Rethinking Phonics : Making the Best Teaching Decisions

by Scharer, Patricia L.

• ISBN13: 9780325003566
• ISBN10: 0325003564
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-19
• Publisher: HEINEMAN

Summary

Before children can make sense of phonics study, they first must learn that print conveys meaning.

Author Biography

Recipient of the NCRLL Distinguished Researcher Award, KARIN DAHL is a professor at The Ohio State University, where she teaches in the language, literature, and culture section, and focuses on language arts and children's writing.PATRICIA SCHARER is an associate professor at The Ohio State University, where her research focuses on classroom use of children's literature and early literacy instruction.An assistant professor at Wittenburg University, LORA LAWSON teaches courses in literacy, arts integration, and early childhood education.PATRICIA GROGAN is an assistant professor at the University of Dayton, where she teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of reading, phonics, and intervention techniques.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Section One Why Rethink Phonics?
Six Guiding Principles for Effective Phonics Instruction	1	(9)
How Assessment Informs Instruction	10	(14)
Help for Children Who Struggle with Phonics	24	(28)
Strategies to Develop Phonics Skills	52	(12)
Read, Write, and Learn About Letters, Sounds, and Words	64	(14)
Section Two How To Successfully Teach Phonics
Shared Reading for Phonics Success	78	(10)
Lovely Literature for Language Learning	88	(13)
Writing Workshop for Tailor-Made Phonics Instruction	101	(9)
Writing to Share the Pen and Phonics Knowledge	110	(12)
Project Work: Learn Phonics While Exploring the World	122	(17)
Bibliography	139	(3)
Index	142