Equity in education begins with good phonics instruction in the early grades; it doesn’t end there, but it begins there. Emily Hanford I cannot stress enough the importance of phonics instruction. This should be the bread and butter of education in the primary grades. Without a solid foundation of both phonological awareness and phonics, studentsContinue reading “Phonics 101: How to Teach Phonics in 5 Steps”
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From Elkonin to Phonics: Bridging the Gap from Phonemic Awareness to Phonics
When it comes to early literacy, letter sounds, or phonemes, reign supreme, but what happens afterward? How do we connect the phonemic awareness we so strategically built to phonics instruction? Well, the answer to that question is Elkonin boxes, which are sometimes referred to as sound boxes. In my last post, we discussed the differencesContinue reading “From Elkonin to Phonics: Bridging the Gap from Phonemic Awareness to Phonics”
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Phonemic Awareness or Phonological Awareness: What’s the Difference?
The best predictor of reading difficulty in kindergarten or first grade is the inability to segment words and syllables into constituent sound units (phonemic awareness). Lyon, G.R. (1995) As many of you know, I am a literacy mentor in addition to being a classroom teacher. As a mentor, I often coach other teachers regarding theirContinue reading “Phonemic Awareness or Phonological Awareness: What’s the Difference?”
