"Explicitly
and systematically teaching
children to manipulate phonemes
significantly improves children’s
reading and spelling abilities.
The evidence for this is
so clear-cut that this method
should be an important component
of classroom reading instruction."
—The National Reading
Panel
Phonemic
Awareness
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Alphabetic Principle
Letter-Sound Relationships Phonics
Initial and Final Consonants and
Consonant Combinations
Short and Long Vowels and Vowel Combinations
Word FamiliesFluency
Sight-Word Mastery
Fluent Reading Through Rereading Connected Text
Vocabulary
Prefixes, Suffixes, Base Words, and Root Words
Word Formation and Spelling
Word Analysis and Meaning
Text Comprehension
Phonics Skills Practiced in Context
Personal Responses to Literature Writing
Sentence Formation
Spelling
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Writing
Sentence Formation
Spelling
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Reading
Rods Phonics Classroom Management and Assessment
Guide
This new management guide, included
free in every Reading Rods Phonics Program, offers
tips and suggestions to help you effectively use
Reading Rods right from the start! This informative
guide provides clear instructions on how to organize
and keep track of the rods, tips on preparing for
both large- and small-group instruction, and practical
ways to use Reading Rods in literacy centers. This
guide also includes a planning form to help integrate
Reading Rods into your daily literacy lesson plans.
Brief, easy-to-administer pre- and posttests offer
reliable tools to assess current understandings
and progress.
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