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The 9 Jobs of Silent E with Posters, Picture Sort and Assessment

Helps answer the question "Why do so many words end with e?" This jobs of silent e resource explains it! Use the posters as anchor charts in your room to teach each job of silent e. Use the 9 Jobs of Silent E picture sort to reinforce the posters and the worksheet can be used as an assessment! The 9 Jobs of Silent E has cute graphics and easy to understand posters make this a truly valuable resource!

Jobs include:

1- make vowels say their name

2- keep words from ending with u or v

3- make c and g say their soft sound

4- make sure every syllable has a vowel (+cle)

5- no job

6- make th say its voiced sound

7- show the word isn't a plural

8- clarify the word

9- make short words look longer

Engage your students with these Digraphs Activities to review ch, th, sh, and ck! Perfect to supplement popular programs like Orton-Gillingham or UFLI.

What's Included:

10 Differentiated Student Activities:

• High Frequency Word (HFW) Practice: HFW from the passage are included so students can be familiar with tougher words before reading.
• **Word/sound mapping for HFWs: **Students will use sound boxes to identify the sounds in words, and can learn that irregular words CAN often be mapped.
• One decodable reading passage: The passage focuses on the consonant digraphs ch, th, sh, and ck.

Comprehension Activities:

• Five short answer comprehension questions
• Five multiple choice comprehension questions
• Fill in the blank comprehension questions

Fluency Building:

• A fluency passage, using the same text as a repeated reading.

Sentence Writing Fluency:

• Allows students to use the targeted sound and associated high frequency words in writing.

• Nonsense Word Fluency:

• Mazes that have** real photos **to engage older learners to practice decoding and some nonsense words.

• Two mazes included: a 6 picture mini-maze, and a full 12 picture maze

• A nonsense word fluency colour by code.

• Answer keys included, except for colour by code picture.

Why You'll Love It:

This resource has been designed to support older students who still need phonics practice without feeling like they are using materials made for K-2 learners. Each activity helps to make phonics practice both relevant and age-appropriate. **Clear Instructions **mean students can work independently or with minimal guidance.

• Age-Appropriate Design: Carefully crafted to ensure older students feel respected and engaged while learning foundational phonics skills.
• Visual Engagement: Real photos make the passage more engaging for upper elementary kids.
• Boosts Confidence: Helps struggling readers build their phonics skills in a non-intimidating way.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for classroom centers, homework, or one-on-one intervention sessions.

Ideal For:

• Upper Elementary Teachers
• Other children who are practicing phonics skills
• Special Education Instructors
• Reading Specialists
• Homeschool Parents

Product Details:

• Format: PDF
• Pages: 12 student pages, 24 total pages
• Grade Levels: Any students who need to build phonics skills.
• Resource Type: Phonics Practice, Literacy Center Activity, Homework Assignment

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