Competency 2Component # 1-013-311

Center for Professional LearningSession 4

Instructor: Carmen S. Concepcionreadingsetgo.blogspot.com

Application of Research-Based Instructional Practices

Fall 2010

Reading … Set … Go!

The Alphabet Game

Share Investigative Activity

What does phonological awareness look like in your

classroom?

Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Word Study

Survey

Phonics and Word StudyPhonics instruction helps “children learn and use the alphabetic principle – the understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships between written letters and spoken words.”

National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), 2001, p.12

Mini Lesson: Introducing Word Families

FLaRE Professional Paper: Phonics

Article Notes Class Discussion

What is Phonics?

Why is Phonics Important?

Instructional Practices that Support Phonics

Summary

Alphabetic Understanding and PhonicsThe goal of phonics instruction is to help

children understand the alphabetic principle:

The sequence of letters in written words represents the sequence of sounds (or phonemes) in spoken words.

Letter RecognitionRecognizing, naming, and writing the

letters of the alphabetIdentifying and distinguishing both upper

case and lower case letters

Letter recognition activities help students learn:Letter namesThe sequence of letters in the alphabet

What We Know From ResearchEspecially when introduced in kindergarten

and first grade, explicit, systematic phonics instruction is significantly more effective than alternative programs that provide unsystematic or no phonics instruction.

Systematic phonics instruction is effective for students regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds.

Systematic phonics instruction is particularly beneficial for students having difficulty learning to read.

Systematic phonics instruction improves students’ word recognition and spelling skills.

Word Recognition ProcessPhonemic

Decoding

Use Context and Syntax to Support and Confirm

Making Analogie

sUse Context and Syntax to Support

and Confirm

SightWords

Fluent Reading

Explicit and Systematic InstructionThe goals of phonics and word study

instruction are to:

Explicitly and systematically (or step-by-step) teach letter-sound relations and spelling patterns; and

Ensure that students understand the purpose for learning letter-sound relationships: to segment words into sounds and to blend these sounds together to read words.

i, t, p, n, s, a, d, l, f, h, g

Explicit and Systematic InstructionTeach more-frequently used letters and

sounds before teaching those less frequently used.

Begin with letter-sound correspondences that can be combined to make words students can decode and understand

Introduce only a few letter-sound correspondences at a time.

Present each individual letter and its most common sound.

I do it. We do it.You do it.

Primary Goals of Reading Instruction

To prepare children to read stories and information text accurately and quickly so they understand what they read.

Provide opportunities for children to apply their knowledge of letter sounds and spelling patterns by reading decodable text.

Carefully consider children’s needs and abilities when selecting texts for reading instruction.

Grouping for InstructionTeach phonics and word study in small groups, one-on-one, or with the whole class, depending on students’ abilities and needs.

Scaffolding InstructionScaffolding instruction: Adjust instruction to meet the specific needs of students.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Scavenger Hunt

For the next class…Visit www.fcrr.orgFind a lesson that addresses

phonics or word studyBe prepared to share activity with

class next time