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Teaching Phonics for Balanced Reading

Second Edition
By: Edmund V. Starrett

A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide with invaluable resources for planning phonics instruction.

This second edition provides educators with guidance on teaching phonics as part of a well-planned reading program. The content and ideas of phonics instruction are presented in a reader-friendly format that appeals to both new and experienced teachers. Thorough and in-depth, the book:

Discusses specific principles of phonics in teacher-friendly terms
Presents and explains the most useful phonics rules and generalizations
Provides practical guidance for sequencing phonics instruction
Includes informal assessments and checklists
Offers instructional strategies and activities

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Product Details

Grade Level: K-3
ISBN: 9781412939201
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2006
Page Count: 208
Publication date: October 06, 2006

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"K-3 teachers will find this book very appealing. Based on current research and commonsense experience, the book is full of effective strategies that are easy to use!"
--Jeanne Gren, First Grade Teacher
Woodburn Elementary School, Morgantown, WV

"Provides interesting and informative background knowledge about phonics instruction. The author defines terms, discusses the difficulties practitioners may encounter, provides strategies and suggestions for teaching, and presents numerous easy-to-use reference charts."
--Jane Ching Fung, First Grade Teacher
Alexander Science Center School, Los Angeles, CA

A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide with invaluable resources for planning phonics instruction.

The Report of the National Reading Panel (2000) explains that phonemic awareness instruction and phonics instruction are highly beneficial for students learning to read. In the updated second edition, Edmund V. Starrett provides educators with guidance on teaching phonics as part of a well-planned reading program.

This reference book presents the content and ideas of phonics instruction in an accessible format that appeals to both new and experienced teachers. Coverage of each topic begins with a broad general overview and then offers specific, practical tips and strategies.

Thorough and in-depth, this beneficial guide:

Discusses specific principles of phonics in teacher-friendly terms
Presents and explains the most useful phonics rules and generalizations
Provides practical guidance for sequencing phonics instruction
Includes informal assessments and checklists
Offers a generous collection of instructional strategies and activities

Teaching Phonics for Balanced Reading offers all teachers a comprehensive guide for planning phonics instruction that helps students become better readers and better learners!

Key features

Discusses specific principles of phonics in teacher-friendly terms
Presents and explains the most useful phonics rules and generalizations
Provides practical guidance for sequencing phonics instruction
Includes a number of informal assessments and checklists
Offers a generous collection of instructional strategies and activities

Author(s)

Edmund V. Starrett

Edmund V. Starrett is a retired elementary teacher who has taught remedial reading and has several years experience as a district-wide reading coordinator. He has also been involved in programs for the mentally challenged and the gifted. He is the published author of several children’s books, an educational game, and numerous workbooks in reading and writing. Edmund received his Doctor of Education Degree from Wayne State University.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. The Role of Phonics in Reading Instruction

2. Understanding Phonics

3. Teaching the Alphabet

4. Teaching Consonants

5. Teaching Vowel Sounds

6. Teaching Syllabication and Word Structure Skills

7. Accountability and Reading Standards

8. Informal Reading Tests

Appendix A: Early Reading First and Reading First Programs

Appendix B: A Synopsis of Phonic Instructional Skills

Appendix C: Reading Skills Checklist

Appendix D: Checkpoints for Parents of Preschoolers

Glossary of Phonological Terms

References

Index

Reviews

"K-3 teachers will find this book very appealing. Based on current research and commonsense experience, the book is full of effective strategies that are easy to use!"

Jeanne Gren, First-Grade Teacher
Woodburn Elementary School, Morgantown, WV

"This book provides interesting and informative background knowledge about phonics instruction. The author defines terms, discusses the difficulties practitioners may encounter, provides strategies and suggestions for teaching, and presents numerous easy-to-use reference charts."

Jane Ching Fung, First-Grade Teacher
Alexander Science Center School, Los Angeles, CA

"The author provides background information for beginning teachers and a quick reference for experienced teachers. I have thicker, bulkier books that provide phonics instruction but this book is user-friendly and easy to manage."

Karen Kersey, Second-Grade Teacher
St. Alban’s Elementary School, WV

Other Titles in: Literacy, K-12

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