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Explicit Phonics Instruction

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Grades 3-6

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Daily Read-Alouds

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Reader's Theater

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Fluency development begins in Kindergarten and continues throughout the program, supporting students to read with accuracy, at an appropriate rate, and with expression. The chart below summarizes the fluency-building modeling, instruction, and practice opportunities built into Benchmark Advance.

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Sound Spelling Cards

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Interactive E-Books (Click to Play Video)

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Elkonin Boxes

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In grades K-2, explicit, systematic phonological and phonemic awareness instruction occurs daily during the phonics components of the literacy block. This explicit instruction is reinforced by the daily shared reading experiences with rich poems and rhymes. Intervention lessons for grades K-3 and acceleration lessons for English learners in grades 3-6 are also provided.

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High-Frequency Word Cards

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Foundational Skills Intervention and Assessment

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Foundational Skills Intervention and Assessment

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Explicit, systematic phonics and high-frequency word instruction occurs daily in Grades K-2. Students have hands-on tools to support their learning, and they read both fiction and nonfiction decodable texts to develop automaticity with new sound-spellings and sight words. Benchmark Advance decodable texts support each unit topic.

In Grades 3-6, two explicit word study lessons per week continue students' multi-syllabic phonics instruction as well as morphology to extend their word analysis skills, build vocabulary, and build language. Instruction is always grounded in the core texts and topics.

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Shared Readings

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Start with the Basics

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Daily shared reading and shared writing in Grades K-1 are the primary contexts in which print concepts are modeled and practiced with the whole class.  Engaging rhymes, poems, stories, and short informational text connected to the unit topic provide the context for teachers to model print concepts. As students participate in shared writing activities each day, they begin to understand how writer also use print concepts. Intervention lessons and acceleration lessons for English learners in Grades 3-6 are also provided.

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Benchmark Advance reflects the California Framework's emphasis on foundational literacy skills. 

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Benchmark Advance reflects the California Framework's emphasis on foundational literacy skills. 

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Throughout the Literacy block, the four key areas of print concepts, phonological awareness, phonic and word recognition, and fluency are integrated into the meaningful context of the unit.  Additional support is provided to accelerate foundational skills of older English Learners.  Foundational Skills screeners and quick-check assessments help teachers formatively assess students' needs and track their progress.