The ABCs of Alphabet Instruction
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Posted on: January 26, 2021
Things students should know about letters and why it is important that they know them for reading development.
Foundational Skills: Phonics and Word Recognition
Posted on: January 26, 2021
The Role of Decodable Readers in Phonics Instruction
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Posted on: November 17, 2020
For beginning readers, these texts provide a focused and carefully planned opportunity to read words in sentences.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: A Guide for Families
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Posted on: April 14, 2020
The IRRC’s Supporting Your Children's and Teen's Home Learning Guide provides web resources by subject area and for assistive technology use, as well as tips for a successful home learning approach.
Research Brief: Decontextualized Alphabetic Knowledge Instruction Produces Positive Results
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Posted on: January 28, 2020
Findings suggest a systematic approach to teaching this prerequisite skill for decoding and writing.
Effective Literacy Lesson: Teaching Consonant Digraphs
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Posted on: January 14, 2020
This decoding skill helps students read, understand, and independently spell words.
Consonant Digraph Cards
Cards that can be printed and used as part of a lesson teaching students to read, say, and spell words that have consonant digraphs. These cards feature the consonant digraphs ch and sh.
Spell the Word
This handout for practicing reading and spelling words with consonant digraphs contains pictures and partially spelled words that contain either the ch or sh digraph. Students will fill in the blank with the correct digraph to complete the spelling for the word that names what is shown in the picture above it.
An Explanation of Structured Literacy, and a Comparison to Balanced Literacy
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Posted on: April 9, 2019
An explicit or implicit approach to literacy learning? See why the former approach tends to work better for all learners.
Word Box Template
A graphic organizer designed to help students determine which letters represent the sounds heard in a given word. A graphic representing the word is provided with blank spaces for each sound to be filled in. Both a three-space and six-space word box are included.
Teaching Letter-Sound Correspondences and Syllable Types for Word Identification
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Posted on: November 27, 2018
Teach students to use a word box to practice letter-sound correspondences or syllables for decoding words.