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Enhance your child’s reading skills with our Reading Comprehension Normal Vowel Blends Worksheets for ages 7-9, designed specifically to improve literacy and phonics. These engaging and accessible worksheets focus on blending vowel sounds, enabling young learners to become confident and fluent readers. Each activity reinforces comprehension through grade-appropriate passages and questions, promoting critical thinking and understanding. Kids will enjoy interactive exercises that make learning to read fun and rewarding. Ideal for homeschooling or additional practice, foster a love for reading with effective, educational resources expertly crafted by Kids Academy. Download and print today to boost your child's reading success!


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Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet
Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet

Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet

Ask your child to name some words with the long /e/ sound they hear every day. Then, read aloud all the words in the worksheet with them. Ask them to circle the words containing ie that make this sound.
Reading: Long E and IE Worksheet
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Reading: OA or OW Worksheet
Reading: OA or OW Worksheet

Reading: OA or OW Worksheet

This printable worksheet helps young and emergent readers with decoding words and understanding digraphs (two letters with one sound). It requires students to complete the spelling for each word based on the picture, focusing on /oa/ and /ow/ spellings. It's ideal for a reading classroom and for spelling practice.
Reading: OA or OW Worksheet
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Vowel diphthongs oi oy worksheet
Vowel diphthongs oi oy worksheet

Vowel Diphthongs OI OY Worksheet

It'll help them read and spell accurately. This fun activity is a helpful way to learn tricky spellings of oi and oy diphthongs. It also aids in reading and spelling comprehension.
Vowel Diphthongs OI OY 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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Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet
Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet

Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet

The vowel digraph ea can be read in two ways. Examples of the long sound are "read" and "lead"; examples of the short sound are "bread" and "head". Ask your kids to give you more examples and then have them check off the correct word for the pictures on this worksheet. This will help them understand the ea sound.
Reading: EA as in Bread Worksheet
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Long and Short E Worksheet
Long and Short E Worksheet

Long and Short E Worksheet

This fun printout makes learning phonics enjoyable for Grade 3 students. Get them to read the words “tree” and “bed” to recognize the different sounds of the letter “E”. After hearing the words they can color the words and the pictures to understand differences between long and short vowels.
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Reading comprehension and understanding vowel blends are foundational skills for young readers, particularly those aged 7-9. At this age, children transition from learning to read to reading to learn. During this critical phase, mastering normal vowel blends (such as ‘ai’ in nail, ‘oi’ in boil, or ‘ea’ in beach) significantly boosts their decoding abilities, enhancing their reading fluency.

When children grasp vowel blends, they can decode words more efficiently, which frees cognitive resources to focus on comprehension. Strong reading comprehension allows children to understand and internalize the material, fostering better academic performance across subjects like science, history, and math.

Moreover, reading proficiency instills confidence. When children can read unfamiliar words smoothly, they're more likely to engage with texts and develop a love for reading. This habit benefits them lifelong, from academic success to personal and career development.

From a social-emotional perspective, effective reading skills boost self-esteem and reduce anxiety about school. Additionally, these skills lay the groundwork for advanced literacy levels, supporting more complex reading and writing tasks in the future.

Investing time and effort into developing children's competency with vowel blends thus provides a multiplicity of valuable education and emotional benefits that parents and teachers should ardently support.