The Spel-Lang Tree: Free Resources
The Spel-Lang Tree's Free Resources page provides downloadable and printable phoneme/grapheme cards in both large and small sizes. These materials are part of a structured word study program designed to support literacy development from kindergarten through second grade.
Program Levels:
The Spel-Lang Tree: Seeds – Designed for kindergarten or as a foundational resource for first-grade teachers, introducing basic sounds and their corresponding letters.
The Spel-Lang Tree: Roots – A carefully sequenced developmental word study program for first-grade students.
The Spel-Lang Tree: Trunks – The second-grade level of the program, reinforcing and expanding on prior knowledge.
These resources align with phonics recommendations from Becoming a Nation of Readers, emphasizing a research-based approach to literacy education.