Speed Strips

The Speed Strips worksheet is designed to build reading fluency and automaticity through repeated exposure to blend-based word strips. Each strip groups words that begin with the same consonant blend-such as st, br, cl, tr, and fl-allowing students to focus on consistent pronunciation patterns while increasing speed and accuracy. As learners read smoothly across each strip, they strengthen decoding efficiency and confidence with foundational phonics skills.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Developing oral reading fluency with beginning blends
• Automaticity: Increasing speed and accuracy through repeated practice
• Grade-Level Alignment: Well suited for Grades 1, 2, and early 3
• Phonics Application: Recognizing and pronouncing common consonant blends
• Confidence Building: Reading familiar word patterns smoothly and accurately

Teacher & Parent Features

• Ideal for warm-ups, fluency drills, or literacy centers
• Supports choral reading, partner reading, or timed practice
• Reinforces consistent blend pronunciation through repetition
• Helps struggling readers build confidence with predictable word patterns
• Prepares students for smoother reading of connected text

The Speed Strips worksheet provides focused, high-impact fluency practice that strengthens blend recognition, boosts reading confidence, and supports students as they move toward more automatic and expressive reading.

This worksheet is part of our Beginning Blends Worksheets collection.