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Sound-Spellings Printable Chart

Beginning: K-2
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This Sound-Spellings Chart is designed for children in the earliest stages of reading development. It features the most common phonemes for 26 single-letter graphemes, and presents one key word association that demonstrates that spelling. The chart includes short vowel sounds only and intentionally uses key words that are highly decodable for beginning readers. Learn more about teaching sound-spellings in Chapter 3 of Shifting the Balance, “Reimagining the Way We Teach Phonics.”

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