At Waltzing Blossom Literacy, we believe that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed. Our easy-to-use phonics curriculum will give your students the tools they need to become confident readers.
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What Are Diphthongs? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

This blog post will explore what diphthongs are and provide some practical suggestions for teaching them to your students.

Paula Plumer

Apr 4, 20244 min read

What Are R-Controlled Vowel Sounds? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

R-controlled vowels, also known as "rhotic vowels," are a subset of vowel sounds in English that undergo a distinct transformation in the...

Paula Plumer

Oct 5, 20234 min read

What Are Vowel Teams? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

Vowel teams, also known as vowel digraphs, are two or more vowels that are used together to represent a single sound. In English, there...

Paula Plumer

Aug 25, 20233 min read

What Are Long Vowels? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

Long vowel sounds are an important part of English language learning and understanding them is essential for reading and writing. Here’s...

Paula Plumer

Jul 21, 20233 min read

What Are Consonant Blends? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

Consonant blends are groups of two or more consonant letters that are pronounced together but maintain their individual sounds. In...

Paula Plumer

Jun 25, 20232 min read

What Is a Consonant Digraph? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

Consonant digraphs are two consonant letters that together represent a single sound. In English, there are several consonant digraphs...

Paula Plumer

May 15, 20233 min read

What Are CVC Words? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

CVC words are a fundamental part of English language learning and understanding them is essential for young children as they learn to...

Paula Plumer

Apr 20, 20232 min read

What Are Short Vowels? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

One of the reasons English is a challenging language to learn to read is that one letter can represent more than one sound. While most...

Paula Plumer

Mar 20, 20233 min read

Why Reading Assessments Are Important to Guide Your Instruction

One thing there is no shortage of in education today are tests. In fact, there are so many that in recent years parents have begun to opt...

Paula Plumer

Sep 10, 20224 min read

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At Waltzing Blossom Literacy, we believe that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed. Our easy-to-use phonics curriculum will give your students the tools they need to become confident readers. Join us on the journey to literacy today!

What Are Diphthongs? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Are R-Controlled Vowel Sounds? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Are Vowel Teams? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Are Long Vowels? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Are Consonant Blends? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Is a Consonant Digraph? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Are CVC Words? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

What Are Short Vowels? Ideas and Free Resources for Teaching Phonics

Why Reading Assessments Are Important to Guide Your Instruction

Sign up to receive new blog posts, product information, and coupon codes straight to your inbox.

At Waltzing Blossom Literacy, we believe that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed. Our easy-to-use phonics curriculum will give your students the tools they need to become confident readers.
Join us on the journey to literacy today!