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Tag: phonics
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…
Syllable Transformers
Syllable Transformers is a whole-class instructional strategy that teaches students to master the basic syllable patterns. Download FREE this five-week unit.
Reading is Like Driving
To be able to understand and remember what is read, the reader must know how reading works, apply the phonetic tools, understand the meaning and order…
Middle School Spelling
Teaching spelling for a small amount of time per week will give your middle school students the biggest bang for the buck, in terms of reading…
ESL Reading Assessments
The best ESL resources are ones which are assessment-based, not program-based. Clearly, one-size-fits-all ESL resources would not work equally as well for divergent English-language learners. Catering…
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…