This Editable Spelling Workbook is designed simply to help reinforce common sounds for those who are struggling to read or have difficulty with English spelling. It comprises primarily of lists of short vowel words simple CVC and with more complex sounds, long vowel words, common tricky words, and more.
The words are presented in tables for learning spelling and have a vowel sorted table and a mixed up table to reinforce the sounds and letter recognition.
This file is the editable format, provided use by educators and home schoolers, so that the file can be copied, modified, and re-used in the most effective way by the user.
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Ever struggle helping kids learn tricky vowel sounds? I did! I found breaking down words into sound families with tables, like with “sounds, long vowel words, common tricky words”, really helped my son. Seeing them sorted and mixed up made a difference. Have you found similar methods work?
Please note although it says “download pdf” it’s actually an odt file! (Which opens with most document editors including OpenOffice and Word.
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