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Roll and Read Worksheets

Learn about the Roll and Read routine that elementary students can use to build phonics, word study, and spelling skills.

What is Roll and Read?

Roll and Read is a simple word study activity for grades K-3. Students roll a dice, read the word in the matching column, and cross it out.

This worksheet type has been made popular by the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI)'s Foundations Toolbox.

Teachers use these worksheets to have their students play games that reinforce their weekly lessons. These worksheets are also great as a baseline for games that let students practice spelling and vocabulary.

How do students use a Roll and Read worksheet?

There are a lot of ways to use these worksheets.

Roll and Read for individual practice

Students can use the worksheet to practice spelling and vocabulary words. They can roll the die and read the word in the matching column, and cross it out.

Variations:

• Timed Challenge: Set a one-minute timer. Students roll and read as many rows as they can before time's up.
• Self-Tracking: Students color in or mark each row they've read correctly to track progress.
• Fluency Recording: Students record themselves reading and listen back to monitor improvement.
• Roll, Read and Retell: Students roll the die, read the word, and then write or illustrate a story using the word.

Roll and Read with a partner

Students can also use Roll and Read with a partner.

• Students take turns rolling and reading the row that matches their roll.
• Partners listen and check for accuracy or use a checklist (decoding accuracy, smoothness, expression).
• After both have read, they trade roles.

Play Roll and Read Battleship with a group

In Roll and Read Battleship, the object is for each student to not have their "ship" (one of the words they've chosen to highlight) sunk. Each student highlights two sets of adjacent words. Each student takes turns rolling the die and picking a word to read. If any student in the group has highlighted that word, they yell "I'm hit!" and everyone writes that student's initial in the sheet. The last student standing wins! Here is a wonderful video showing how to play Roll and Read Battleship with your students:

How can I make a Roll and Read worksheet?

Worksheet Creator lets you create Roll and Read worksheets in seconds.

Enter your word list, customize the font size, and download your PDF.

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Customization options

• Title of the worksheet
• Instructions text
• Number of columns and the header text for each column
• Writing line style for student responses

Can I buy Roll and Read worksheets that other teachers have created?

Yes! See our Roll and Read Worksheet Store, created by other teachers. You can customize your own based on any of these worksheets as well.

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