You’ll get a lot of bang for your buck if you spend time on word families. Teach kids that if they can read the word “can,” then they can also read “man,” “pan,” and “fan.” 2-letter word families are perfect at this stage (-am, -at, -et, -en, -it, etc.)
Other examples…
Hen, ten, men
Bin, tin, pin
bat, cat, pat
etc.
Source: TheClassroomKey