Written by a K-5 Special Education teacher named Kristy, who has a love for phonics.
Written by Timothy Shanahan, President of the International Literacy Association, and author of over 200 literacy education publications.
Written by Emma Farrell, a former Prekindergarten-2nd grade teacher, who now devotes her time to helping other teachers through blogging and creating resources available on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Written by a reading teacher, and former first grade teacher, from Oregon. Sarah provides engaging resources for teaching primary literacy skills.
Written by the Professional Development Manager of a K-2 Curriculum and Instruction Department. She has wonderful ideas for teaching phonics in the primary classroom.
Written by a Reading Specialist/RTI Coordinator, who consistently shares effective ideas for teaching literacy in the primary classroom.
Recommended Reading
Ciampa, K. (2012). Reading in the Digital Age: Using Electronic Books as a Teaching Tool for Beginning Readers. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, v38 n2 Sum 2012. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ981797
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. (2007) MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures Kindergarten. New York, NY: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.
Mayer, R. E. (2005). The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
McManis, L., Gunnewig, S., & McManis, M. (2010). Exploring the Contribution of a Content- Infused Interactive Whiteboard for School Readiness. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED528703.pdf
Penuel, W., Pasnik, S., Bates, L., Townsend, E., Gallagher, L,. Llorente, C., & Hupper, N. (2009). Preschool Teachers Can Use a Media-Rich Curriculum to Prepare Low-Income Children for School Success: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Summative Evaluation of the Ready to Learn Initiative, 1-23. Retrieved from http://cct. edc.org/sites /cct.edc.org/files/ms- resources/RTLEvalReport.pdf
Ro’Azeah, M. N., Yahaya, W. A. J. W, Nazleen, A. R. S. (2018). Preliminary Study on Technology Used in Reading and Writing Skills Instruction for Year One Primary School Remedial Class Students. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. Retrieved from http://jfas.info/index.php/jfas /article/view /4837/3035
Shamir, H., Yoder, E., Feehan, K. & Pocklington, D. (2017). Improving Head Start Students’ Early Literacy Skills Using Technology. In J. Johnston (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia 2017 (pp. 1018- 1027). Washington, DC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/178416/
Silverman, R. & Hines, S. (2009). The Effects of Multimedia-Enhanced Instruction on the Vocabulary of English-Language Learners and Non-English- Language Learners in Pre-Kindergarten Through Second Grade. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 101(2), 305-314. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0014217dx.doi.org /10.1037/a0014217
University of Oregon DIBELS Data System. (2017). Letter Naming Fluency (LNF) Histogram. Retrieved from https://dibels.uoregon.edu/reports/report.php? report= Histogram&report _type=web&district =1279&Scope=District&Grade=100&SchoolYear= 2017& Assessment =13000&NeedForSupport= Recommended&AssessmentPeriod=301&color= 1&Measure=13101
A book about teaching students how to navigate the world of literature by allowing them the time to read books they have chosen for themselves.
Wiley Blevins shares the most recent brain research, and essential pieces of phonics instruction. He also includes designated sections for struggling readers and English Language Learners.
Another book by Wiley Belvins that lists the seven essential components of phonics instruction, complete with lessons, word lists, and tips.
Tools and strategies for teaching explicit and systematic phonics instruction in the K-3 classroom are explored in this book.
Daily phonics and comprehension instruction workbooks for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. I use these daily in my classroom and absolutely love them!