Virtual Blending Board

The Virtual Blending Board should be used in most lessons during Step 4: Blending Drill.  The Virtual Blending Board is designed for the teacher to project and manipulate, while students build their decoding automaticity by reading the words the teacher forms. To set up the Virtual Blending Board for a lesson, use the grapheme grid provided in the lesson plan to identify the letters you’ll need.  Then, use the word chain provided to build words for your students to decode.  The tutorial video provides more detailed information for how to set up and use the Virtual Blending Board.

Virtual Word Work Mats

The Virtual Word Work Mats can be used in most lessons during Step 6: Word Work, or any time students need to use manipulative letters for encoding and decoding practice.  The Word Work Mats can be used by the teacher, the students, or both, to practice reading and spelling words. The Word Work Mats can be projected or used on individual devices by students.  Also see the printable version of the Word Work Mat.

The Beginner Word Work Mat should be used during the Alphabet and Alphabet Review Units (i.e., through Lesson 43).  Use the word chain provided in each lesson plan to provide words for your students to encode and decode.

Heart Word Cards

UFLI Foundations lessons include introduction and review of irregular words using the “heart word” approach in Step 7: Irregular Words. The heart word cards can be printed to use for review of previously taught words or for display in the classroom as an easy reference for your students. The notes sections of the Step 7 lesson slides that display each heart word include an explanation for the coding used. Please note that some pronunciations vary based on regional accent or dialect, and you may need to adjust the slides to align with your local pronunciation.

Heart Word Cards