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So, you have heard the terms "Structured Literacy", "Decodable Texts", "Phonological Knowledge" and want to know about them and how it works.
So, you have heard the terms "Structured Literacy", "Decodable Texts", "Phonological Knowledge" and want to know about them and how it works.
That is how this website happened. To create a place that had lots of info collected together, but sorted into categories that hopefully are easy to navigate .
That is how this website happened. To create a place that had lots of info collected together, but sorted into categories that hopefully are easy to navigate .
Dip into the research and then come back to this page and it will make more sense.
Dip into the research and then come back to this page and it will make more sense.
Overview
Overview
You teach a set of sounds (see scope and sequence resources) one sound at a time and the formation of the sound. The same for the heart words. As sounds are learned you begin to put them together to create a word. eg Stage One (LLLL) m s f a p t c i. at bat mat pat pit mit This is blending and segmenting.
When all sounds and heart words and their formation are learned then there is a set of books to read.
It is systematic and repetitive to break the code!
Setting up for a lesson
Setting up for a lesson
You need a lesson kit.
You need a lesson kit.
For the teacher
For the teacher
Sound cards Heart word cards red card for sounds and heart words to give to students as they are introduced - one colour for sound and one colour for heart words -all 10x10cm approx
Magnetic letters and a mini magnet board
For each student
For each student
Mini whiteboards and markers or an exercise book and pen
A little snaplock bag to take home sound and heart word cards
The Lesson
The Lesson
(This is very brief, just to give an idea of how it works)
(This is very brief, just to give an idea of how it works)
Review -Practise known sounds
Explicit Teaching - new sound or heart word
Decoding/Encoding - reading and creating words made by known sounds
Dictation -as tamariki know some sounds you can start dictation. eg I pat the fat bat.
Book - when all of the stage sounds and heart words are fluent
Weekly Plan - Google Sheets.mp4This video explains a weekly plan for a stage 4 Group.
This video explains a weekly plan for a stage 4 Group.
Sunshine Publishing have produced a series of PD videos for teachers. Click on the icon to watch these short videos.
Sunshine Publishing have produced a series of PD videos for teachers. Click on the icon to watch these short videos.
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