Why is this important?

- Word reading practice builds fluency and accuracy, essential for reading comprehension and overall literacy.
- Playing word reading games makes learning engaging and helps reinforce word recognition skills in a fun, interactive way.
In summary, word reading is vital in our lessons, as it enhances fluency, accuracy, and makes learning enjoyable for students.
-ING is a suffix

The base tells us what we are talking about, but it doesn’t always tell us enough. It can tell us the doing word but not when it is being done. The suffix —ing tells us it is being done now and will continue to happen.