As students read independently, they’ll run into words they have trouble decoding. Have your kids cut out these fun “tricky word” bookmarks to help them to recognize and record these words so that they can practice decoding them!

As students learn to read independently, they’ll undoubtedly run into words they have trouble decoding. This worksheet helps students to reflect on the tricky words they run into and how they can decode them.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.

Authors use sensory language to make their writing more descriptive. Have your students consider the words authors use to create specific moods in this fun pumpkin-themed worksheet!

Use this resource to teach your students about the six most common words used to start questions.

Have students record new words in this organizer and jot down what they think they mean.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Students can use this organizer to jot down the new words they encounter and also note what they think they mean.

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Words That Show Cause and Effect.

Use this resource to teach your students to identify cause and effect relationships in context by looking at the signal words.

Kids love nonsense, in case you haven't already noticed, and this wacky worksheet will work your wonderful wordsmith into a nonsense whirlwind.

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

Learn to work with primary sources by decoding the names, facts, and numbers in old memoirs, interviews and records.

Students practice using keywords to prepare for summary writing.

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Deduce the definitions of tricky words in this engaging informational passage!

Complete this Hanukkah story by selecting the correct pictures instead of words.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

A rebus story is told using pictures and drawings instead of words.

Help students analyze the words and form of a poem with this fun worksheet.

As students practice reading independently, they’ll run into tricky words. Help them learn how to identify which books are “just right” for their reading level by recording how many tricky words they run into.

With this worksheet students will define the importance of play vocabulary words and provide examples.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.

This excerpt has exactly 100 words and is great reading practice for your little quaterbacks!