Free Structured Literacy Games

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SkillAllFinal Stable SyllablesPhonological & Phonemic AwarenessSyllable TypesShort Vowels & Closed SyllablesMultisyllabic WordsDigraphsSuffixes & Inflectional EndingsConsonant Blends— Final Blends— Initial BlendsPrefixesSpelling Patterns & ConventionsMorphologyVCe / Silent ERoots & Word OriginsOpen SyllablesAdvanced SpellingVowel TeamsVocabularyR-Controlled VowelsSentence StructureDiphthongs & Complex VowelsFluency

Game typeAllAnagramFeed the MonsterFill the StoryFind the MatchHangmanMatchMatch & RememberMaze ChaseMeaning MatchMissing PieceMissing WordMystery RevealOpen the BoxQuizReading RaceSentence DetectiveSentence ScrambleSkill BingoSortSpell It!Syllable MixTreasure TrailWhack-a-MoleWord ChainWord FactoryWord FindWord MazeWord PopWord RescueWord SortWord Whack

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Learning Path levelAllDE 11 Inflectional Endings & Suffixing— DE 11.1 Plural -s— DE 11.2 -es— DE 11.3 Possessive Forms— DE 11.4 -ed— DE 11.5 -ing— DE 11.6 Doubling Conventions— DE 11.7 Dropping Final E— DE 11.8 Changing Y— DE 11.9 Mixed Suffixing ConventionsDE 1 Phonological & Phonemic Foundations— DE 1.1 Words & Syllables— DE 1.2 Rhyme & Onset-Rime— DE 1.3 Phoneme Identification— DE 1.4 Phoneme Blending— DE 1.5 Phoneme Segmentation— DE 1.6 Phoneme ManipulationDE 12 Morphology: Prefixes, Suffixes & Base Words— DE 12.1 Base Words & Morphemes— DE 12.2 Common Prefixes— DE 12.3 Common Derivational Suffixes— DE 12.4 Prefix + Base Construction— DE 12.5 Base + Suffix Construction— DE 12.6 Prefix + Base + Suffix— DE 12.7 Morphemes and Word Meaning— DE 12.8 Morphological Word FamiliesDE 2 Alphabetic Principle & Basic Closed Syllables— DE 2.1 Consonant Sound-Symbol Correspondence— DE 2.2 Short Vowels— DE 2.3 CVC Closed Syllables— DE 2.4 Mixed Short-Vowel Closed Syllables— DE 2.5 Closed-Syllable SentencesDE 13 Roots & Advanced Word Study— DE 13.1 Anglo-Saxon/Germanic Word Structure— DE 13.2 Common Latin Bases & Roots— DE 13.3 Latin Prefixes— DE 13.4 Latin Suffixes— DE 13.5 Greek Combining Forms— DE 13.6 Greek-Derived Spellings— DE 13.7 Word Origin & Spelling Connections— DE 13.8 Advanced Morphological AnalysisDE 3 Complex Closed Syllables— DE 3.1 Consonant Digraphs— DE 3.2 Initial Blends— DE 3.3 Final Blends— DE 3.4 Four-Phoneme Closed-Syllable Words— DE 3.5 Five-Phoneme Closed-Syllable Words— DE 3.6 Common Closed-Syllable Letter Patterns— DE 3.7 Closed-Syllable Spelling Conventions— DE 3.8 Closed-Syllable Exceptions & Advanced Patterns— DE 3.9 Closed-Syllable FluencyDE 14 Advanced Orthography & Spelling— DE 14.1 Spelling Generalizations— DE 14.2 Homophones— DE 14.3 Homographs & Homonyms— DE 14.4 Schwa— DE 14.5 Unstressed Syllables— DE 14.6 Complex Consonant Spellings— DE 14.7 Complex Vowel Spellings— DE 14.8 Morphology Supporting Spelling— DE 14.9 Advanced Word AnalysisDE 4 Vowel-Consonant-E— DE 4.1 VCe Concept— DE 4.2 Long A VCe— DE 4.3 Long I VCe— DE 4.4 Long O VCe— DE 4.5 Long U VCe— DE 4.6 Mixed VCe— DE 4.7 Closed vs. VCe— DE 4.8 VCe Exceptions & Advanced Patterns— DE 4.9 VCe FluencyDE 15 Vocabulary & Semantics— DE 15.1 Multiple-Meaning Words— DE 15.2 Synonyms— DE 15.3 Antonyms— DE 15.4 Categories & Semantic Relationships— DE 15.5 Context Clues— DE 15.6 Morphology for Vocabulary— DE 15.7 Academic Vocabulary— DE 15.8 Word Relationships & NuanceDE 5 Open Syllables— DE 5.1 Open-Syllable Concept— DE 5.2 One-Syllable Open Words— DE 5.3 Open vs. Closed Syllables— DE 5.4 Open vs. VCe— DE 5.5 Open Syllables Within Multisyllabic Words— DE 5.6 Open-Syllable FluencyDE 16 Syntax & Sentence Structure— DE 16.1 Complete Sentences— DE 16.2 Subjects & Predicates— DE 16.3 Parts of Speech in Context— DE 16.4 Phrases— DE 16.5 Clauses— DE 16.6 Simple Sentences— DE 16.7 Compound Sentences— DE 16.8 Complex Sentences— DE 16.9 Sentence Combining— DE 16.10 Sentence Meaning & ComprehensionDE 6 Vowel Teams & Complex Vowels— DE 6.1 Common Long-A Teams— DE 6.2 Common Long-E Teams— DE 6.3 Common Long-O Teams— DE 6.4 Long-I Patterns— DE 6.5 Long-U & Related Patterns— DE 6.6 Vowel-Team Position & Spelling Generalizations— DE 6.7 Mixed Vowel Teams— DE 6.8 Less Predictable Vowel Teams— DE 6.9 Vowel-Team FluencyDE 17 Fluency— DE 17.1 Word-Level Automaticity— DE 17.2 Phrase Reading— DE 17.3 Controlled Sentence Fluency— DE 17.4 Accuracy— DE 17.5 Appropriate Rate— DE 17.6 Prosody & Expression— DE 17.7 Repeated Reading— DE 17.8 Connected-Text FluencyDE 7 R-Controlled Vowels— DE 7.1 ar— DE 7.2 or— DE 7.3 er— DE 7.4 ir— DE 7.5 ur— DE 7.6 er/ir/ur Discrimination— DE 7.7 Advanced R-Controlled Patterns— DE 7.8 R-Controlled FluencyDE 8 Diphthongs & Other Complex Vowel Patterns— DE 8.1 oi / oy— DE 8.2 ou / ow— DE 8.3 au / aw— DE 8.4 oo Patterns— DE 8.5 Other Common Complex Vowel Spellings— DE 8.6 Mixed Complex Vowels— DE 8.7 Complex-Vowel FluencyDE 9 Final Stable Syllables— DE 9.1 Consonant-le Concept— DE 9.2 Common Consonant-le Endings— DE 9.3 Consonant-le Syllable Division— DE 9.4 Other High-Utility Final Stable Patterns— DE 9.5 Final-Stable-Syllable FluencyDE 10 Multisyllabic Word Reading— DE 10.1 Recognizing Syllables in Longer Words— DE 10.2 Two Closed Syllables— DE 10.3 Closed + Open Combinations— DE 10.4 Closed + VCe Combinations— DE 10.5 Mixed Known Syllable Types— DE 10.6 Common Syllable-Division Patterns— DE 10.7 Three-Syllable Words— DE 10.8 Four-or-More-Syllable Words— DE 10.9 Syllable-Type Identification in Longer Words— DE 10.10 Multisyllabic Fluency

