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A Reading Profile

This exceptional, ordered list of fundamental reading skills will help you gauge each of your students’ reading strengths and weaknesses. You can add to the profile as you learn more about each student. It can direct more effective grouping strategies with your class as well as more beneficial individualized homework assignments.

Category: Diagnosis, Reading Comprehension, Word Analysis
Types: Comprehension, Fluency, Grammar, Phonics/ Word Analysis, Tests
Price: $ FREE
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Best Bingo: Beginning & Ending Consonants (LTR)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this Learn-To-Read Bingo game is so much better than a boring phonics worksheet to practice beginning and ending consonants. Phonics practice does not have to be boring.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $3.99
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Best Bingo: Beginning & Ending Consonant Digraphs (LTR)

Extra practice in beginning and ending consonant digraphs is effective, enjoyable, and easy to use with this Consonant Digraph Bingo Game. Phonics does not have to be boring.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $ 3.99
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Best Bingo: Consonant Blends (LTR)

Effective, enjoyable and easy to use Bingo game for consonant blends--phonics practice does not have to be boring.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Best Bingo: Long Vowel Families (LTR)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this Long Vowel Families Bingo is better than a boring phonics worksheet, especially for student who do not hear phonics sounds well.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Best Bingo: Long & Short Vowel Families (LTR)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 2 Bingo games are a great way to practice short and long vowel families, especially with students who do not hear phonics sounds well.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $ 5.99
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Best Bingo: Short Vowel Families (LTR)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this Short Vowel Families Bingo Game is so much better than a boring worksheet. Phonics practice does not have be boring.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Best Bingo: Sight Word Bundle Kits A + B

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this kit is so much better than all those Dolch words. Don't overload beginning or struggling readers with too much memorization. This set contains the only high-frequency, irregular words they need to learn by rote.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Sight Word Kits
Types: Fluency
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Best Bingo: Sight Word Kit A–Better Than Dolch

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this kit is so much better than all those Dolch words. Don't overload beginning or struggling readers with too much memorization. This set contains the first 50 of 100 high-frequency, irregular words, the only sight words they need to learn by rote.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Sight Word Kits
Types: Fluency
Price: $ 2.99
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Best Bingo: Sight Word Kit B–Better Than Dolch

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this kit is so much better than all those Dolch words. Don't overload beginning or struggling readers with too much memorization. This set contains the second 50 of 100, the only high-frequency, irregular words they need to learn by rote.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Sight Word Kits
Types: Fluency
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Better Bingo Bundle: Reading Difficult Clusters Bundle (RT)

Effective, enjoyable and easy to use, these games provide extra practice in reading aloud some confusing English letter clusters. They also help to improve spelling. Phonics practice does not have to be boring.

Category: Reading Games: Reading Tutor Bingo (RT), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $ 4.99
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Better Bingo: Reading Difficult Vowel & Consonant Clusters Set A (RT)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, Reading Tutor Set A provides extra practice reading words with difficult vowel teams and consonant clusters, helping automatic recognition later--without using complicated phonics rules. Phonics practice doesn't have to be complex or boring!

Category: Reading Games: Reading Tutor Bingo (RT), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Better Bingo: Reading Difficult Vowel & Consonant Clusters Set B (RT)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, Reading Tutor Set A provides extra practice reading words with difficult vowel teams and consonant clusters, helping automatic recognition later--without using complicated phonics rules. Phonics practice doesn't have to be complex or boring!

Category: Reading Games: Reading Tutor Bingo (RT), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $2.99
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Better Bingo: Reading Long Vowels (RT)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, Reading Long Vowel Teams (RT) Bingo provides extra practice reading words with difficult vowel teams and consonant clusters, helping automatic recognition later--without using complicated phonics rules. Phonics practice doesn't have to be boring!

Category: Reading Games: Reading Tutor Bingo (RT), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $2.99
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Better Bingo: Reading Silent e Words (RT)

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, Silent e Reading Tutor Bingo provides extra practice reading words with difficult vowel teams and consonant clusters, helping automatic recognition later--without using complicated phonics rules. Phonics practice doesn't have to be boring!

Category: Reading Games: Reading Tutor Bingo (RT), Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Charlotte’s Web Unique Bundle

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these Before and After Reading Strategies for Charlotte's Web, rated the BEST children's book of the 20th century, are unique and productive.

Category: Charlotte's Web, Novel Studies, Reading Comprehension
Types: Comprehension, Listening, Tests, Vocabulary, Writing (Composition)
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Charlotte’s Web: Chapter Questioning Strategies

Chapter-by-chapter questioning & strategies for Charlotte's Web are based on the latest comprehension research and include writing prompts & ideas for end of novel projects.

