Spanish/English Letter Sounds

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This set of worksheets is specifically designed to help EL students learn English letter sounds using familiar Spanish words. Each worksheet focuses on a particular letter, allowing students to identify and associate the sound with both English and Spanish words. 

These worksheets are an invaluable resource in a bilingual classroom setting. They bridge the gap between the students’ native language and English, making the learning process more accessible and less intimidating.

 

Consonant Blend Picture Sort

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The Consonant Blend Sort is an engaging educational tool designed specifically to introduce and reinforce consonant blends for English Language (EL) students. This sort includes a set of illustrated cards featuring various consonant blend words alongside corresponding pictures. Each card pairs a blend (such as “st” in “star” or “cl” in “clown”) with a vivid image that represents the word, creating a visual association to enhance understanding and retention.

 

Materials for a Structured Literacy Lesson (The Fisherman and His Wife)

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The materials are from my 3 day structured literacy lesson using the story “The Fisherman and His Wife”.  It comes with a very simple book that focuses on digraphs, slides for the difficult vocabulary, a sight word activity,  and segmentation/blending sheet. 

“Map Skills” book and structured literacy lesson

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The materials are from my 3 day structured literacy lesson using the informational text, “Map Skills”.  It comes with a very simple book that focuses on reading basic maps, but also the phonics skill of vowel teams and the sight word “what”. It comes with slides for the difficult vocabulary, a sight word activity,  and segmentation/blending sheet.