What is the scope and sequence for teaching phonics?
What is the scope and sequence for teaching phonics?
The scope and sequence is organized into these categories: Pre-Alphabetic Principle (PreK-K), Alphabetic Principle and Phonics (K-1), and Phonics (1-3). Note that grade levels are suggested; there are variations around when the phonics concepts are introduced based on student needs.
How should phonics instruction be sequenced?
Phonic Talk :: Phonics Steps in Sequential Order. As we stated on our Keys to Success page, phonics instruction must be systematic and sequential. In other words, letters and sounds are taught first. Then letters are combined to make words and finally words are used to construct sentences.
What should I teach first in phonics?
In first grade, phonics lessons start with the most common single-letter graphemes and digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh, and ck). Continue to practice words with short vowels and teach trigraphs (tch, dge). When students are proficient with earlier skills, teach consonant blends (such as tr, cl, and sp).
What is a phonics scope?
A scope and sequence is the backbone of instruction. It guides lessons based on a logical skill sequence, builds on previously learned skills, and allows for the evaluation of gaps and redundancies across grade levels.
How many levels are there in phonics?
Learning Overview. Phonics Hero’s resources include three stages of phonics curriculum: the Basic, Advanced Code and Complete the Code. These three parts span 26 levels of systematic reading and spelling learning and practice.
What phonics should I teach first?
Step 1 – Letter Sounds Most phonics programmes start by teaching children to see a letter and then say the sound it represents. Children are often taught the letters S,A,T,P,I,N first, so that they can sound out a wide variety of words (e.g. sat, pin, pat).
What is the whole-class phonics program?
Introducing our new whole-class phonics program, designed to bring the effectiveness of 95 Percent Group’s structured literacy instructional approach to the entire class. This program helps to address and prevent reading gaps for all students.
How do I teach phonics to small groups?
Secondly, you can (and should) teach general phonological and phonemic awareness whole group and then use your small group instruction to focus on the particular skill you are building for your group. A program like Michael Heggerty’s program is quick, easy to implement and comes with 35 weeks of prewritten lessons ready to go.
What is the 95 phonics core program?
Schools use this phonics program to provide systematic and explicit word study and spelling instruction in grades K–3 as well as to reduce the number of students who need intervention instruction. 95 Phonics Core Program is aligned with research and 95 Percent Group’s proven approach.
What is explicit phonics instruction?
Explicit phonics instruction is instruction in which the teacher directly tells students the expected outcome, overtly models the skill, and provides students with many opportunities to apply the skill with ongoing feedback. Let’s go through each of the above components now, and I will share a couple ideas of how I did this in my classroom!
