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Here is a word matrix template that you can use to engage learners when teaching a lesson on the relationships between words. A word matrix shows the families of interrelated word sums and helps explore topics like prefixes, plurals, and suffixes.

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Here is a word matrix template that you can use to engage learners when teaching a lesson on the relationships between words. A word matrix shows the families of interrelated word sums and helps explore topics like prefixes, plurals, and suffixes.

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Specific Phonics Approaches

The NRP found that using synthetic phonics instruction-the explicit teaching of letter-sound correspondences and then the blending of sounds to form words-resulted in improved reading abilities and that effect sizes of these interventions were larger than other comparison interventions. In addition, the NRP found reading programs that combined synthetic phonics with a focus on larger-units also produced positive results (NICHHD, 2000, citing Lovett et al., 2000). Following the NRP report, a U.S. Department of Education teacher practice guide recommended teaching students to blend letter sounds and sound-spelling patterns from left to right to sound out a "recognizable pronunciation." The Department of Education advised teachers to begin with simple consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words students already know and then show students how to blend the sounds while providing feedback as they work toward independence and gradually progress to new and longer words (Foorman et al., 2016, p. 23). The NRP report indicates that systematic and explicit instruction in phonics is the most effective way to ensure reading growth (Berninger et al., 2003; Boyer & Ehri, 2011; Henry, 2003).

Teaching Both Decoding & Encoding

Research shows that to become proficient readers and writers, early readers need to learn decoding and encoding skills. Helping children understand sound-symbol connections by learning the visual-to-auditory relationship between letters and sounds is essential for learning to read (decoding) and learning the auditory-to-visual relationship is needed to write words (encoding). In a review of research in this area, Foorman et al. (2016) concluded there is strong evidence for teaching decoding and encoding skills, especially in grades K-3. Weiser and Mathes (2011) conducted a review of the research about effective instruction for learning to decode and encode words and noted that research is especially strong in support of teaching encoding skills to students who are at risk of literacy failure. They found that learning to manipulate phoneme-grapheme correspondences enhances literacy performance and there is a synergistic relationship in using encoding and decoding instruction. Weiser and Mathes conclude there are long-term benefits from teaching children encoding beginning in kindergarten.

Pairing Phonics Instruction with Text

Research conducted by Adams (1990) found that systematic instruction in phonics is more effective for all readers-struggling through advanced-when it is paired with the reading of meaningful, connected text. The NRP verified Adams' research (NICHHD, 2000), and later research confirmed the NRP review (Brady, 2012, Dehaene, 2009; Moats, 2012; Strickland, 2011). The What Works Clearinghouse recommends starting early with daily reading of connected texts as soon as students can identify a few words (Foorman et al., 2016).

Excerpt from Successful Intervention Builds Student Success: Applying the Many Layers of Structured Literacy and Reading Research for Struggling K-5 Students by Voyager Sopris Learning.

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The NRP found that using synthetic phonics instruction-the explicit teaching of letter-sound correspondences and then the blending of sounds to form words-resulted in improved reading abilities and that effect sizes of these interventions were larger than other comparison interventions.

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Printable Resources from UFLI:  Word Mats, Heart Words, Sound Wall Cards

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Printable Resources from UFLI:  Word Mats, Heart Words, Sound Wall Cards

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The Sound Wall materials provided here align with the UFLI Foundations lessons. Included in the UFLI Sound Wall set are the following:

phoneme cards with mouth pictures to represent the articulatory gesture associated with each phoneme,

labels for the sound wall displays, including the place and manner of articulation for consonants, and

grapheme cards that can be added to the sound wall one at a time, as the grapheme-phoneme correspondences are taught.

We have also provided printable version of the Individual Sound wall charts. You may choose to glue them into a file folder for each student or print them front/back to laminate. These may also be enlarged and printed as posters if your classroom space does not allow for the full UFLI Sound Wall displays.
Individual Sound Wall: Consonants Individual Sound Wall: Vowels

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Printable Resources | UF Literacy Institute

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The Sound Wall materials provided here align with the UFLI Foundations lessons. Included in the UFLI Sound Wall set are the following: phoneme cards with mouth pictures to represent the articulatory gesture associated with each phoneme, labels for the sound wall displays, including the place and manner of articulation for consonants, and grapheme cards that can be added to the sound wall one at a time, as the grapheme-phoneme correspondences are taught.

