Decoding “big words” is absolutely pivotal to reading and comprehending text. You cannot become a successful reader if you cannot decode multisyllabic words. (continue reading)
What decodable text is, why it might be used, when, developmentally, it might be used, and how it can be used to boost early reading skills. (continue reading)
Recently, I was talking to a group of primary grade teachers after finishing a workshop. They were all very conscientious, but they were also frightened, angry, and distracted by the tenor of recent conversations about phonics (continue reading)
Evidence has converged on several important elements of a phonics lesson. Here are 5 research-based essential parts of a phonics lesson. (continue reading)
The teaching of phonics is a means to an end. Children need to decode in order to independently read and write. Phonics shouldn’t feel like an interruption or detour away from these authentic experiences. Phonics should be the building of a curiosity. (continue reading)
