Topic: Phonics

UOSR 2024 Bolstering Engage Blog 1 of 3

Try some of these easy ways to help empower your readers during reading workshop.

JRR 2024 What is Decoding Blog

Decoding is the process of extracting meaning from information given in a secret or complicated way.

SXP 2023 Foundational Skills Blog

Saxon Phonics and Spelling primarily focuses on teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency while building children’s decoding skills.

JRR 2023 Phonics Decoding Assessment Blog

Learn how to use decoding assessments to teach phonics to K-2 students and get a free phonic decoding assessment tool.

JRR 2023 Decodable Books

There are many ways to use Jump Rope Readers in your classroom. Like all decodable books, they can support whole class lessons, small group work, and independent practice.

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Shared reading sparks joy, inquiry, student talk and agency. Shared reading is more engaging and impactful than any other whole-class literacy instruction.

LLI Blog 5 Early Intervention Activities

Looking for ways to help struggling readers in your classroom? Check out these five early reading intervention activities to help improve reading skills and confidence.

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Heinemann is excited to announce the second edition of Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, available this fall.

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Help students create a personalized reading plan that caters to their unique needs. Download a FREE self-reflection tool from Jennifer Serravallo.

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Decoding “big words” is absolutely pivotal to reading and comprehending text. You cannot become a successful reader if you cannot decode multisyllabic words.

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Jen and Wiley have a conversation about the complex nature of education, reading and phonics instruction, and the pitfalls of all-or-nothing thinking.

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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

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On this episode of The Heinemann Podcast, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell to discuss why Phonics is a critical part of a cohesive literacy system.

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This excerpt from A Guide to the Phonics Units of Study focuses on the importance of high engagement and supporting all members of a learning community.

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5 research-based essential elements of a phonics lesson.

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This week we discuss two of the guiding principles of the Units of Study in Phonics: 1) a lean, efficient curriculum, and 2) going beyond item knowledge.

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The following excerpt from the Guide describes 2 of the principles behind the phonics units: teaching for transfer and building on the research of experts.

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How does phonics effectively fit within daily classroom instruction? Today on the podcast, we’re joined by author Heidi Anne Mesmer