Discover our engaging Reading Skills Development Worksheets tailored for ages 5-6! Designed to enhance early literacy, these worksheets provide fun activities that reinforce essential reading skills. Children will explore sound recognition, vocabulary building, and comprehension through interactive exercises that captivate their interest. Our resources are ideal for homeschooling, classroom settings, or supplemental learning. With colorful illustrations and age-appropriate content, kids will enjoy boosting their reading confidence. Facilitate a love for reading with these expertly crafted worksheets that track progress and nurture skills necessary for a strong literacy foundation. Unlock your child's potential as they embark on an exciting reading journey today!


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Words with Sound N Reading Worksheet
Words with Sound N Reading Worksheet

Words with Sound N Reading Worksheet

Young readers will love the colourful pictures and simple sight words on this download worksheet. They can trace their way through the maze as they help the cute squirrel reach his acorns, finding words with the sound "n" as they go. It's a fun way to work on reading skills - they won't even realise they're learning!
Words with Sound N Reading Worksheet
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Let's Look for Consonants Worksheet
Let's Look for Consonants Worksheet

Let's Look for Consonants Worksheet

Help kids learn consonants and words that start with them. Ask them to recite the alphabet, then explain consonants are all letters but the 5 vowels. Use the worksheet to ask them to circle items without a consonant. Emphasize that's 21 consonants.
Let's Look for Consonants Worksheet
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What Sound Is it? Worksheet
What Sound Is it? Worksheet

What Sound Is it? Worksheet

Have your child say the words for the pictures on this fun worksheet. As he or she sounds out the word, your child will use the provided letter choices to complete it, building reading and phonics skills. Visual cues make it easier to identify the correct beginning, middle, or end sound.
What Sound Is it? Worksheet
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Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet
Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet

Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet

Preschoolers can learn to identify letter sounds by focusing on beginning sounds. This cute and colorful worksheet reviews the hard “j” sound. Kids can point it out by naming the words and circling only those starting with the “j” sound. Read the text out loud and listen closely!
Letter Sounds: J Printable Worksheet
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Feeling Words: The Boy Who Cried Wolf Worksheet
Feeling Words: The Boy Who Cried Wolf Worksheet

Feeling Words: The Boy Who Cried Wolf Worksheet

This worksheet helps students infer characters' traits and feelings by reading The Boy Who Cried Wolf. They choose the correct emotion for each character to improve their story comprehension. A great resource for the reading classroom, it teaches an essential comprehension skill.
Feeling Words: The Boy Who Cried Wolf Worksheet
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Letter G Sounds Worksheet
Letter G Sounds Worksheet

Letter G Sounds Worksheet

Help emerging readers build confidence by giving them practice identifying hard "G" with this free PDF worksheet. They'll use picture clues to name the words, and practice fine-motor skills tracing circles around the corresponding pics. It's a great way to introduce or reinforce hard "G" words.
Letter G Sounds Worksheet
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Reading skills development for children ages 5-6 is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, this stage is a foundational period where children begin to develop cognitive and language skills that position them for future learning. Early readers gain essential literacy skills that provide the tools necessary to understand and engage with more complex texts as they progress in their education.

Moreover, strong reading skills contribute significantly to academic success across all subjects. As children move through school, reading becomes a necessary skill for acquiring knowledge in areas like math, science, and social studies. By fostering reading skills early, parents and teachers help ensure that children remain interested and engaged in learning throughout their academic careers.

Reading also nurtures imagination and creativity; it opens the door to diverse worlds, cultures, and ideas, enhancing children’s empathy and critical thinking skills. Emotional development is further supported through stories, as children learn to understand and express their feelings.

In cultivating a love for reading, parents and teachers create lifelong learners who are better prepared to navigate an increasingly complex world. Investing in reading skills at this age promotes not just immediate academic benefits but also long-term personal growth and confidence.