Building a Strong Phonics Foundation

1. Daily Phonics Drills..

Short, consistent drills help letter sounds become automatic…

1st/2nd Grade Phonics Drill (Teacher Version)

1st/2nd Grade Phonics Drill (KidVersion)

(The Key to Helping Struggling Readers)

Kindergarten / PreK Drill (Puppet Version)

“Alphabet Puppets Phonics Drill”

A solid foundation in letter sounds makes everything else in reading much easier. Here are three practical ways to build it:

2. Writing & “Make a Word” Activities

Writing words connects sounds to letters in a powerful way…

3. Flash Cards & Sounding Out Practice

Build familiarity with both decodable words and sight words…