Posts tagged phonological awareness

S4 E10 Phonemic Awareness: In the Dark or With Letters?

Shannon and Mary chat about the recent debate in the science of reading community about whether phonemic awareness drills without letters are a worthwhile exercise for readers. They describe activities they've done with struggling readers to build phonemic awareness, and they talk about the use of those activities as a part of Tier 1 reading instruction.

Phonics, Reading, Phonemic AwarenessShannon BettsMarch 3, 2022S4 E10 Phonemic Awareness: In the Dark or With Letters?, S4 E10 Phonemic Awareness, Season 4 episode 10, letters, phonics, phonics instruction, teaching phonics, phonological awareness, science of reading, reading exercise, struggling readers, teir 1 reading instruction

S4 E4 Scarborough's Reading Rope with Tess Kraft

Shannon chats about the different strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope with Tess Kraft. They talk about all the many different skills that weave together into skilled reading and share ideas about transferring the science of reading into effective literacy instruction.