Phonics

Phonics Instruction Resources

From Phonics to Reading
 (Kindergarten - 3rd Grade)

  • A systematic, instructional scope and sequence that uses his research-based Seven Key Characteristics of Strong Phonics Instruction.

  • Daily application of phonics skills to authentic reading and writing experiences.

  • High-impact phonics activities such as blending, dictation, word building, word sorts, and reading accountable text.

  • Formal Review and Repetition cycle that is embedded in the DNA of the program to monitor student progress

  • Fluency practice with decodable, authentic texts, speed drills, and fluency sentences

  • Whole and small group instruction and practice that is active, engaging, and thought-provoking

  • 10–15 minutes of teaching the lesson; 10 minutes of application (word work in a literacy center)

  • Nine areas of learning, ranging from Early Literacy Concepts to Word-Solving Actions

Sing a Song of Poetry
(Kindergarten - 2nd Grade)
A Teaching Resource for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Fluency

  • Use poetry to its full advantage to expand children's oral language capabilities, develop phonological awareness, and teach about the intricacies of print.

  • The poems of Sing a Song of Poetry immerse students in rich, rhythmical language, providing age-appropriate opportunities to enjoy language through shared reading, stimulate oral language development, connect words, and much more.

  • Poetry enhances any early childhood curriculum.

Secret Stories - Supplemental Resource
 (Kindergarten - 3rd Grade)

  • Multisensory phonics instruction rooted in the Science of Reading and cognitive neuroscience research

  • Secret Stories are the "secret" reasons WHY letters get together and make the many different sounds that they do.

  • They offer logical explanations for letter sound behavior and learners' brains crave!

  • Targets backdoor learning channels to accelerate phonics skill master for reading and writing - while fitting perfectly into existing instruction.

The Better Alphabet Song

Unlike the "traditional" Alphabet Song, the Secret Stories Better Alphabet Song does empower beginning learners with this ability to manipulate sounds and symbols in a flexible manner in order to use them as "tools" to read and write. This takes approximately 2 weeks to 2 months for simultaneous mastery of BOTH letter names AND sounds - which are cemented together through muscle memory.

Fountas & Pinnell Word Study System
 (4th & 5th Grade)

  • 100 Lessons with whole-group instruction and small-group application

  • 10–15 minutes of teaching the lesson; 10 minutes of application (word work in a literacy center)

  • Nine areas of learning, ranging from Early Literacy Concepts to Word-Solving Actions

  • Interactive read-aloud and shared reading books serve as mentor texts and as examples for generalizing a concept

ABC Chart & Alphabet Linking Chart

_Alphabet Cards-FPC .pdf
alphabet linking chart .pdf

* Interactive Word Wall *

These should be everchanging as you introduce new words and remove mastered words.

In intermediate and secondary levels you may want to use word walls that coordinate with content units and remove these words as you move to new topics.