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Phonics Instruction: Best Practices and Exemplary Models of Systematic Phonics Instruction For First and Second Grades
Phonics Instruction: Best Practices and Exemplary Models of Systematic Phonics Instruction For First and Second Grades
What is phonics?
A system for encoding speech sounds into
written symbols.
The relationship between letters and
sounds, and how to use this system to
recognize words. (Decoding)
(Adams 1999, Harris and Hodges, 1995, Stahl, Duffy-Hester,
and Stahl 1998)
Therefore
Explicit, and systematic phonics
instruction should be:
Systematic
Direct and precise
Engaging and responsive
Based on individual needs
Lesson Seeds
GRADE 1/QUARTER 1
STATE STANDARD/BENCHMARK: Phonics/Graphophonic: Students will apply their knowledge of letter sound relationship and
word structure to decode unfamiliar words. (comprehension at the word level)
ENDURING
UNDER
STANDI
NG
Phonics
Readers use
strategies to
problem solve
unknown
words.
ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
What do need
to know about
words and
sentences to
help me read
and write?
BENCHMARK
INDICATORS
common rimes to
decode by analogy
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ASSESSMENT
Using the
student profile
will identify
student
behaviors
during shared
reading, guided
reading, and
writing centers
Running
Records
Phonics
Inventory
INSTRUCTIONAL
EXAMPLES
Making Words
Sorting words
by patterns
Utilizes word
wall
Guess the
Covered Word
in shared
reading
DIFFERENTIATING
INSTRUCTION
concrete
Identify one teaching
Lesson Seeds
Grade 1/Quarter 2
STATE STANDARD/BENCHMARK: Phonics/Graphophonic: Students will apply their knowledge of letter sound relationship and word structure to
decode unfamiliar words. (comprehension at the word level)
ENDURING
UNDERSTANDING
Phonics
ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
What do I
need to
know
about
words
and
sentence
s to help
me read
and
write?
BENCHMARK
INDICATORS
ASSESSMENT
Using the
student
profile
will
identify
student
behaviors
during
shared
reading,
guided
reading,
writing and
in centers
Running
Record
Phonics
Inventory
INSTRUCTIONAL
EXAMPLES
Making Words
Sorting words by
patterns
Utilizes word wall
Guess the
Covered Word in
shared reading
Guided Reading
Interactive
Writing
/Individual Pupil
Response
DIFFERENTIATING
INSTRUCTION
When planning instruction
think about how to:
Make the abstract
concrete
Identify one teaching
Glossary of Terms
Definitions from The Literacy Dictionary: The Vocabulary of Reading and Writing.
Theodore Harris and Richard Hodges, Editors
1995
ISBN 0-87207-138-3
Published by the International Reading Association
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Guiding Questions
Think Abouts
How did what you hear today validate what you
are already doing in your classroom?
What changes could you make to incorporate
what youve learned about explicit, systematic
instruction?
Using the profile, select an indicator to develop
an explicit phonics lesson that you will use with
your students in the near future.