This past spring I had the opportunity to attend a presentation by Dr. Timothy Rasinski at the New York State Reading Association Conference. In addition to being one of the top researchers in reading fluency, he told us all that one of his "gifts" is having the ability to create word ladders. If you provided him with two words, he said he would be able to create a word ladder within 48 hours!
I do have some of his Word Ladder books which my older students enjoy, but I wanted to create something for my kindergarten students to practice blending sounds as they change the initial, medial, and final letters.
Here is a sample of what I came up with:
The students start with the word on the bottom and then change the letters as they climb up the ladder.
I just posted this Word Ladder, along with two others in my TPT store.
What do you think?
I love it! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLoved Dr. Rasinski at our Reading in Convention in March...Thanks for the freebie!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Thank you so much for making this a freebie!
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Thanks for sharing!!
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Thank you! I am always looking for ways to challenge my kids who come in already blending and reading!
ReplyDeletelove this! I can see my older students coming up with their own. love rasinski too, so great that you got to hear him share his ideas
ReplyDeleteLove them! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeletePrimary Inspired
Love it! Thank you so much for sharing! I hope I can create some more of my own, don't know if they'll ever be this cute :-)
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Looks so cute! I must be doing something wrong...it is not showing up as free at the TPT store.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! My older students love word ladders, I bet my younger ones will, too!
ReplyDeleteI have read many Timothy Rasinski authored books. He has some great ideas!
I think I love it! Come on over and join the giveaway!
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