
Teaching CVC words introduces students to the magic of transforming simple sounds into words and is an integral part of any pre-reading program.

Once your students have built a strong foundation in letter-sound (phonemic) awareness, you can begin teaching CVC words. How do you know a student is ready for CVC words? They are simple to sound out because they don’t include any of the tricky blends or diphthongs commonly found in the English language.

Simply put, CVC words are basic, three-letter words that begin with a consonant, have a single letter short vowel sound, and end with a consonant. Be sure to check out the freebie towards the end of this post.īefore we talk about how to teach CVC words and share some CVC activities- let’s answer the questions: What are CVC words? How do you know when students are ready for CVC words? And why is it important to teach CVC words? I wanted to share some of my favorite CVC activities.

It’s an exciting time when students make the transition from recognizing and identifying letters and associating those letters with unique sounds to sounding out simple words. When young readers are ready to tackle putting together their very first words, the simplest way to begin is with CVC words.
