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Tag: blending
Should We Teach High Frequency Words?
My take is that teaching (or more likely practicing and testing) long lists of high frequency reading words (the sight words or tricky words depending upon one's side of the Atlantic) or…
Instructional Phonics Order
Teachers often ask about the order of phonics instruction. Is there an instructional sequence that makes sense? First, let's take a look at some general criteria…
r-controlled Vowels for Big Kids
Following is the explicit, systematic approach to phonics acquisition via small group workshops from my reading intervention program. Download the entire set of r-controlled vowel lessons and…
Mastery Learning in RtI
I just finished listening to a TED TALK by Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy. Sal was talking about mastery learning and the importance of…
Fluency Assessment Problems
The heart of effective reading intervention, whether in a comprehensive Response to Intervention (RtI) program, individual remedial reading classes, reading tutoring, or in-class literacy centers, guided…
Reading Fluency Norms
Hasbrouck and Tindal, have now (2017) have replicated their initial study for grades 1–6. Following is the latest data, i.e. 2017 for grades 1–6 and 2006 for 6–8.
Books for Struggling Readers
I just finished a comment on a teacher's post asking for feedback on her self-authored ESL teaching resources and chapter books. I was struck by the…
Consonant Blends for Big Kids
In most explicit, systematic phonics programs, the short vowels (our most predictable and consistent sound-spelling relationships are taught first, along with the most frequently occurring consonant…