This highly regarded teacher resource synthesizes the research base on word recognition and translates it into step-by-step instructional strategies, with special attention to students who are struggling. Chapters follow the stages through which students progress as they work toward skilled reading of words. Presented are practical, evidence-based techniques and activities that target letter- sound pairings, decoding and blending, sight words, multisyllabic words, and fluency. Ideal for use in primary-grade classrooms, the book also offers specific guidance for working with older children who are having difficulties. Reproducible assessment tools and word lists can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Incorporates the latest research on word recognition and its connections to vocabulary, reading fluency, and comprehension. *Chapter on morphological (meaning-based) instruction. *Chapter on English language learners. *Instructive "Try This" activities at the end of each chapter for teacher study groups and professional development.

A supplemental text for the Reading Methods course. What classroom activities really help children in kindergarten through fifth grade become fluent readers? Developed with experienced classroom teachers, Fox provides numerous hands-on teaching activities that have been tested, over and over, in real classrooms with real children. They're solidly based in research; presented in the order in which children achieve fluency; and, tailored to the literacy abilities of the children at whom they are targeted. Fox's developmental view of fluency combines theory, research, and practice; and her thoughtful teaching guides pull it all together.

A complete road map for word knowledge instruction in PreK-2, this book focuses on developing the word recognition and phonics skills identified in the Common Core standards for foundational skills. It offers clear-cut instructions for assessing students' stages of word knowledge development--emergent, beginning, or transitional--and their specific instructional needs. Chapters on each developmental stage are packed with effective learning activities and strategies, plus guidance for fitting them into the classroom day. Of special value, online-only appendices provide purchasers with more than 50 reproducible assessment and instructional tools, ready to download and print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

"More than 300 activities to introduce, reinforce, and practice sight words"--P.[1] of cover.

Contains one hundred sixty lessons for teachers to use when teaching language arts to grades 1-3. Includes reproducibles.

This volume is designed to prevent and correct most word-level reading difficulties. It trains phonemic awareness and promotes sight vocabulary acquisition, and therefore reading fluency.

A handbook for teachers for helping children learn to read and write with the phonics approach.