Boost your child's reading confidence with our Phonics Skills Improvement worksheets, designed for ages 6-7. These engaging worksheets from Kids Academy enhance phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and letter-sound correspondence. Each activity provides structured practice to help young learners differentiate and blend sounds, laying a strong foundation for fluent reading. Crafted by educational experts, our fun and interactive sheets make learning phonics enjoyable and effective. From matching letters to decoding words, your child will develop essential skills in no time. Give your child the tools they need to succeed in reading with Kids Academy's phonics worksheets!


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Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet
Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet

Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet

Have your child list words with the long /i/ sound (eg. 'pie'), and if needed, help them out with some examples. Read each word in the worksheet together and check their answer by having them circle the correct word.
Reading: Long I and IE Worksheet
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Consonant Blend Bl Printable Worksheet
Consonant Blend Bl Printable Worksheet

Beginning Blends: "Bl" Words Worksheet

Help your child master their phonics skills with this fun, focused consonant blend worksheet! They'll practice spelling, reading, and sounding out the words, which will help their speech and other skills. The worksheet focuses on "Bl" but extend your child's learning by finding other blends on the page. After completion, they'll be closer to phonics mastery!
Beginning Blends: "Bl" Words Worksheet
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Silent E Sentences Worksheet
Silent E Sentences Worksheet

Silent E Sentences Worksheet

Young readers can find learning Silent E tricky, so this helpful worksheet can help! It teaches them to distinguish words that look the same but for the Silent E and choose the right word for sentence blanks. Kids can mark the correct answer and become familiar with closed syllables and words that require the E.
Silent E Sentences Worksheet
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Long and Short U Worksheet
Long and Short U Worksheet

Long and Short U Worksheet

Revised: Spice up your lesson on long and short vowels with this fun printout! Kids read the words "tube" and "tub," then reinforce the sound by coloring in the words and pictures. It's a great way to make phonics class enjoyable!
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Long and Short U Worksheet
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Silent e worksheet
Silent e worksheet

Silent E Words Worksheet

The letter e is amazing - it changes words without making a sound! Boost spelling and phonics with this Silent e worksheet from Kids Academy - fun and colorful!
Silent E Words Worksheet
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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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Phonics skills are foundational to successful reading and writing, key competencies for young learners aged 6-7. For parents and teachers, investing in the development of these skills is crucial because it directly impacts a child's academic progress and future education. At this age, children transition from recognizing letters to understanding the relationship between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (letters or groups of letters). This understanding allows them to decode words, promoting fluent reading and the ability to comprehend texts.

Improving phonics skills early builds a solid foundation for diverse literacy skills. Without strong phonics instruction, children may struggle with reading unfamiliar words, leading to frustration and potential aversion to reading. Early difficulties in literacy can affect other areas of study, as reading is integral to understanding mathematics, science, and social studies content. Furthermore, strong reading skills bolster self-confidence and encourage a lifelong love of learning.

In essence, focusing on phonics skills improvement at ages 6-7 equips children with essential literacy abilities that support academic success and personal development. It's a critical time where guided, systematic phonics instruction from engaged parents and teachers can make a profound difference in a child's educational journey and overall confidence.