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• Match & Remember: Short-Vowel Rhymes

  A memory game: find pairs of rhyming short-vowel words.

  Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 2.2

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• Missing Piece: Short Vowels

  Listen to a word and choose the short vowel that completes it.

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• Reading Race: Short Vowels

  Race by reading carefully: choose the word that fits when only the vowel changes.

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• Word Pop: Short Vowels

  Pop the words with the short vowel you’re looking for: a, e, i, o, u, or mixed.

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• Word Sort: Short Vowels

  Sort short-vowel words by the vowel sound you hear in the middle.

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• Feed the Monster: Real or Nonsense Words

  Read each CVC word and feed the monster only the real words.

  Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 2.3

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• Skill Bingo: CVC Meaning Bingo

  Bingo for CVC words: read each word and mark one that fits the clue.

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• Word Factory: CVC Words

  Listen to a short-vowel word and build it letter by letter.

  Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 2.3

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• Word Find: CVC Words

  A word search with short-vowel CVC words. Read the list, then find each word.

  Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 2.3

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• Word Rescue: CVC Words

  Guess letters to uncover hidden CVC words before the rainbow fades.

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• Mystery Reveal: Change One Letter

  Change one letter to make a new word that fits the clue and reveal a hidden picture.

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• Treasure Trail: DE 2 Review

  A cumulative adventure reviewing short vowels and CVC words: read, sort, build, and change letters.

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• Word Chain: Short Vowels

  Change one sound and letter at a time to turn one word into another: cat → cot → hot → hop.

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• Word Maze: Real Words Only

  Read carefully to follow the real CVC words through the maze. Nonsense words block the way.

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• Word Whack: Short i vs Short e

  A fast-paced game: whack short i words and skip the short e look-alikes.

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• Fill the Story: CVC Stories

  Read short decodable stories and put each CVC word where it makes sense.

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• Reading Race: CVC Sentences

  Read a short decodable sentence and answer a question about it.

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• Sentence Detective: Wrong Vowel

  Find the word with the wrong short vowel in each sentence, then fix it.

  Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 2.5

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• Sentence Scramble: CVC Sentences

  Build short sentences from decodable CVC words.

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• Word Sort: Sense or Silly?

  Read short decodable sentences and sort them: could it really happen, or is it silly?

  Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 2.5

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• Treasure Trail: DE 3 Review

  A mini adventure: complete a reading challenge at each stop to unlock the trail and find the treasure.

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• Feed the Monster: SH

  Words drift by. Feed Munch only the words with sh. Practice, Standard, and Challenge.

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• Fill the Story: Digraphs

  Read short decodable stories and put each digraph word where it makes sense.

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• Missing Piece: Digraphs

  Hear a word and choose the piece that completes it: sh, ch, th, wh, or ck.

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