Fill the Blank

• Grades K–3
• Reading

Fill the Blank asks your child to read a whole sentence and choose the word that makes sense — hundreds of sentences that build comprehension, not just spelling.

Free trial: 3 days with the first 25 levels of every game. No card needed.

What it teaches

• Read sight words quickly
• Use the rest of the sentence (context clues) to pick the right word
• Nouns, verbs, describing words, and when/where words
• Understand short stories

Chapter by chapter

• Sight words: High-frequency words
• Naming things: Nouns
• Doing things: Verbs
• Describing: Adjectives
• When and where: Adverbs & prepositions
• Bigger words: Harder vocabulary
• Two blanks: Two context clues
• Little stories: Short-passage comprehension

Standards

Common Core (Math / ELA)

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3.f Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4.c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1.a Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

TEKS (Texas)

• TEKS 2.2(B)(vii) Identifying and reading high-frequency words from a research-based list.
• TEKS 2.3(B) Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• TEKS 2.6(I) Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading … when understanding breaks down.

B.E.S.T. (Florida math & ELA)

• ELA.1.F.1.4.a Recognize and read with automaticity the grade-level sight words.
• ELA.2.V.1.3 Identify and use context clues, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of unknown words.
• ELA.K12.EE.2.1 Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.