Preface
Chapter 1 Word Identification in Your Classroom Reading Program
Key Ideas
Key Vocabulary
Why Do We Teach Phonics?
Word Identification in a Balanced Classroom Reading Program
Semantic, Syntactic and Graphophonic Cues
How Children Read Familiar and Unfamiliar Words
Metacognitive Awareness
The Five Stages of Word Learning
References
Chapter 2 Phonemic Awareness: Becoming Aware of the Sounds of Language
Key Ideas
Key Vocabulary
What is Phonemic Awareness?
What is Phonological Awareness?
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Phonemic Awareness Develops Sequentially
Teaching Phonemic Awareness in Your Classroom Reading Program
Rhyme Awareness
Activities for Developing Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Awareness Tests
Teaching Phonemic Awareness in Your Classroom Reading Program
References
Chapter 3 Early Word Identification Strategies: Using Logos, Pictures, Word Shape, and Partial Letter-
Sound Associations to Read New Words
Key Ideas
Key Vocabulary
Environmental Cues: The Strategy of Associating Meaning with the Print in Our Everyday Surroundings
Picture Cues: The Strategy of Inferring Meaning from Illustrations
Prealphabetic Word Learners and Precommunicative Spellers
Partial Alphabetic Word Learners and Semiphonetic Spellers
Best Practices for Teaching Partial Alphabetic Word Learners
References
Chapter 4 Analogy-Based Phonics: The Strategy of Using Parts of Familiar Words to Read and Learn New Words
Key Ideas
Key Vocabulary
Looking Inside Syllables
Teaching Analogy-Based Phonics
How Children Use the Onsets and Rimes in Known Words to Read New Words
Self-Monitoring, Cross-Checking, and Self-Correcting for Meaning-Focused Word Identification
Understanding Rimes, Phonograms, and Word Families
Why Children use Onsets and Rimes to Read and Learn New Words
Best Practices for Teaching Analogy-Based Phonics
Activities for Teaching Analogy-Based Phonics
Looking Beyond Analogy-Based Phonics
References
Chapter 5 Letter-Sound Phonics: The Strategy of Using Letter-Sounds to Read and Learn New Words
Key Ideas
Key Vocabulary
Phonics Letter-Sound Patterns
Teaching Letter-Sound Phonics in Your Classroom
How Children Use Letter-Sound Patterns to Read and Learn New Words
Best Practices for Teaching Letter-Sound Phonics
A Sequence for Teaching Letter-Sound Patterns
Do Phonics Rules Belong in Your Classroom Reading Program?
Alphabetic Word Learners and Phonetic Spellers
Decodable Books and Your Classroom Reading Program
Activities for Teaching Letter-Sound Based Phonics
Moving Toward Using the Multiletter Chunks in Word Structure to Reading and Spelling Long Words
References
Chapter 6 Structural Analysis: Using Chunking Strategy to Read and Learn Long Words
Key Ideas
Key Vocabulary
The Multiletter Chunk Strategy
Why Readers Chunk Letters Together
Teaching Multiletter Chunks in Your Classroom Reading Program
How Children Use the Multiletter Chunks in Word Structure
Consolidated Word Learners and Transitional Spellers
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Base Words
Best Practices for Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes
Greek and Latin Roots
Compound Words
Contractions
Syllables
Activities for Teaching the Multiletter Chunks in Word Structure
Insight Into Word Meaning and Pronunciation
References
Chapter 7 Teaching English Language Learners and Children At Risk
Key Ideas
English Language Learners
Children At Risk
References
Appendix A Rimes for Word Reading and Spelling
Appendix B Letter-Sound Patterns
Appendix C Generalizations for Adding Suffixes
Appendix D Greek and Latin Roots
Key Vocabulary