Chall-Popp Phonics is a systematic approach to direct phonics instruction and has been a teacher favorite for years. This revision features a more student-friendly book design and a variety of new stories and characters to keep students engaged and ready to learn. Respected reading specialist and well-known literacy consultant, Dr. Jeanne Chall, co-authored this series based on the extensive research she conducted at Harvard University. Direct instruction that works: This research-based, classroom-proven approach takes students step-by-step through advancing levels of phonemic awareness and sound-letter knowledge. The skill-sequence is easy for students to follow, leading to mastery.Eye-catching photos and graphics help student comprehension: Chall-Popp Phonics engages students and helps them draw more meaning from text.Simple, easy-to-use unit structure: Content is streamlined to make it easier for you to manage instruction.Support for learning at home: Each student book includes a fun take-home booklet for each unit. Plus, you'll find letters that let parents take an active role in their child's learning. Parent letters are also provided in Spanish.Meaningful assessments for individualized instruction: Every unit includes an assessment that helps you identify students who need additional intervention.Text in multiple genres: Students move from basic phonemic recognition to decoding and comprehension of a delightful mix of poems, stories, and nonfiction articles.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.

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.