Lesson 4: Beginning Word Reading and Spelling Introduction and Review Requirements for understanding written material _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Comprehensive language arts program includes _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Lesson Preview (1:34) Considerations for teaching and sequencing grapheme-phoneme associations Expansion of sound analysis and synthesis to include letters and words Word types for beginning reading Activities used for assessment of phonological and phonemic awareness Intensive instruction Review of Phonological Awareness: Teaching Activities and Principles (3:00) Sound comparisons, sound synthesis, sound analysis Dimensions of phonological difficulty _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Considerations for group instruction _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Knowledge Connections: Toward an Understanding of the Alphabetic Principle (5:00) Letter-sound alternating drill Incorporate letters into activities Beginning Word Reading (12:11) Begin with simple words Encourage student understanding of letter-sound regularity Suggestions for choosing example words carefully ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Mini-lesson to introduce a Sound-It-Out strategy Work towards sounding out words with consonant blends and clusters "Say It, Move It, Read It" Activities (25:00) Sound synthesis and sound analysis segmentingand blending students are taught the importance of analyzing spoken words students pay attention to internal letter patterns of words Sound manipulation and sound deletion activities _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Standard Spellings and invented spellings Characteristics of standard spelling _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Characteristics of invented spelling _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Assessment of Phonological Awareness (29:10) Reasons to use formalized assessments _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Use of already-developed assessment packages recommended Activities for assessing are similar to activities for strengthening Assessment of letter-name and letter-sound knowledge Examples of assessment packages Assessments used for screening Pay particular attention to those scoring in lower 20th percentile Intensive Instruction in Phonological Awareness (40:30) Suggestions for using contacts and consultation ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Research studies show that intensive instruction is crucial Features of effective instruction _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Review (45:00) Instructional considerations Research-based activities Goals for students _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Beginning Word Reading