Wild Words: CVC Words Cards

Phonics Card Games for Developing Readers

Wild Words™ is a collection of six Uno®-style phonics games that transform reading practice into an engaging, strategic game. Each title targets a specific phonics skill, allowing children to build decoding confidence one step at a time while enjoying familiar gameplay.

Designed to support beginning readers through developing readers, Wild Words provides repeated practice with essential phonics patterns in a format children love.

Available Titles

Wild Words: CVC Words
Practice decoding simple consonant-vowel-consonant words while building early reading confidence.

Wild Words: Beginning Blends
Strengthen reading skills by practicing common beginning consonant blends.

Wild Words: Digraphs & Blends
Develop fluency with common digraphs and consonant blends found in early readers.

Wild Words: Silent-E
Master long vowel patterns created by Silent-E words.

Wild Words: Vowel Teams
Practice common vowel combinations that produce long vowel sounds.

Wild Words: Bossy-R
Build confidence reading r-controlled vowel patterns.

Skills Developed

✔ Letter-sound correspondence

✔ Phonemic awareness

✔ Decoding

✔ Blending sounds

✔ Reading fluency

✔ Word recognition

✔ Orthographic mapping

Uno®-Style Gameplay with an Educational Twist

Special action cards—including Skip, Reverse, Draw Two, and Wild—keep the game exciting while encouraging repeated reading practice. Familiar gameplay makes learning accessible for children, families, classrooms, and intervention groups alike.

Perfect For

• Homeschool
• Classroom literacy centers
• Small groups
• Reading intervention
• Tutoring
• Family game nights

Age: 4+
Grades: Pre-K–2 (varies by title)
Players: 2–6
Play Time: 10–20 minutes