Break the Code with Short Vowels
In this activity, students practice recognizing, sounding out, blending and reading words with short vowels.
Short Vowel Word List
Use this helpful list of words to teach consonant and short vowel grapheme-phoneme correspondences.
Roll and Read: VC and CVC
This game is a fun and engaging activity for students to apply their knowledge of consonants and short vowels.
Essential Principles of Systematic and Explicit Phonics Instruction
Phonics instruction should be explicit and systematic – but what exactly does that mean? This article clarifies these commonly used terms.
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,…
Phinder
free website designed to help educators generate lists of words
How Spelling Supports Reading
Comprehensive article outlining the key principles for making sense of the English spelling system.
Structured Literacy in Kindergarten: 5 Key Changes That Made All My Students Readers
IDA Ontario webinar outlining 5 key changes that educators can make in their Kindergarten classroom.
Martha Kovack: How to Organize a 90 Minute Daily Schedule for Grade 1
This IDA Ontario webinar focuses on how to implement a Structured Literacy Block in Grade One by breaking down the learning day into three different sections.
7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-to-3 Reading Success
Reader friendly book for educators outlining 7 changes to classroom instruction to improve literacy outcomes.
The Art & Science of Teaching Primary Reading
Written for teachers by a teacher with a strong understanding of reading science, this title supports both the foundational skills and language comprehension components of reading.
Implementing Structured Literacy In the Classroom-Part 3: Putting it Together
Third webinar in the IDA Ontario structured literacy in kindergarten series.
