Make tricky words stick with ease! These no-prep Tricky Words Worksheets use a structured phoneme-grapheme mapping method to help students decode and retain 72 high-frequency, irregular words. Ideal for phonics lessons, small groups, interventions, or home use, each page guides learners to connect sounds to spellings—even the tricky parts. Just print and go!
Heart Word Flashcards
Alphabet Letter Set
The Alphabet Arc is a multisensory tool used to build children’s knowledge of letter sequence, letter identification, sounds, and many other skills surrounding reading and spelling.Use this alphabet set to:
• Practice alphabet sequence, letter names, sounds and formation
• Build words sound by sound enabling the orthographic mapping process
• Interchange sounds to spell real and nonsense words
• Spelling and reading practice using the vowel flexing symbols
• Build heart words
• Punctuation practiseClick HERE to download a free copy of the Alphabet Arc PDF
Sound Cards
Explicit, systematic, multisensory phonics instruction is an integral part of structured literacy and important for struggling readers. This set of sound cards is ideal for use during structured literacy warm up drills (visual, auditory and bending drill) These cards can be used to help a child develop automaticity at a sound level and provide decoding and blending practise to improve reading fluency.This set is perfect for Grade 1-3 classroom teachers, reading teachers/therapists, and home-schooling families.
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Sound Drill Mats
Sound Drill Mats that follow the Raising Readers structured literacy scope and sequence or phonics progression.
This set of SOUND DRILL MATS will be one of your most used resources.
Boost fluency by starting your small group work with these sound drill mats. Touch and say the sound.How to use this resource:
- The educator taps under the letter (s) and the student says the sound the letter(s) represent.
- Tap once if the letter pattern has 1 sound, twice if the letter pattern has 2 sounds, tap three times if the letter pattern has 3 sounds.
- Scoop under the letter pattern for blends.
- This is a REVIEW drill so use these resources to practise learned sound patterns
- Sound automaticity is the first building block to fluency
- Follow https://www.instagram.com/raising_readers_sa/ for videos on how to use this resource
Book Of Word Lists For Reading & Spelling Practice
Word lists for reading and spelling that follow the Raising Readers structured literacy scope and sequence.This BOOK OF WORDS will save educators time when planning phonics literacy lessons. It is a list of words for reading and spelling practice at your fingertips, that follows a scope and sequence aligned with the science of reading. Not only are you prepping phonics and spelling lessons in a fraction of the time but, by using this list and following the scope and sequence, you are giving students the best literacy practice possible and getting literacy results like never before.Use it to find words for:
- word dictation
- sentence dictation
- isolated word reading practice
- orthographic mapping practice
- syllable word work
- spelling patterns review and practice
- assessing previously taught skills
Phonological Awareness Booklet
When learning to read, children (no matter the age) need to be able to hear, notice, think about, and work with sounds in words. Developing strong competencies in phonological and phonemic awareness is key to getting a child reading and spelling.Often when someone is struggling to read, they are missing key foundational skills and phonemic awareness is the first skill to consolidate and boost. It is one of the most important skills needed for becoming a successful reader and is often the missing foundational skill in an older struggling reader.
Parent Handbook: Complete Bundle Set
Complete set of all the Parent Handbooks.
- Parent Handbook: What is Structured Literacy?
- Parent Handbook: Sounds Made Easy: Explaining Phonic Sounds
- Parent Handbook: Spelling Matters: How to map words
- Parent Handbook: Spelling Generalisations
- Parent Handbook: Spelling Generalisations
- Parent Handbook: What is the big deal about Syllables?
Parent Handbook: What is Structured Literacy?
This handbook will help you understand structured literacy and covers the following topics:
- The Reading Brain
- The Science of Reading
- What is the connection between speech and acquiring reading skills?
- The difference between structured literacy and balanced literacy
- The Code
- What is included in structured literacy instruction
Parent Handbook: Sounds Made Easy – Explaining Phonic Sounds
Parent Handbook: Spelling Generalisations
This handbook explains the spelling generalisations found in the English language. These generalisations are essential for success in English reading, spelling, and writing because they provide children with predictable patterns and rules that can be applied to decode and encode words. Without this structured knowledge, children may struggle with the irregularities and complexities of English orthography, leading to difficulties in reading fluency and accurate spelling.
By internalising these generalisations, children develop a toolkit that empowers them to approach new and unfamiliar words with confidence, fostering better reading comprehension and more effective written communication. ensures that children build a strong foundation in the mechanics of the English language, setting them up for long-term academic success.
