Elevate your 7-9-year-old’s reading journey with our Phonics Skills Reading Comprehension Worksheets! Designed to enhance phonemic awareness, these engaging activities help children improve decoding, fluency, and overall comprehension. Each worksheet employs fun exercises that blend phonics instructions with compelling reading passages, ensuring kids stay motivated and confident as they master essential reading skills. Perfect for both classroom and at-home learning, these worksheets provide a diverse range of topics and difficulty levels to cater to every young reader's needs. Foster a love for reading while building a strong literacy foundation with our expertly crafted phonics resources.


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Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet
Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet

Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet

Read out the words in this printout with the correct pronunciation. Have your child repeat each word after you. Then have them read the words and identify the ones with the "oo" sound. Guide their hands as they trace the lines to the right words.
Puss in Boots: OO Sound Worksheet
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Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet
Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet

Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet

Help your kids learn phonetics! Explain the different sounds and long/short variations. Emphasize that some vowel sounds are the same, e.g. ou = ow in cow. For practice, have them read aloud the words in the worksheet and check the box next to the spelling that matches the picture.
Reading: OW and OU Words Worksheet
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Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet
Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet

Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet

This worksheet helps kids recognize that /au/ and /aw/ can make the same sound. Students read sentences and pick the correct word with one of the digraphs. Understanding digraphs improves decoding and reading fluency. Perfect for reading and phonics classes.
Reading: AW and AU Words Worksheet
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Phonics skills and reading comprehension are foundational for children's academic and life-long success, especially between the ages of 7-9. During this critical period, children transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Phonics instruction—teaching the relationship between sounds and their corresponding letters or groups of letters—provides children with essential decoding skills. These skills enable them to pronounce new words and steadily build their vocabulary.

Strong phonics skills directly enhance reading comprehension by allowing children to read more fluently and focus on understanding the text rather than decoding individual words. Improved comprehension enables students to confidently engage with various subjects beyond just language arts, including science, history, and math, making them versatile learners.

Both parents and teachers play a vital role by fostering a supportive environment that emphasizes the importance of phonics and reading comprehension. This support can come through regular reading at home, utilizing phonics-based games and activities, and providing positive reinforcement. Early mastery in these areas establishes a sturdy foundation for future academic challenges and cultivates a lifelong love of reading. Thus, investing time and effort in strengthening these skills during the formative years ultimately paves the way for well-rounded, competent readers who can confidently tackle complex texts in later stages of their education.