Reading Skills Worksheets for 6-Year-Olds
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Enhance your first grader's reading abilities with our engaging and educational Reading Skills Worksheets for 6-Year-Olds. Our expertly designed worksheets focus on foundational skills such as sight words, phonics, and comprehension to help young learners build confidence and fluency. With vibrant illustrations and age-appropriate content, these activities turn learning into a fun adventure. Perfect for classroom use or extra practice at home, our worksheets support early reading success and a lifelong love of literature. Visit us at Kids Academy to access a variety of worksheets tailored to your six-year-old's developmental needs.
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Long and Short Vowel Match up Reading Worksheet
Help your reader build confidence and refine their decoding skills! This worksheet combines long and short vowel recognition with a traceable component to improve fine motor skills. Your learner will name each picture and trace the dotted lines to get to the correct vowel sounds.
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Short Vowel /a/ Worksheet
This free PDF helps new readers use sight words and pictures to read basic sentences. Then, they use accompanying word choices to find the correct word with the short a vowel sound. A key early reading skill, discriminating between short vowel sounds can be tricky in monosyllabic words, so use this PDF to help your reader reinforce it.
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Words That Start with "ch" Spelling Worksheet
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Kids Academy's "ch" tracing worksheet makes it easy for your little one to learn phonics and spelling. It features cute, brightly colored images to help them trace familiar words, making learning fun and enjoyable.
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l or i? Worksheet
Trace the dotted lines on this worksheet to connect pictures with their lowercase letter. Ask your child what each picture is and the first letter of the word. Guide them to trace the letter with the dotted lines.
l or i? Worksheet
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Rime Time Worksheet
This free PDF worksheet helps new and emerging readers identify rimes (the letters after initial consonants) and practice fine motor skills. Kids trace the correct rimes for each picture and increase their fluency and decoding skills with each one!
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Craft and Structure: Assessment 1 Worksheet
Fairytales are a great way to bond with your kids while teaching them. Popular stories include Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs. Test how well they understood these two with this assessment worksheet. Ask them to compare the two stories and check what is the same. Doing this will help kids learn new words and sentence construction, as well as teaching them life lessons.
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Twin Onset Worksheet
Children's phonological skills and reading/spelling strategies are strengthened by isolating initial consonants. This fun PDF worksheet encourages kids to trace the correct onset letter and hone fine motor skills. It's a great way to introduce early reading and spelling.
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Choose a Sound Worksheet
Help your child hone pre-reading skills with this colorful worksheet! They'll practice tracing letter sounds, develop phoneme awareness, and gain confidence. Plus, it's a fun way to work on their fine motor skills.
Choose a Sound Worksheet
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Can You Match the Sentence? Worksheet
Kids gain fluency with this worksheet which uses bright pictures. They select the sentence that matches the image and check the box. This repetition of words and phrases helps them improve their reading skills while having fun.
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Opposite Words Worksheet
Help your child learn words and opposites. Look through a worksheet with them. Ask if they can read the underlined words. Then, ask which highlighted word is the opposite of the underlined word. The answer should match the picture.
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Short Vowel Eggs Worksheet
Your students will love helping these birdies pick the short vowel eggs! Have them read the words in the thought bubbles, then check off the boxes with the same short vowel sounds. The bright colors of this free Worksheet will draw them in and get them practicing their vowels!
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Where Is the Digraph? Worksheet
Teach your child about digraphs - two or more consonants that form one sound, like /wh/, /sh/, and /ch/. Show them words with these sounds and use this worksheet to help. Ask them which digraph is missing from the words and point out the pictures. 80 words.
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Picture Words Worksheet
Pictures are key for early reading skills. Remind children to use all resources when reading passages to understand meaning. With the free PDF, kids can learn through pictures & words, then answer questions based on what they learned. This hits home that all info in text is valuable, pics included!
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Short Vowel Sound I Worksheet
This free printable phonics worksheet will get your kid prepped for reading! It's a maze to help the dog complete the word “zip” with the missing letter I. Have your kid say the word aloud to learn the I sound. It's a great way to practice reading, writing and spelling skills. Check out here for more phonics worksheets!
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Listen to the Sounds Worksheet
This worksheet builds emerging readers' skills in using sounds for reading and spelling. It helps strengthen auditory processing by having them count the sounds in each word, then trace the corresponding number. Fun and cheerful!
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Purple Tracing Color Words Worksheet
Help your kindergartener practice their handwriting with this fun, free printable. They'll trace and color the word “purple”, starting at the big red dots, and pick out and circle all the purple objects they see. They'll get to train their fine motor muscles while having fun! Check out here for more handwriting practice.
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Different Letters Reading Worksheet
Download our phonics worksheet to help kids understand letter sounds. Have them sound out letters and join them to form words. Colorful pictures assist in recognition, making it perfect for kindergarteners. A great intro to phonics!
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Jungle Plants Worksheet
Coloring pages can be fun and educational for kids! Print this adorable jungle worksheet with plants, a butterfly, and a lizard. Ask preschoolers to choose colors to bring the scene to life, while discussing rainforest plants and animals.
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Finish the Rime Worksheet
Rimes help kids learn word families and spelling strategies. This PDF worksheet gives new readers practice with initial consonants, pictures, colors and motor skills. It's fun and cheery, and a great way to boost phonological awareness and rime identification.
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Arctic Animals Worksheet
Kids love animals and this worksheet is a great way to teach them where they live. It reinforces classification skills and introduces new animals, like the Arctic hare. Use it to discuss the Arctic climate and how these animals live, then ask your child where other animals live to keep the conversation going.
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Words with sound f Reading Worksheet
This illustrated phonics worksheet is ideal for preschool or kindergarten. It helps boost learners' literacy skills with a focus on the letter "f". Ask your child to name all the pictures, listening for that sound. Examples are fish, fox, lion, bug. When they can identify which words start with "f", have them circle the images. Congratulate them on a job well done!
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Front of the Book Worksheet
Help your child become a reader with this free worksheet! It's full of fun new friends and is designed to help kids understand concepts about the front of a book. They'll look at each picture and decide which friend is holding the book with the front cover, and check off the correct answer in the given boxes. Get your little one ready to be a reader!
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Sight Words: The Worksheet
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The word "the" is an essential part of English. Teaching your child to read and write it is easy with this sight words worksheet. They'll practice reading the word, tracing it, and using it in sentences. It's the perfect way to take your child's language skills to the next level! Get the worksheet today.
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"B" Words Printable Sight Words Worksheet
Kids will learn sight words quickly with this fun worksheet! "B" Words offers guided practice with simple sentences and pictures. Build your child's reading confidence with this helpful worksheet and watch them become a master!
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Parents and teachers should prioritize reading skills for 6-year-olds because these early years are foundational for a child's academic and personal development. At this critical stage, children are transitioning from recognizing letters and sounds to beginning to read simple texts. This shift is essential as it contributes significantly to their cognitive growth, language development, and future academic success.
Reading skills enhance children's vocabulary, allowing them to express themselves more clearly and understand the world around them better. As their vocabulary expands, so does their ability to comprehend complex ideas and follow instructions, both of which are vital for all subject areas, including math and science. Additionally, early reading proficiency boosts confidence and instills a love for learning, which can foster a lifelong habit.
Furthermore, reading aloud with children strengthens social and emotional bonds between the child and the caregiver. It can be an enjoyable activity that promotes empathy, curiosity, and focus. Without adequate reading skills at this age, children might struggle in later school years, leading to a potential dislike for learning and lower academic performance. Hence, whether at home or in school, prioritizing reading skills for 6-year-olds sets the stage for long-term educational success and personal development.
