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Free Short Vowel Worksheets and Games from Steps to Reading Book 1
Free printable games and worksheets from Steps to Reading Book 1: Short Vowels.
Use these free downloads from Steps to Reading Book 1 to practice short vowels, early sight words, and the first short a lessons.
Book 1 begins with the earliest decoding skills: letter sounds, short a words, simple word families, and the first high-frequency sight words. These printable pages are useful for extra practice after a child has been shown how to sound out the words.
Printable phonics practice from Book 1
A printable board game for short vowel practice.
Bingo cards for practicing short a words.
A targeted game for words ending in at.
Practice the earliest high-frequency sight words.
A beginning short a game for the earliest lessons.
A game for practicing short a and short i together.
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