Discover a fun way to boost your child's reading skills with our Word Identification Normal Elementary Phonics Worksheets for Ages 7-9. These expertly designed worksheets from Kids Academy focus on enhancing word recognition, decoding abilities, and fundamental phonics principles. Whether at home or in class, children will enjoy engaging exercises that build strong literacy foundations. Perfect for young learners, these worksheets promote confident and fluent reading, making learning enjoyable and effective. Help your child master the basics of word identification with these comprehensive, easy-to-use resources that support educational development every step of the way.


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Identify Prefixes, Suffixes, and Base Words

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Open Syllables Worksheet
Open Syllables Worksheet

Open Syllables Worksheet

Before beginning this worksheet, make sure your child knows what open syllables are. If not, take time to teach them with examples. Then, help the writer finish her book by circling words with open syllables. She needs your child's help!
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Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet
Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet

Phonics and Word Recognition: Assessment 1 Worksheet

Explain prefixes (words added to start of another word to give it a new meaning) and suffixes (added to end of word to change its meaning) to your kids with examples like 'unhappy' (prefix) and 'forgetful' (suffix). Now, help your child complete this worksheet, including circling words and checking boxes.
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Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet
Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet

Long I Vowel Team Coloring Worksheet

This worksheet provides practice with letter combinations that make the long "i" sound while enhancing creativity and motor skills with a fun coloring activity. Unknowingly, new readers learn key phonics skills while having fun!
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Parents and teachers should care deeply about Word Identification and elementary phonics for children aged 7-9 because this is a critical period for developing foundational reading skills. At this age, children transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn,” and fluency in word identification is key for this shift. Phonics instruction, which teaches the relationship between letters and sounds, equips students to decode new words and thus expands their vocabulary. This ability to decode not only boosts reading accuracy but also enhances comprehension and gives them the confidence needed to tackle more challenging texts.

Strong phonics skills also support spelling proficiency, word recognition, and the ability to read with expression (prosody), which can make the reading experience more enjoyable and engaging. Poor word identification skills can lead to reading struggles, which may cause frustration, lower self-esteem, and a lack of interest in reading altogether.

Early intervention and robust phonics instruction can prevent such issues, setting children on a positive academic trajectory. This focus not only benefits language arts but has broader impacts on overall academic performance and lifelong learning. Therefore, investing time and resources in effective phonics education is essential to foster strong, independent readers who are prepared to absorb knowledge across all subjects.