Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing

Introduction Part One Building The Foundation for Phonics They Can Use Chapter 1 Early Reading and Writing Activities Early Reading Concepts Shared Reading of Predictable Books Predictable Charts Writing Getting to Know You Summary Chapter 2 Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Developing Phonological Awareness Developing the Concept of Rhyme Teaching Blending and Segmenting Using Names to Build Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Summary Chapter 3 Concrete Words, Letter Names, and Sounds Names Alphabet Books Letter Actions and Foods Key Words for Sounds Changing a Hen to a Fox Guess the Covered Word Chapter 4 Making Words in Kindergarten How the Foundational Activities are Multilevel Part Two Fluency Chapter 5 Fluency Activities Independent Reading Develops Fluency Daily Writing Develops Fluency Rereading Develops Fluency Fluency Development Lessons Summary Chapter 6 High-Frequency Words Building Meaning for High-Frequency Words Doing A Word Wall On-the Back Activities Other Word Wall Practice Activities Portable and Take Home Word Walls Theme Boards How Fluency Activities and Word Wall are Multilevel Part Three Using Phonics and Spelling Patterns Chapter 7 Making Words A Sample Making Words Lesson Making Words Homework Additional Making Words Lessons Summary Chapter 8 Rhyme-Based Decoding and Spelling Activities Learning the Most Common Rhyming Patterns Rounding up the Rhymes Using Words You Know Reading/Writing Rhymes Summary Chapter 9 Spelling Activities What Looks Right? Word Sorting and Hunting How Part Three Activities are Multilevel Part Four Big Words Chapter 10 Decoding and Spelling Big Words Teaching Common Prefixes and Suffixes Teaching Common Root Words The Nifty Thrifty Fifty Big Word Collectors Modeling How to Figure Out a Big Word Word Detectives The Wheel Mystery Word Match Summary Chapter 11 Making Words in Upper Gades A Third Grade Making Words Lesson A Fourth Grade Making Words Lesson A Fifth Grade Making Words Lesson How the Big Words Activities are Multilevel Part Five Coaching, Assessment and Research Chapter 12 Coaching for Strategic Decoding and Spelling Coaching during Writing Conferences Coaching during Reading Summary Chapter 13 Assessment What is Assessment? Assessing Early Reading Behaviors Assessing Word Strategies The Names Test Summary Chapter 14 The Theory and the Research-The Why Underlying the How My Personal Phonics History What We Know About How Good Readers Read Words What We Know About How Children Learn to Read Words The Research and Phonics They Use Chapter 15 Phonics Terminology for Teachers