Fun activities to boost reading & spelling skills!

Building Phonemic Awareness: Nonsense words help children focus on individual phonemes

(sounds) without relying on prior knowledge of real words. By blending sounds together to pronounce nonsense words, young readers strengthen their phonemic awareness—the foundation of

reading.

Strengthening Decoding Skills: Decoding is like cracking a secret code. Nonsense words provide

practice in applying sound-symbol relationships consistently. When students encounter unfamiliar words in real texts, their decoding skills allow them to tackle them confidently.

Evidence-Based Practice: Research shows that explicit instruction using nonsense

words improves early reading skills. Evidence-based approaches emphasize the systematic

teaching of phonics, including decoding both real and nonsense words.

YOUR PACKET 3 DIFFERENT GAMES:

Silly Sandwiches: Assemble CVC words like playful sandwich layers. Decode and create

delightful word combinations!

Alien vs. Human: Sort words into “alien” or “human” categories. Enhance decoding

accuracy while having extraterrestrial fun!

Word Dash: Race against the clock! Read as many CVC words as possible in one

minute. Boost fluency and accuracy.