Teacher-tested classroom strategies: Teacher's Editions include: teaching and intervention strategies, related reading suggestions, charts, games, and other resources right where you can get to them, fast! The Teacher's Editions for Levels A and B also include alphabet cards that feature the characters introduced in the Student Book.Teacher's Editions recommend specific Early Phonics Readers (short vowels) and Phonics Readers (long vowels and consonant blends and digraphs) to support many lessons. These books give readers targeted phonics practice and help transition them from instruction to independent reading.

Weaving together the latest knowledge and best practices for teaching children to read, this indispensable text and professional resource provides a complete guide to differentiated instruction for diverse learners. Uniquely integrative, the book places the needs of English language learners and students with disabilities front and center instead of treating them as special topics. Accessible chapters on each of the core components of literacy clearly demonstrate how to link formal and informal assessment to evidence-based instruction. Special features include Research Briefs, Tech Tips, Internet Resources, Reflection and Action Questions, and dozens of reproducible student activities and assessment tools.

Provides an explanation of phonics, a method of reading instruction that focuses on the relationship between sounds and their spellings, and features over one hundred activities for the classroom, as well as sample lessons, word lists, and teaching strategies.