Category: Charlotte's Web, Novel Studies
Types: Comprehension
Price: $2.99
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Charlotte’s Web: Fun Way to Begin (Brainstorm an Outline)

Effective, easy to use, and unique, this outline uses class brainstorming to activate prior knowledge before reading Charlotte's Web while also introducing the skill of outlining.

Category: Charlotte's Web, Novel Studies, Reading Comprehension
Types: Comprehension, Vocabulary
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Charlotte’s Web: Crossword Puzzle

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this crossword puzzle about Charlotte's Web is great for homework, seat work, extra credit, and learning stations. The 48 word crossword puzzle is a helpful review of vocabulary, characters, details, and events from the novel.

Category: Charlotte's Web, Crossword Puzzles, Novel Studies
Types: Comprehension, Spelling, Vocabulary
Price: $ 1.49
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Charlotte’s Web: Final Exam

More than just a Final Exam on Charlotte's Web, this test will also help students learn how to choose the best answer in a multiple choice test.

Category: Charlotte's Web, Novel Studies
Types: Comprehension, Tests
Price: $ 2.49
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Charlotte’s Web: Story Sequencing Cards

Students love this activity because they move around the classroom while sequencing events from the novel Charlotte's Web.

Category: Charlotte's Web, Novel Studies
Types: Comprehension
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Comprehension Evaluation Stories

Helpful, accurate, and easy for evaluation of reading level P-4, these stories are perfect for effective tutoring.

Category: Diagnosis
Types: Comprehension, Fluency, Phonics/ Word Analysis
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First Day of School: A Play

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this FREE play requires no memorization.Containing GROUP parts for an entire class, it is a great way to focus attention on listening to the teacher and to each other.

Category: Scripts, Listening Skills
Types: Listening
Price: $ FREE
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How To Eat Fried Worms: Short Answer Questions

This oldie-but-goodie novel is perfect for a chuckle-filled read-aloud. 41 very short chapters have been divided into eleven segments that have a one-page, short answer set of questions that involve basic understanding of the text, as well as higher level questioning strategies. The short essays easily relate to younger lives and foster composition comfortably.

Category: Listening Skills, Novel Studies, Writing
Types: Comprehension, Listening, Writing (Composition)
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How to Eat Fried Worms: Word Search

This Word Search helps students review important characters and plot points in the novel, How To Eat Fried Worms.

Category: Novel Studies, Word Analysis, Word Search Puzzles
Types: Comprehension, Spelling
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Listening Skills: 4 Audience Participation Plays

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these plays improve listening skills. No memorization is required. They contain very short, group parts for an entire class. After roles are assigned, the teacher reads the story, and the student groups provide the appropriate words when they hear their cues. Enjoy the smiles!

Category: Scripts, Listening Skills
Types: Listening
Price: $ 1.99
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Reading Tutor Packet: Level 1 Decoding

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this Level 1 packet requires no prep for teachers and tutors. Designed by a 30 year reading specialist who has had great success with beginning or struggling readers, this bundle of effective decoding worksheets focuses mainly on short vowel words and includes some advice about comprehension skills as well.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Sight Word Kits, Word Analysis, Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis, Spelling
Price: $ 8.99
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Reading Tutor Packet: Level 2 Decoding

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this Level 2 packet requires no prep for teachers and tutors. Designed by a 30 year reading specialist who has had great success with beginning or struggling readers, this bundle of effective decoding worksheets covers mostly long vowel words, and it includes some advice about comprehension skills as well.

Category: Reading Games: Bingo (LTR), Sight Word Kits, Word Analysis, Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis, Spelling
Price: $ 10.99
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Retelling Profiles

Do you have a student who sounds like a good reader but does not seem to understand what s/he reads? Retelling may be useful strategy to gain insight into his or her thinking process. This organizational technique, one for fiction and one for non-fiction, can be taught in small or large groups with this set.

Category: Diagnosis, Reading Comprehension
Types: Tests
Price: $ FREE
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Story Grid

The perfect cure for writer's block!--students can easily create a myriad of interesting settings, characters, and plots. Students can brainstorm ideas to fill out the chart, then decide on which ideas they would like to use in their stories.

Category: Writing
Types: Writing (Composition)
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Syllables: A Better Way

Effective and easy to use, this set makes it simple for students to decode 2, 3, and 4 syllable words. These pages help students see common English clusters in longer words, without learning complicated rules for syllabication.

Category: Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $1.49
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Syllable Matching Game

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this set helps students see small parts in bigger words. This syllable matching game makes it much easier and fun for kids to practice making two syllables into meaningful words. 

Category: Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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The Trumpet of the Swan: Chapter Review Questions

Perfect for reviewing & refocusing the information from the previous chapter before embarking on the next one. Both literal and higher-level questioning strategies are used.

Category: Novel Studies, Reading Comprehension
Types: Comprehension
Price: $1.79
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The Trumpet of the Swan: Crossword Puzzle

This crossword puzzle for The Trumpet of the Swan includes characters, places, themes, and ideas from another wise and profound novel from the author of Charlotte's Web.

