Letter Formation Cards
Download this alphabet card set for your whole class and small group instruction, with helpful letter formation stroke patterns.
Should We Teach Letter Names?
In early instruction, many educators wonder if we should teach letter sounds or letter names first. Dr. Timothy Shanahan unpacks this issue.
Letter Names with Reese, Kindergartener
Reading expert Linda Farrell works with Reese to master the name of every letter. Learning the name of every letter is a critical pre-reading skill.
Put Reading First
Put Reading First is a summary of the findings from the Report of the National Reading Panel, summarized in a brief, easy-to-read comprehensive guide to evidence-based reading instruction. Intended for educators and administrators, this guide aims to improve reading outcomes for children in the early grades, summarizing key research findings on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,…
Is Rhyming Ability Important in Reading?
Dr. Tim Shanahan clarifies what we know about rhyming in this blog post. Should rhyming be a key component of early reading instruction?
Segmenting Phonemes
Use this lesson plan to teach students to segment words into their individual phonemes.
Say It, Move It
This is a lesson plan and student material sheet for a « Say It and Move It » lesson that explicitly teaches students to segment words.
Identifying Middle Phonemes
This is a lesson plan for the explicit instruction of isolating the middle sound in words.
Identifying Ending Phonemes
Use this lesson plan to explicitly teach students to identify the final sound in words.
Phoneme Awareness Word List
This document provides a list of words for phonemic awareness instruction, with words carefully organized by number of sounds and stop/continuant sounds.
Understanding Consonant and Vowel Phonemes in English
Curious to learn more about the nature of English phonemes and their production? This handout from the Colorado Department of Education unpacks consonant and vowel sounds.
Letter Sound Articulation
Shira Naftel models and explains how phonemes are articulated in this Reading League video.
