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Free Yearlong Guide To Teaching Phonics in Kindergarten
Free Yearlong Guide To Teaching Phonics in Kindergarten
Yearlong Guide
To Teaching
Phonics in
Kindergarten
Learning
At The
Primary
Pond
Dear Teacher,
You can also refer back to this blog post for more information:
https://learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/a-yearlong-guide-to-
teaching-phonics-in-kindergarten
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Happy Teaching!
Alison
LearningAtThePrimaryPond.com
OVERVIEW
Important: while students tend to learn phonics skills in a predictable order,
they don't all learn these skills at the same pace. ALWAYS adjust this guide
to meet your students’ needs!!
• Follow up the minilesson with some independent practice (i.e. letter tracing/
writing, a picture sort, etc.)
• Around Week 4-5, begin teaching blending to read CVC words, using only the
letters you’ve taught (do LOTS of modeling - students are not expected to be
proficient with CVC words yet!)
• Goal of this time period is to introduce all letters - many students will not
yet have fully mastered them (you’ll review in small groups)
• Teach digraphs when students are ready (ch, sh, th, wh + possibly ck - can
also wait until later in the year to teach ck)
• Can usually incorporate phonics practice into your pre-existing small groups /
guided reading groups
• To learn more about what small group / guided reading can look like for pre-
readers, check out this post: https://learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/
what-does-a-pre-a-guided-reading-lesson-look-like/
WEEKS 16-31
• Focus on CVC words and word families (some students may still be working
on letter sounds in small group)
• Can incorporate phonics practice into your pre-existing small groups / guided
reading groups OR add in a separate block of time (20 mins) for dedicated
phonics groups and see 2 groups per day
• Can begin simple word sorts with students who are ready
WEEKS 32-36
• Teach long vowel sounds whole group, if required / many students are ready
for it