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Book SynopsisK-3 teachers will find this book very appealing. Based on current research and commonsense experience, the book is full of effective strategies that are easy to use!
--Jeanne Gren, First Grade Teacher
Woodburn Elementary School, Morgantown, WV
Provides interesting and informative background knowledge about phonics instruction. The author defines terms, discusses the difficulties practitioners may encounter, provides strategies and suggestions for teaching, and presents numerous easy-to-use reference charts.
--Jane Ching Fung, First Grade Teacher
Alexander Science Center School, Los Angeles, CA
A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide with invaluable resources for planning phonics instruction.
The Report of the National Reading Panel (2000) explains that phonemic awareness instruction and phonics instruction are highly beneficial for students learning to read. In the updated second edition, Edmund V. Starrett prov
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"K-3 teachers will find this book very appealing. Based on current research and commonsense experience, the book is full of effective strategies that are easy to use!"
-- Jeanne Gren, First-Grade Teacher
"This book provides interesting and informative background knowledge about phonics instruction. The author defines terms, discusses the difficulties practitioners may encounter, provides strategies and suggestions for teaching, and presents numerous easy-to-use reference charts."
-- Jane Ching Fung, First-Grade Teacher
"The author provides background information for beginning teachers and a quick reference for experienced teachers. I have thicker, bulkier books that provide phonics instruction but this book is user-friendly and easy to manage."
-- Karen Kersey, Second-Grade Teacher
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. The Role of Phonics in Reading Instruction 2. Understanding Phonics 3. Teaching the Alphabet 4. Teaching Consonants 5. Teaching Vowel Sounds 6. Teaching Syllabication and Word Structure Skills 7. Accountability and Reading Standards 8. Informal Reading Tests Appendix A: Early Reading First and Reading First Programs Appendix B: A Synopsis of Phonic Instructional Skills Appendix C: Reading Skills Checklist Appendix D: Checkpoints for Parents of Preschoolers Glossary of Phonological Terms References Index
