6. Student Practice Activities with Glued Sounds

Students need lots of opportunities to practice reading and spelling with glued sounds so that they can build accuracy and automaticity on the way to fluent reading. We've included free printable student practice activities below. Please download and share them with your colleagues!  

Before your students begin the activities, make sure that they understand how to complete them. You can model the activities in a whole group setting or in a small group. 

Keep an eye out for students who may need you to step in and scaffold.

Roll & Read Practice Activities

Roll & Reads are a fun, game-like way to practice reading and spelling words in isolation. After you’ve modeled how to do Roll & Reads, students can do them with partners or in centers on their own. Use this student activity to build accuracy and fluency in reading and spelling with glued sounds.

Roll & Read with Glued Sounds -an and -am

Roll & Read with Glued Sounds -an, -am, -all

Roll & Read with Glued Sounds -ng and -nk

Student Read Sheets 

Use these read sheets to practice the new phonics pattern you’ve taught. You’ll want to first introduce these sheets in whole or small groups. After students have read them with guidance from the teacher, they can use them to practice reading independently at school or home.

Read Sheets for Glued Sound -an

Glued Sound -an Read Sheet with Words

Glued Sound -an: Read Sheet with Words, Phrases, and Sentences

-am

Glued Sound -am Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sound -am Student Read Sheet with Words Phrases and Sentences (opens in new window)

-am and -an

Glued Sounds -an and -am Student Read Sheet with Sentences (opens in new window)

-all

Glued Sound -all Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sound -all Student Read Sheet with Words, Phrases, & Sentences (opens in new window)

-ng

Glued Sound -ang Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sound -ing Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sounds -ong and -ung Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sound -ng Student Read Sheet with Words, Phrases, & Sentences (opens in new window)

-nk

Glued Sound -ank Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sound -ink Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sounds -onk and -unk Student Read Sheet with Words (opens in new window)

Glued Sound -nk Student Read Sheet with Words, Phrases, & Sentences (opens in new window)

Decodable Texts for Building Fluency

Students should practice reading in context each day to build fluency. These decodable texts focus on the glued sounds students are learning. Be sure to read How to Use Decodable Texts before implementing them with students.

Decodable — Pam and Sam

Use this free printable decodable text to give students practice reading words with the glued sound '-am', like jam and ham.

Decodable — Tan and Me

Use this free printable decodable text to give students practice reading words with the glued sound '-an'.

Decodable — A Big Ball

Use this free printable decodable text to give students practice reading words with the glued sound '-all'.

Decodable — Hal and the Red Ball

Use this decodable text to give students practice reading words with the glued sound '-all'.