![]() Of course the ‘Read It, Build It, Write It’ mat can easily be used with any other word cards. Thus, I made some sight word cards she can use to practice reading and writing.Īfter spending a little time with the work, she quickly discovered it’s much more fun and challenging to read the card, flip it over, and then try to build and write the word from memory! I should note that we haven’t formally studied sight words at this point - the ones she knows are either phonetically spelled or, for the ones that are not phonetic, she’s learned them through reading the Dick & Jane books, which, in my opinion, are great for working on reading fluency with children. ![]() LITERACY SKILLS – With this FREE printable mat and a bonus set of the first 98 Dolch sight word labels, your little learner will embark on an exciting journey towards reading success!.FLEXIBLE – You can choose between cursive and print, whichever works best for your students.PLAYFUL – By engaging in playful activities with this mat, your child will master letter-sound relationships, blending, segmenting, spelling, and much more!.PHONEMIC AWARENESS – Our mat is specifically crafted to develop and reinforce phonemic awareness-the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds within words.Students must read the entire page at least three times (hence three smiley faces at the bottom). Students should be exposed to repeated readings in order to build fluency (and sight word mastery). Using the mat, children are able to, first, practice reading a word, then they are able to build the word using a moveable alphabet, and, lastly, practice writing the word using the penmanship lines as guides. Repeated Readings Let’s build that fluency It’s not enough to read the page just once. What is a Read It, Build It, Write It MatĪ ‘Read It, Build It, Write It’ mat capitalizes on kinesthetic learning. THIS MEANS I MAY RECEIVE A SMALL COMMISSION IF YOU MAKE A PURCHASE USING THESE LINKS. ![]() Subsequently, she’s expressed a strong desire to learn the correct spelling of words.ĭISCLOSURE: THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS AT NO COST TO YOU. Recently, though, my kindergartener has been writing notes and letters to her friends and family members. I’m a huge supporter of phonics-based instruction when it comes to assisting children on their path to literacy, and for the most part we have followed the Scope & Sequence that Maria Montessori put forth (read more here) and then was later adapted by Muriel Dwyer specifically for the English language. ![]() Grab our free printable Read It, Build It, Write It mat - a phenomenal tool designed to nurture your child’s phonemic awareness and spelling skills. ![]()
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