Learning to read CVC words is a major milestone for a beginning reader! CVC words are words that have the pattern consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC, like the words hat and pop. The vowel in CVC words makes the short sound because it is a closed syllable. To practice reading CVC words, I created printable flip books. These interactive flip books help students develop important decoding skills and make reading more fun! I love this hands-on activity because it is so much more fun than … [Read more...]
CVC Fluency Strips
Are you teaching students to read? One of the simplest ways to begin is with CVC words. CVC words are three-letter words that follow a consonant/vowel/consonant pattern. Some examples are the words ‘cat’, ‘hen’, and ‘sat’. It's so exciting to watch students go from knowing letters and sounds to reading words! When students are ready to start developing their reading fluency, they start by reading short vowel words. This allows them to learn to see patterns in words and apply that skill to … [Read more...]
CVC Words Practice Activity
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure for more details. My kindergartener is learning to read, which is so special and exciting! Listening to him read is one of my favorite things. He is decoding words and reading beginner books, which is so fun to see! Something we've been working a lot on is reading and writing CVC words. CVC words are three-letter words that follow a consonant/vowel/consonant pattern. Some examples are the words 'cat', 'hen', and … [Read more...]
