phonics instruction

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Research Article of the Month: December 2023

Thursday, December 28, 2023
Through this meta-analysis, Burns et al., (2023) evaluate the components of the Active View of Reading.
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Where Have All the Spelling Lists Gone?

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Well-designed spelling lists can support your students’ literacy development. Despite how commonplace spell check and other writing tools have become, explicit spelling instruction is still an important practice.
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The Neuroscience of Reading With Dr. G. Reid Lyon

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Esteemed reading researcher Dr. G. Reid Lyon discusses key discoveries in reading research and how these discoveries can inform teaching today.
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The Role of Decodable Readers in Phonics Instruction

Friday, November 27, 2020
For beginning readers, these texts provide a focused and carefully planned opportunity to read words in sentences.
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Effective Literacy Lesson: Teaching Consonant Digraphs

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
This decoding skill helps students read, understand, and independently spell words.