

Model only one or two words at the beginning of the word set. You want your students to do the work.

Have students read the words chorally the first time through (observe to see which students drop out as the words become more challenging).

Revisit the lines by pointing to words in random order and calling on students to read them. Remember to call on struggling readers for the easier lines and advanced readers for the challenging ones. Keep the whole class engaged by having them give a thumbs-up to indicate when a word is read correctly.

Use the lines for multiple days of instruction as a quick review or warm-up.

Make copies of the week's lines for students to take home and practice.

Make sure that the time spent on the lines is no more than 5 minutes at a time.

More sample blending lines
So what do you think?
Are you ready to give blending lines a try?

It can be tricky to write your own blending lines, but I've made it easy for you!

As you can see in the above image, I've created a planning sheet for you that reminds you what to focus on for each line.

After you type in the words on the planning sheet, they auto-populate into the student page.

The page prints without the blue boxes, making it the perfect practice sheet for your students.

Just sign up below to get the freebie!

Check our the rest of our phonics series!

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Are you wondering how to use blending lines in your phonics lessons? We're here to help - with editable blending lines!

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Grouping with Phases of Word Recognition