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Reading Word Search

Reading uses parts of the brain that also handle speech and vision, which is why reading aloud helps beginners. Skill grows mainly through practice over many years.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • aloud
  • book
  • fluency
  • letter
  • meaning
  • page
  • phonics
  • read
  • sentence
  • silent
  • sound
  • spell
  • story
  • vocabulary
  • word

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Words in the Reading word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

book
Bound pages you read from start to finish
word
A unit of language with its own meaning
page
One side of a sheet in a book
story
A telling of events, real or made up
read
To take meaning from written words
aloud
Out loud, so others can hear you
letter
A single written symbol of the alphabet
sound
The noise a letter or letter group makes
spell
To name or write the letters of a word
meaning
What a word or passage tells the reader
sentence
A group of words stating one complete thought
silent
Reading in your head without speaking
phonics
Teaching that links letters to their spoken sounds
fluency
Reading smoothly at a comfortable, steady speed
vocabulary
All the words a person knows and uses
paragraph
A block of sentences on one main idea
comprehension
Understanding what a passage actually says and means
summary
A short retelling of the main points
author
The writer of the text you are reading
character
A person or animal in a story

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