PHINDER Help

Phinder is a resource to locate words to help children with beginning reading. The website is here:

Step 1

In the search box, type a grapheme (a spelling) you would like to teach in the "Search Letter Pattern" box. Then click the one you would like to teach. When you click, a list of phonemes appears in the Step 2 box.

Step 2

From the list of phonemes (sounds), select the one you want. We chose i-e, and now we want the "long I" words, e.g., bike or white. Click on the phoneme box to select it.

Step 3

Now that you have put the grapheme and phoneme together, check to make sure this looks right. Then, click "Search For Words."

Step 4

Abracadabra! Here is a list of words that contains i-e that says the long-I sound!