Teachers, if you're trying to figure out how to teach phonemic awareness, here's my blog post with some tips/tricks. @teachindavis@DavisSchools https://t.co/nNwZcnrLgu
In a statement that gets right to the heart of the decades-old reading wars, the International Literacy Association argues for "teaching students the basic letter-sound combinations.” https://t.co/L1A58XGvuO
Grab some popcorn and watch this video (starting at the 51 minute mark) of psychologist Stephen Dykstra taking apart Fountas & Pinnell's "Gold Standard" study of its own Leveled Literacy Program:
https://t.co/fJw7WB9dl8
Interesting read. Definitely a topic of discussion I have had as an educator. Personally I have seen the most growth with explicit phonics instruction for the SPED students I work with.
I'd like to join @StanDehaene in endorsing @parkerphonics' "Brief history of reading instruction": https://t.co/iqNYX95hus. It's a great, if somewhat depressing, read.