Create your own toolbox of instructional strategies specifically focusing on phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, foundational decoding, and the continuum of building fluency from the letter, sound, and linking to the word recognition into text reading. Participants will explore easy-to-follow targeted intervention strategies that are intentionally focused on the most predictive skills for academic success.
After this session, participants will be able to:
Understand why this quote is so important: “The ability to read novel words is the single most powerful way to discriminate good from poor readers at any age.” A lack of proficiency in word recognition will hinder comprehension!
- Participants will deepen your understanding of phonemic awareness and orthographic mapping.
- Participants will learn evidence-based instructional activities for phonological development, beginning phonics, advanced phonics and fluency.
- Participants will understand the urgency on closing the achievement gap by addressing effective instruction and intervention.
Questions to Ponder for Credit:
- Select two or three knowledge and application concepts you will include in your teaching next year.
- What changes do you believe will happen with your student learning based on today’s session?
- What will you stop doing next year from what you experienced within this session?