Phonics Diphthong Words Word Ladders and Word Chains

Do you teach phonemic awareness and phonics? Do you follow the science of reading? These Diphthong word ladders (or word chains) are critical for your teaching reading toolbox! ⭐️⭐️--Digital Update - March 27, 2024---⭐️⭐️ I have now added DIGITAL versions of ALL the diphthong word ladder resources that have been formatted for use with Google Drive! Phonemic and phonics are vital to teaching reading to the science of reading. These word ladder worksheets will help your students connect phonemic awareness TO phonics through word ladders (also knows as word chains).   How does it work? In these 10 Diphthongs Word Ladder Worksheets, students: Look and identify the picture. (answer key/clip art key provided) Use the cut out letter cards (provided on the bottom of the worksheet) to build the word. Write the word. Then go down the "ladder" to the next picture. Repeat the process until students get to the "bottom of the ladder". One sound (phoneme) will change in each picture. Students sli