Category: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary
Types: Comprehension, Spelling, Vocabulary
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The Trumpet of the Swan: Final Exam

More than just a Final Exam, this 30 item multiple-choice test is designed to give students experience in test-taking strategies for choosing the best answer in multiple-choice tests, a strategy that is not often explained or practiced in classrooms today.

Category: Novel Studies, Reading Comprehension
Types: Comprehension, Tests
Price: $1.99
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The Trumpet of the Swan: Origami Swan

This simple origami swan is designed as a lesson in following directions after completion of The Trumpet of the Swan. Enjoy!

Category: Novel Studies
Types: Comprehension
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The Trumpet of the Swan: Sequencing Events Cards

Children really love this activity because they get to move around, and it is actually very good practice in the skill of sequencing events after The Trumpet of the Swan has been completed.

Category: Novel Studies, Reading Comprehension
Types: Comprehension
Price: $1.29
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Vowel Tutor Level 1: Short Vowel Clusters

Effective and easy to use, this no prep set includes great instruction or extra practice in short vowels for beginning and struggling readers. It is perfect for group or individualized instruction in decoding and spelling. Placing emphasis on automatic reading of short vowel words, the worksheets improve decoding, phrasing, fluency, and speed.

Category: Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
Price: $ 2.49
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Vowel Tutor Level 2: Long Vowels & Difficult Consonants

Effective and easy to use, this no prep set includes great instruction or extra practice in regular long vowel clusters for beginning and struggling readers. Placing emphasis on automatic reading of words with regular long vowel clusters, the worksheets improve decoding, phrasing, fluency, and speed.

Category: Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Vowel Tutor: Double Vowels In Context: Sentence Completion Level 2

Effective and easy to use, these worksheets provide extra practice for regular vowel teams within the context of a sentence. Unlike many phonics worksheets, these contain simple and clear word choice, thus enabling independent completion by struggling readers.

Category: Word Analysis
Types: Comprehension, Fluency, Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Vowel Tutor: Irregular Vowel Teams In Context: Sentence Completion Level 3

Effective and easy to use, these worksheets provide extra practice for irregular vowel teams within the context of a sentence. Unlike many phonics worksheets, they contain simple and clear word choice, enabling independent completion by struggling readers.

Category: Word Analysis
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Where the Wild Things Are: A Sequencing Activity

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this sequencing activity for events from Where the Wild Things Are provides a fun experience while practicing an important skill. Sequencing of events is an important competency for listening, thinking, and reading. It is valuable to introduce as soon as possible. Practice with the letter "w" is also included.

Category: Reading Comprehension
Types: Comprehension, Listening
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Word Search Puzzles: Sounds of C, G, Y, & Silent Consonants

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, this set of Consonant Word Searches helps students practice the sounds of c, g, y, and silent consonants within words in a unique way. They are great for homework, seatwork, extra credit, and learning centers.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis, Spelling
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Word Search Puzzles: Two Sounds of C

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 3 Word Search Puzzles help students practice the two sounds of the letter "c." They are great for homework, seatwork, extra credit, and learning centers. The extra practice this set provides helps to imprint the words for more automatic recognition later. 

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Word Search Puzzles: Two Sounds of G

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 3 Word Search Puzzles help students practice the two sounds of the letter "g" with more than 100 words. They are great for homework, seatwork, extra credit, and learning centers. The extra practice this set provides helps to imprint the words for more automatic recognition later.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Word Search Puzzles: Difficult Vowel Teams

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 6 Word Search Puzzles help students practice difficult vowel teams-- au (+aw) oi (+oy) ou oo oo ow ew-- imprinting for more automatic recognition while reading text.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis, Spelling
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Word Search Puzzle Bundle: Vowels

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 9 Word Search Puzzles help students practice vowels. The extra practice this set provides helps to imprint the silent e, long, and r-controlled words for more automatic recognition later while reading text.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis, Spelling
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Word Search Puzzles: –le At the End of a Word

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 2 Word Search Puzzles help students practice "le" at the end of a word, using more than 75 words. They are great for homework, seatwork, extra credit, and learning centers. The extra practice that this set provides helps to imprint the words for more automatic recognition later.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Word Search Puzzles: Short Vowels

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 5 Word Search Puzzles offer extra practice in using more than 200 words with short vowels. The practice that this unique set provides helps to imprint the words for more automatic recognition later.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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Word Search Puzzles: Sounds for the Letter Y

Effective, enjoyable, and easy to use, these 3 Word Search Puzzles with more than 100 words help students practice three sounds of the letter "y." The extra practice this set provides helps to imprint the words for more automatic recognition later.

Category: Word Search Puzzles
Types: Phonics/ Word Analysis
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