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Classroom Activities:

Sound Sorting: Provide students with picture cards representing words with specific phonemes. Students sort the cards into groups based on the initial, medial, or final sounds.
Differentiation: Offer fewer options for students needing support or include advanced phoneme blends for students needing enrichment.

Phoneme Blending Game: Use counters or manipulatives for students to slide as they blend sounds together to form words.
Differentiation: Provide visual or tactile cues (e.g., raised letters) for students with sensory needs.

At-Home Activity:

“I Spy” Sound Edition: Play “I spy” using phonemes rather than objects (e.g., “I spy something that starts with /b/”).
Explanation: This activity helps young learners focus on sounds in spoken words, building phonemic awareness. Families can adjust the complexity of sounds based on the child’s abilities.

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Starfall (www.starfall.com): This site offers interactive phonemic awareness activities.
Explanation: The visual and auditory elements make it accessible for learners with and without exceptionalities.

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Classroom Activities:

Interactive Word Building: Use magnetic letters to build CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.
Differentiation: Offer letter tiles with pictures for students needing extra support or challenge students with multi-syllable words.

"Phonics instruction provides readers with the tools to decode words, leading to increased accuracy and confidence in reading."
— Neuman & Dickinson (2011)

Phonics Scavenger Hunt: Students search for items or pictures in the classroom that match a specific phonics pattern.
Differentiation: Pair students for peer support or provide visual word banks.

At-Home Activity:

Letter Sound Hopscotch: Create a hopscotch board where children say the sound of each letter they jump on.
Explanation: This kinesthetic activity helps reinforce phonics skills while keeping learning active and fun.

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ABCmouse (www.abcmouse.com): Features interactive phonics games tailored to individual skill levels.
Explanation: The adaptive learning feature helps address the diverse needs of children with and without exceptionalities.

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Classroom Activities:

Word Jar: Students randomly select a word from a jar and use it in a sentence or draw its meaning.
Differentiation: Provide visual aids or sentence starters for students needing assistance.

Vocabulary Bingo: Create bingo cards with target vocabulary words and images. Call out definitions or synonyms.
Differentiation: Use pictures alongside words for emerging readers or synonyms for advanced learners.

At-Home Activity:

Word Detective: Encourage families to read a book together and highlight new or interesting words, then discuss their meanings.
Explanation: This activity fosters a love of words and enables parents to model strategies for learning vocabulary.

Website:

Vocabulary.com: Provides interactive vocabulary learning activities.
Explanation: The site adapts to learners' needs, making it useful for students with varying levels of proficiency.

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Classroom Activities:

"Fluency bridges word recognition and comprehension, enabling readers to focus on constructing meaning rather than decoding."
— Rasinski & Zimmerman (2018)

Reader’s Theater: Students perform scripts or stories to practice reading aloud with expression.
Differentiation: Provide simpler scripts for struggling readers or add more challenging ones for advanced students.

Echo Reading: The teacher reads a passage aloud, and students repeat, mimicking tone and pacing.
Differentiation: Adjust the passage length based on the student's reading level.

At-Home Activity:

Choral Reading: Families read a favorite book together, taking turns to model fluent reading.
Explanation: This reinforces fluency in a supportive and engaging way, improving pacing and expression.

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Storyline Online (www.storylineonline.net): Features celebrities reading children's books aloud.
Explanation: The engaging narrations model fluent reading for all learners.

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Classroom Activities:

Think-Pair-Share: After reading a passage, students discuss questions with a partner and share responses with the class.
Differentiation: Use graphic organizers to guide comprehension for students needing extra support.

Story Mapping: Students create a map of story elements (e.g., characters, setting, plot).
Differentiation: Provide templates for students needing structure or encourage creative illustrations for advanced learners.

At-Home Activity:

Question the Text: Families read a story and discuss questions like “What do you think will happen next?” or “Why did the character do that?”
Explanation: This activity encourages critical thinking and improves understanding for young learners.

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ReadWorks (www.readworks.org): Offers comprehension passages and questions.
Explanation: Passages are leveled, allowing customization for learners' needs.

Comprehension is the ultimate goal of reading, where the reader constructs meaning from text using prior knowledge and engagement."
— National Reading Panel (2000)

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National Reading Panel. (2000). Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction.

Neuman, S. B., & Dickinson, D. K. (Eds.). (2011). Handbook of early literacy research.

Rasinski, T. V., & Zimmerman, B. (2018). The fluency factor: Authentic instruction and assessment for reading success in the Common Core classroom.