Unlock your child's reading potential with our meticulously designed Reading Development Phonics Worksheets for Ages 6-7. At Kids Academy, we craft engaging and educational resources to enhance phonemic awareness, letter-sound recognition, and early reading skills. Each printable worksheet combines fun activities with educational theory, guiding young learners through fundamental phonics lessons in a playful yet effective way. Ideal for both home and classroom settings, these worksheets offer diverse exercises that cater to varied learning styles, ensuring every child can progress confidently. Inspire a love for reading with our proven, skill-building phonics worksheets today!


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Is it b, p or d? Worksheet
Is it b, p or d? Worksheet

Is it b, p or d? Worksheet

Test your child's identification skills with this worksheet. They must identify the image and then circle the letter it begins with: 'b', 'p', or 'd' (e.g. an image of the sun would mean they circle 's').
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Long or Short Reading Worksheet
Long or Short Reading Worksheet

Long or Short Reading Worksheet

Every new reader needs to learn to recognize long and short vowel sounds. This phonics worksheet uses pictures of high-frequency words to help. Kids read the words and then check off images with long vowel sounds. It helps them learn to decode words and improves fine motor skills.
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Let's Count the Sounds Worksheet
Let's Count the Sounds Worksheet

Let's Count the Sounds Worksheet

This bright and cheery traceable worksheet encourages children to practice auditory discrimination and phonological awareness. Using picture clues, they read each word and trace the line that represents the number of sounds heard. This builds decoding skills and helps them become successful readers.
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Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet
Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet

Reading: Y as Long I Worksheet

Students need practice and exposure to letters that make different sounds for decoding and reading success. This printable is a great resource for language arts classes: it explains that words ending with Y and having only one syllable make the long I sound. Students will circle all words with Y that have this sound.
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Long O Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet
Long O Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet

Long O Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet

Divide your class into teams and have them work together to identify and pronounce the long O sound in words like "boat" and "flow". As they read aloud, have the rest of the class listen attentively. Then let teams color in the words and matching pictures, reinforcing the lesson. This simple printout is perfect for phonics lessons and a fun way to energize your class.
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Phonics, the method of teaching reading by correlating sounds with symbols in an alphabetic writing system, is crucial for children aged 6-7 as it lays the foundation for their reading and comprehension skills. This age range corresponds to early childhood, a critical period for cognitive development. By understanding and applying phonics, children can effectively decode new words, which enhances their reading fluency and accuracy. Mastery of phonics also equips children with the skills to approach unfamiliar words with confidence, leading to greater vocabulary acquisition and improved spelling accuracy.

For teachers and parents, emphasizing phonics instruction at this stage ensures that children do not just memorize words but actually understand the underlying patterns of the language. This deepens their comprehension and retention capabilities, essential for later academic success. Strong reading skills also foster a love of reading, promoting lifelong learning and curiosity.

Phonics supports inclusive learning environments as it offers systematic, explicit instruction based on evidence, making it suitable for a wide range of learners, including those with learning difficulties. Altogether, focusing on phonics during these formative years helps cultivate proficient, confident, and enthusiastic readers, setting the stage for their educational journey and personal growth.