The research is in, and it's conclusive: the single most important factor in students' reading success is a skillful, informed teacher. In particular, Phonics Lessons provides scientific information about the complex, intricate relationships between letters and sounds and the ways in which they work to support developing readers.
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Phonics Lessons 1: Letters, Words, and How They Work includes:
- Book of Minilessons
- Teaching Resource Binder with Assessment Guide, Materials and Routines, Games, Templates, Picture Cards, and Letter/Word Cards
Each book is a complete Phonics and Word Study Curriculum for each of the primary grades. With 100 Minilessons for each of the three grade levels. You can use the month-by-month planning guide, the assessment checklists, and the lesson selection map to choose the lessons that align with your students' needs and the Word Study Continuum. The Continuum encompasses nine scientific categories of learning:
- Early Literacy Concepts
- High-Frequency Words
- Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
- Spelling Patterns
- Letter Knowledge
- Word Structure
- Letter/Sound Relationships
- Word-Solving Actions
- Word Meaning
Each 4-page lesson includes:
- Professional Understandings
Explanations of underlying principles research, and suggestions for working with English Language Learners
- 3-part Lesson plan
- Teach Step by step instructions for implementing the lesson
- Apply Application activities and routines for teaching them
- Share Guidelines for reinforcing principles and helping children share their learning
- Follow-up
Assessment links to literacy framework, extensions, and home connections
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Assessment Guide 1-147
Early Literacy Concepts 5-13
Name Writing 6
Name Locating 1 7
Name Locating 2 8
Word Location 9
Word by Word Matching 10
Letter and Punctuation Locating 11
First and Last 12
Phonological Awareness 15-40
Hearing Word Boundaries 16
Hearing and Identifying Syllables 17
Hearing and Identifying Rhymes 18
Hearing and Identifying Beginning Consonant Sounds 19
Hearing and Identifying Ending Consonant Sounds 20
Hearing and Identifying Beginning Vowel Sounds (Short) 21
Hearing and Identifying Short Vowel Sounds 22
Hearing and Identifying Long Vowel Sounds 23
Hearing and Identifying Sounds in Words 24
Blending Word Parts 25
Segmenting Word Parts 26
Blending Sounds to Make Words 27
Segmenting Sounds in Words 28
Adding Sounds to Words 29
Taking Sounds Away 30
Letter Knowledge 41-52
Alphabet Test 42
Letter Writing 43
Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters 44
ABC Order Sorting 45
ABC Order Writing 46
Letter/Sound Relationships 53-78
Identifying and Representing Sounds in Words 54
Matching Beginning Consonant Letters and Sounds 55
Matching Ending Consonant Letters and Sounds 56
Matching Consonant Clusters and Sounds 57
Matching Beginning Consonant Digraphs and Sounds 58
Matching Ending Consonant Digraphs and Sounds 59
Matching Short (Tense) Vowel Letters and Sounds 60
Matching Long (Lax) Vowel Letters and Sounds 61
Writing Words 62
Spelling Patterns 79-94
Matching Phonogram Patterns and Words 80
Reading Names with Patterns 81
Reading Words with Phonogram Patterns 82
Reading and Writing Names (Phonograms) 83
Hearing and Representing Phonogram Patterns 85
High Frequency Words 95-100
Reading High Frequency Words 96
Writing High Frequency Words 97
Word Meaning 101-107
Reading Concept Words in Isolation 102
Reading Concept Words in Sentences 103
Identifying Synonyms 104
Word Structure 109-134
Syllables in Words 110
Recognizing and Using Plurals 111
Understanding and Using Contractions 113
Compound Words 114
Simple Affixes (s, ed, ing) 115
Word-Solving Actions 135-147
Sorting Names 136
Sorting Words 137
Using Known Words to Solve New Words 138
Solving Unknown Words While Reading Text 139
Reading Text—Monitoring, Checking, Word Solving 140
Changing Letters to Make New Words 141
Materials & Routines 149-202
Overview 150
Lesson Selection Map 157
Plan Your Own Lessons 161
Masking Cards 167
Flag 175
Alphabet Linking Chart 177
Small Alphabet Strip 179
Large Alphabet Strip 181
Letter Formation Charts 187
Verbal Path for the Formation of Letters 191
Letters Made in Similar Ways 193
25 Ways to Use Magnetic Letters at Home 194
Ways to Sort Letters 196
Common Phonograms List 198
High Frequency Word Lists 200
Games 203-217
Directions for Bingo and Lotto 205
Directions for Concentration 206
Directions for Follow the Path 207
Directions for Go Fish 208
Directions for Sound Dominoes 209
Name Puzzle Directions 210
Three–by–Three Lotto Game Card 211
Four–by–Four Lotto Game Card 213
Three–by–Four Lotto Game Card 215
Deck Card Template 217
Templates 219-275
Pocket Chart Card Template (4) 221
Pocket Chart Card Template (2) 223
Word Card Template 225
Deck Card Template 227
Two–Way Sort Sheet 229
Two–Way Sort Card 231
Two–Way Sort Extension Sheet 233
Two–Column Sheet 235
Three–Way Sort Sheet 237
Three–Way Sort Card 239
Three–Way Sort Extension Sheet 241
Three–Column Sheet 243
Four–Way Sort Sheet 245
Four–Way Sort Card 247
Four–Way Sort Extension Sheet 249
Four–Column Sheet 251
Blank Book Page 253
Letter Book Template 255
Four–Box Sheet 257
Lined Four–Box Sheet 259
List Sheet 261
Making Words Sheet 263
Making Connections Sheet 265
If You Know Sheet 269
Words to Learn Sheet 271
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Sheet 273
Buddy Check Sheet 275
Picture Cards 277-411
Beginning Consonants 279
Beginning Consonant Clusters and Digraphs 325
Ending Consonants 343
Long Vowels 359
Short Vowels 369
Onsets and Rimes 381
Rhymes 393
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant 407
Letter/Word Cards 413-615
Letter Cards 415
High Frequency Words 419
Month Words 433
Days of the Week Words 435
Beginning Consonants 437
Beginning Consonant Clusters 465
Ending Consonants 481
Beginning Consonant Digraphs 495
Ending Consonant Digraphs 501
Long Vowel Sounds 507
Short Vowel Sounds 517
Onsets and Rimes 581
Rhymes 543
Consonant–Vowel–Consonant 549
Syllables 553
Synonyms 565
Plurals 1 573
Plurals 2 577
ed Endings 579
Contractions 583
Compound Words 591
Bibliographies 617-647
Read-Aloud 619
Alphabet 625
Alliteration 630
Concepts 632
Language Play 635
Onomatopoeia 638
Phonemic Manipulation 638
Poetry 639
Rhymes 641
Songs 645
Large Print 647
Acknowledgments 649
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