Story Sparks Family Newsletter

A systematic early literacy program providing interactive asynchronous 3-day Nearpod presentations and editable companion practice worksheets for foundational letter-sound concepts and sight words.

Introduces consonant /h/ with keyword house, lowercase and uppercase H formation (tall attic line with ceiling bridge), word chaining, and early CVC blending.

An editable 14-slide Nearpod-style asynchronous student presentation for Concept 5 based on consonant /h/ (house). It covers the warm breath on hand articulation check, lowercase and uppercase H formation, 8-word chaining, and Day 3 mastery checks in Chalkboard SE / Comic Sans.

A structured IMSE Orton-Gillingham kindergarten phonics sequence covering systematic consonant and vowel concepts with multisensory routines, decodable text, and Red Word mastery.

Introduces consonant /f/ with keyword fish, lowercase and uppercase F formation (candy cane hook), 9-word chaining ladder, Red Words 'from' and 'off', and Decodable Reader #09.

A student practice worksheet for Concept 17 (/f/ fish) providing handwriting lines for lowercase and uppercase F, sound-dot reading, sound box spelling, Red Words 'from' and 'off' arm-tapping, and sentence tracing in Chalkboard SE / Comic Sans.

A five-day fourth-grade reading unit aligned to CCSS RI.4.2 focusing on determining main ideas, analyzing supporting key details, crafting summaries, mastering multiple-choice test strategies, and demonstrating mastery.

Introduces consonant /g/ with keyword goat, lowercase and uppercase G formation (basement tail curve), word chaining ladder, and Red Word 'and'.

An editable 14-slide Nearpod-style asynchronous student presentation for Concept 17 based on consonant /f/ (fish). It covers the candy cane letter formation, 9-word chaining ladder, Red Words 'from' and 'off', and Day 3 mastery checks in Chalkboard SE / Comic Sans.

A foundational third-grade reading comprehension and vocabulary sequence. Students develop critical literacy skills by investigating main ideas, supporting details, and context clues across informational and narrative texts.

Introduces consonant /r/ with keyword raccoon, lowercase and uppercase R formation, 8-word chaining ladder, Red Words 'see' and 'stop', and Decodable Reader #08.

An editable student practice worksheet for Concept 6 (/g/ goat) providing handwriting lines for lowercase and uppercase G, sound-dot reading, visual picture sound box spelling (gas, gum, gag, log), Red Word 'and' arm-tapping, and sentence tracing with in-browser editing.