Discusses about reading research regarding how students learn to read so that educators can make informed decisions about instruction. This resource presents activities that help deliver explicit and systematic phonics instruction. It covers consonants; short vowels and long vowels; consonant blends and digraphs; sight words; and compound words.

It covers consonants; short vowels and long vowels; consonant blends and digraphs; sight words; and compound words. This resource offers many engaging and stimulating activities to teach students how to discern the similarities and differences between letters and sounds.The activities include chants and games that will motivate students and encourage them to practice and further develop their phonics skills. The ideas also address different learning styles to meet the needs of all students. These activities can be used during whole-group or small-group instruction as well as in independent learning stations. The activities include many ready-to-use reproducibles that require very little preparation. This will help give you more teaching time to spend providing differentiated instruction in workshop. The lesson content in "Phonics K-3" not only provides an explicit and systematic course of instruction but also offers high-interest activities to keep students on target. Phonics instruction is a key foundation for learning to read and is necessary to ensure that your students will become lifelong readers.

Introduction Put It Into Practice Cruising with Consonants A Galaxy of Vowels Blast Off with Blends and Digraphs Sight Word Satellite Compound Constellations References