What is Phonological Awareness? 

• the ability to recognize and manipulate the spoken parts of sentences and words. 

  • Students who are strong in phonological awareness can:

    • recognize and create rhyme and alliteration in spoken words

    • blend, segment, and manipulate sounds in spoken words

Phonological Awareness Screeners/Assessments

• PASS 

Selective Tier II Interventions

• N/A for the secondary level

Intensive Tier III Interventions

• SIPPS Plus

• Phonics Blitz

Other Resources

• HearBuilder (computer-based program)

What is Phonics? 

• • Phonics is defined as the study of the relationships between sounds and words; this includes alphabetic principle, decoding, orthographic knowledge, encoding, and fluency. 

  • the ability to match sounds to letters of the alphabet or groups of letters, an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds

  • Students who are strong in phonics can use phonics rules and patterns to decode and encode words 

Phonics Screeners/Assessments

• Diagnostic Decoding Surveys (www.ReallyGreatReading.com)

Selective Tier II Interventions

• SIPPS Challenge

• REWARDS Secondary (also have REWARDS Plus Science and Social Studies)

Intensive Tier III Interventions

• SIPPS Plus

• Phonics Blitz

• Sonday 1

• Sonday 2

• Rime Magic

What is Fluency? 

• the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy, and expression 

  • Students who are strong in fluency can read text at a conversational rate with 98% or greater accuracy and with expression

Fluency Screeners/Assessment

• Fastbridge CBM 

Selective Tier II Interventions

• SIPPS Challenge

• REWARDS

• Retroactive Miscue Analysis

• Six Minute Solution

Intensive Tier III Interventions

• Read Naturally

• Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping

What is Vocabulary? 

• Oral vocabulary refers to words that are used in speaking or recognize in listening. Reading vocabulary refers to words recognized or used in print 

  • Students who are strong in vocabulary can understand words as they are read and can use varied words in their writing

Selective Tier II Interventions

• SIPPS Challenge

• REWARDS

Intensive Tier III Interventions

• SIPPS Challenge

• REWARDS

What is Comprehension? 

• • Ability to process written text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows. 

  • Students who are strong in comprehension can interact with text in order to do the following:

    • Summarize

    • Sequence

    • Infer

    • Compare/Contrast

    • Draw conclusions.

    • Question

    • Problem-solve

    • Relate to background knowledge.

Selective Tier II Interventions

• Read Naturally

• Explicit instruction in strategic comprehension strategies (resources: Scholastic Action or Scholastic Scope)

Intensive Tier III Interventions

• Read Naturally

This area is under development