Kindergarten Phonics, Decoding & Spelling Patterns: Spelling and Encoding
16 printable Kindergarten phonics worksheets on Spelling and Encoding. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 16.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency — Kindergarten, the complete K–5 reading curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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Teaching Spelling and Encoding
What it is
Encoding is spelling — hearing a word and choosing letters for it, the reverse of reading. These pages work it three ways: trace and write the words of one family (cap, map, nap, tap), put jumbled letters in order to name a picture so e n h becomes hen, and fill a row of boxes with the sounds of a pictured word, with one box marked for the digraph.
When a child is ready
Start once the child can say the sounds of a short word in order and write most letters from memory.
If they struggle
If the letters come out in the wrong order, say the word slowly while the child pushes one counter forward per sound, then write a letter beneath each counter. Keep to one word family a day so only the first sound changes and the ending stays put.
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