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Multisyllabic Word Lists Organized by Vowel Sound

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Each multisyllabic word list has all common spellings of one of the 19 vowel sounds. For example, the /ow/ list has “ow,” “ou,” and “ough” spellings.

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Kindergarten and First Grade Student Center Activities Phonological Awareness | Phonics | Fluency | Vocabulary | Comprehension

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Teaching and learning tips, articles and links about giftedness and learning disabilities, learning differences, difficulties ∓ disabilities (including dyslexia and dysgraphia), for people of all ages.

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Measured Mom Fiction Decodable - CVC & Digraphs

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Measured Mom Fiction Decodable - CVC & Digraphs

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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Phinder | A Resource for Phonics Lessons

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This is a free website that allows teachers and researchers to find words that match certain letter-sound patterns. Teachers can create word lists for phonics lessons, and researchers can find words for word recognition research.

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Word Connections Teacher Manual -Multisyllabic word reading

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Word Connections Teacher Manual -Multisyllabic word reading

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Measured Mom Decodable NF- CVC & Digraphs

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Measured Mom Decodable NF- CVC & Digraphs

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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For Students - Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

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Syllable Word Lists and Lessons- sorts & passages included

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Syllable Word Lists and Lessons- sorts & passages included

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Upper grade re-teaching & practice within passages

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Upper grade re-teaching & practice within passages

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In the last couple of blogs, we've unpacked these three questions about decodable texts: Who really needs decodable texts, anyway? What is a decodable text, really? How many decodable texts do I need? If you missed those posts, you can catch up here and here. As...

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In the last couple of blogs, we've unpacked these three questions about decodable texts: Who really needs decodable texts, anyway? What is a decodable text, really? How many decodable texts do I need? If you missed those posts, you can catch up here and here. As...

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We’re continuing in piloting Vocabulary Surge and working through Greek/Latin roots.

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Time to meet with you and plan next steps. Put into our PLC agenda for March 9th. Possibly utilizing the greek and latin work book.

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Fifth grade will split groups in ability based instead of a one size fits all approach. Each teacher will take a group

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Be more intentional and purposeful with our phonics lessons during writing throughout the week.

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Incorporating long vowels

Observe and give feedback on our shift in ELA

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Take time to meet with you to help us be more intentional with our LETRS screener.

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Reevaluate where our students are at. Push into third grade phonics skills sooner.
We have a plan.

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Possible exit tickets to gauge whether students are proficient on decoding and encoding

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Get end of the year screener from previous grade level at the end of the year to help plan for the year.

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Sounds First Phonemic Awareness Program

The Best for All Sounds First Curriculum is a 4-year sequence of daily phonemic awareness lessons, both basic and advanced, designed for use in pre-K through 2nd grade. They are easily modified for use with older students who might need reinforcement. For more information, read the overview for each grade at the beginning of the first set of lessons. These lively 15-minutes-a-day lessons were developed as an Open Educational Resource for the Tennessee Department of Education in the spring of 2020 by a team led by Meredith and David Liben. These are freely available for use, adaptation, and reproduction under a Creative Commons Non Commercial License.

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The Best for All Sounds First Curriculum is a 4-year sequence of daily phonemic awareness lessons, both basic and advanced, designed for use in pre-K through 2nd grade. They are easily modified for use with older students who might need reinforcement. For more information, read the overview for each grade at the beginning of the first set of lessons.

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Decodeable passages (by syllable type/division)

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Decodeable passages (by syllable type/division)

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EdShed is the home of The Literacy Shed, Literacy Shed Plus, Spelling Shed and MathShed.

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These are adapted from the original site!

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CVC

Consonant Digraphs

Consonant Blends

Long Vowel: CVCe

Special Situations

Predictable Vowel Teams

R-Controlled

Unpredictable Vowel Teams

Multisyllabic Words

Supporting Documents

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CVC Consonant Digraphs Consonant Blends Long Vowel: CVCe Special Situations Predictable Vowel Teams R-Controlled Unpredictable Vowel Teams Multisyllabic Words Supporting Documents