Literacy
Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills are crucial for understanding other subjects, as well as life in general. Check out these online resources!
Phoneme Grapheme Mapping
In all of our science of reading instruction training, we have discussed the importance of helping students to become good orthographic mappers and to master the alphabetic principle (which is understanding the relationship between phonemes and graphemes. To master the alphabetic principle, students must identify the number of sounds (phonemes) in a word and then associate the letter or letters (graphemes) that represent each sound. Mapping the graphemes to the phonemes moves students from phoneme awareness to phonics. The acquisition of this knowledge—namely the predictable relationship between spoken sounds and the written letters that represent them—is at the heart of mastering the code to read and spell. These videos demonstrate how to use the phoneme-grapheme mapping technique in whole group and small group instruction. Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping should be part of spelling instruction and word study. There is also a video demonstrating the use of blocks/manipulatives for practice/instruction on phoneme manipulation (addition, deletion, substitution)
K-3 Sound It Out Series
Our dear friend and colleague, Mollie Thomas Carder (K-12 Literacy Specialist at South Central Educational Cooperative) is creating a Sound It Out Series Playlist on YouTube. This playlist is an amazing resource for teachers, students and parents. Part One of the series begins with an overview of the 44 phonemes in the English language and articulation of these phonemes and an introduction to syllables. The series continues with the Six (6) Syllable Types. Whether you are a teacher needing a refresher on the 44 phonemes and articulation; on the six (6) syllable types or wanting your students to have more practice in these areas, check out Mollie Thomas Carder's Sound It Out Playlist via the links provided below.
YouTube series on writing. This 5 episode series is based on the book "The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades" by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler.
Once again, our dear friend and colleague, K-12 Literacy Specialist for South Central Educational Services Cooperative ,Mollie Crader, has created a YouTube series on writing. This 5 episode series is based on the book "The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades" by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler. The 5 series are as follows:
(Pre-K-6) Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
In response to COVID-19 we are offering free support videos and lesson plans to assist with remote learning. So many of you have worked hard to implement a daily, phonemic awareness routine during your ELA block using Heggerty. As you have learned through science of reading training, phonemic awareness across the entire continuum is critical for students to become successful readers. Heggerty has created an at-home E-Learning introduction you-tube video for parents and has daily lessons available for Pre-K, K and Primary on their website. For more information go to https://heggerty.org
Flyleaf Publishing is know for its vast collection of decodable text that align with foundational phonics skills. During this challenging time of school closures, Flyleaf Publishing has created an online materials portal as a free resource to help facilitate online reading instruction and learning. There are two areas on the site; one for students and one for instructors. Materials are organized by a phonics scope and sequence and can be quickly navigated using the MENU at the top of the page.
