Phonics and Word Recognition

Definition

Phonics is a method of instruction that teaches students the systematic relationship between the letters and the letter combinations (graphemes) in written language and the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken language and how to use these relationships to read and spell words (Honig et al;, 2018, p. 170).

Research Findings

• Systematic phonics instruction helps students learn to read more effectively than non-systematic phonics or no phonics instruction (National Reading Panel, 2000)

• Systematic phonics instruction is effective in preventing reading difficulties among at-risk students and in helping children overcome reading difficulties (Armbruster et al., 2001)

ELA STANDARDS for Phonics and Words Recognition

 5 5.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (roots and affixes) to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

 4 4.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (roots and affixes) to accurately read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context. 

3 3.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Identify and define the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes, such as -ly, -less, and -ful. c. Decode multi-syllable words. d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. 

2 2.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. c. Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels. d. Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. e. Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. g. Decode grade-level texts with purpose and understanding.

 1 1.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Know the sound-spelling correspondence for common consonant digraphs. b. Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words. c. Know the final –e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds, including r controlled vowels. d. Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word. e. Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables. f. Read words with inflectional endings. g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. h. Read grade-level decodable text with purpose and understanding. 

K.FFL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Demonstrate knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondence by producing the most frequent sound for each consonant. b. Associate the long and short phonemes with common spellings for the five major vowels. c. Read common high-frequency words by sight. d. Decode regularly spelled CVC words. e. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the letters that differ.