Teaching students to identify “chunks” in words is an important step in learning to read. Identifying these “chunks” helps to build fluency as the student will not have to stop and blend each individual sound. When we teach word families, we are helping student identify word patterns. When you download this freebie you'll receive 18 common word families.
Come on over to the Word Family Sliders blog post to pick up this fun freebie! Step-by-step directions for making the Word Sliders are on the blog.