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The Reading Road ActivityThe Reading Road Activity
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania
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Pre-K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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The Reading Road

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Practice r-controlled vowel sounds and words with a series of phonics activities. Ranging from straightforward instruction sheets to a fun rhyming story about video games, the exercises will interest all of your learners, regardless of reading level.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

r-controlled vowels, phonics, beginning reading

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Excellent for a language arts center, speech lesson, or foundational reading unit
  • Consider reading the "Zapping Zorks" story in a reader's theater activity, with one student reading each page or each line

Classroom Considerations

  • Best if printed in color

Pros

  • Story is cute and fun for kids to read
  • Exercises are more like games

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.2.a RF.K.3.a RF.1.2.a RF.1.3.a

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