The resources below are ones that I currently own, or have read. Please reach out if you have any questions.
7 Mighty Moves by: Lindsay Kemeny a classroom teacher and podcast host illustrates the 7 moves she has made in her primary classroom to benefit all of her young students. This book is one I will suggest to teachers new on their structured literacy journey. Lindsay provides colourful pictures, easy to read stories from her classroom, and provides research to back up her claims. There are also QR codes so you can scan and watch a video of what this looks like in practice. Best part about the videos is that she demonstrates this with a whole class. Usually you see 1:1 and it doesn't feel realistic. This book is one to get and should be high on your list if you are new and want to know more.
Beneath the Surface of Words by: Sue Scibetta Hegland-Hegland provides a detailed descriptions of English words, their meanings and why affixes (prefix, and suffixes) are so important in recognizing how words are connected. This book is for people who want to learn more about structured word inquiry which is the investigation of words. Looking at the morphology, phonology, and etymology of words.
Science of reading defining guide
https://www.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Science-of-Reading-eBook-2022.pdf
Effective Early Reading Instruction:This is a government document that was released Spring 2022, in response to the OHRC Right to Read Report. It is the first step the govenment made moving forward with structured literacy in Ontario. The new curriculum is set to be released Fall 2023. https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/guide-effective-early-reading/considerations
The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading by: Christopher Such (all proceeds of books sales go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/christopher-such2) This book is a great introduction to structured literacy. Such explores the different pillars of literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension)in an easy to understand way.
How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction by: Sharon Walpole and Michael C. McKenna- Walpole and McKenna provide diagnostic assessment for early reading which is easy to use and understand. There are many lessons in the book with ideas for small group, as well as an online link once you purchase the book. There is also a book for older students by these authors.
Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick-This book was actually the first that I read on my journey into structured literacy. Kilpatrick offers different ideas to assist students with reading. My favourite that I learned was about backward decoding where students read the vowel and rime before reading the onset and whole word. Kilpatrick offers details and support for phonemic awareness. He incldes the PAST test (phonological awareness screening test) that you can administer to students to see where they need to work on their phonological awareness skills.
Focus on Phonemic Awareness by April Hackett, Tiffani Kalsi, Julie McDermid who are Ontario based Speech and Language Pathologists. They wrote this book to support teachers and parents with instructing phonemic awareness. There is an assessment to see what stage students are at and then many different activities to help reinforce skills that need to be developed (https://focusonphonemicawareness.ca/ )
Heggerty-Another resource for phonemic awareness. There are different resources to purchase, including pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Primary. In Grade 1 I reference the Kindergarten book as this is an American Resource and their school system runs differently. (https://heggerty.org/ )
Uncovering the logic of English: by Denise Eide-Have you ever wondered why there is an 'e' at the end of the word horse? Or why we have soft 'c' and 'g' in some words but not others. This book actually explains the reason behind these spelling generalizations. The author details all the English spelling generalizations and provides example words to go with these explanations.
Sounding out the Sight Words: also by Denise Eide-This resource is a supplement to The Logic of English. The different spelling generalizations are listed as well as a list of words that follow this pattern and high frequency words that follow the pattern. I reference this book when I am having my students encode the phonic pattern we are learning, or to reinforce skills that have been taught.
The ABC’s and All Their Tricks: by Margaret M. Bishop-very similar to The Logic of English, although published prior to it, this book lists the spelling generalizations of English words, provides several examples of the words, and also tells you approximately how many words have that spelling generalization. For example, in the word 'bread' the <ea> sounds like (ĕ), not ē . If you look up this example in the book you can also see what words follow this grapheme-phoneme correspondance. It has been helpful when students ask a question and I am not quite sure of another example, or I want to provide more examples of the spelling generalization.
The "For Life" books: by Lyn Stone has a series of books including "Language for Life", "Reading for Life", and "Spelling for Life", and I believe she is working on one called "Writing for Life." Stone is an Australian Linguist who has experience helping students learn how to read. I do not own these books but borrowed them from the OCT library (free for teachers to use!). The books are easy to read, provide many strategies and ideas to try.
UFLI Foundations: (University of Florida Literacy Institute) This is a program that has a free resource that is linked below. There is also a book that you can purchase that is a fantastic resource for phonics instruction. The scope says K-2 but the spelling strategies can be useful for older students as well. https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/
The Ramped Up Read Aloud: by Maria P. Walther-This is also an excellent resource, especially for a new teacher. The author lists many picture book suggestions, as well as vocabulary words to explore (Tier 2 words), suggestions of similar books, and comprehension activities you can do with your students after reading the book.