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Focus on Phonics (PreK-3)/Semester Course

 

This course focuses on effective ways to teach children to decode unknown words. Phonics basics will be emphasized along with specific ways to help students who are struggling in this area. Using context clues and structural analysis as a means of decoding will also be introduced. You will also learn how to use the making words strategy and how to use reader’s workshop.

"This course was fabulous. I enjoyed reading each section. There was something in each section that was an "ah-ha" for me." - Patti Fitts

 

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Topical Outline / Click here to request a copy of the syllabus

Unit One

  • Phonics Research
  • A Dictionary of Phonics Terms
  • Assignment #1: Write an autobiography/Write an article reflection

Unit Two

  • Running Records
  • Miscue Analysis
  • Assignment #2: Assess phonics skills or describe your assessment methods previously used

Unit Three

  • Word Recognition and Comprehension
  • Decoding and Phonics
  • Assignment #3: Take a phonics quiz

Unit Four

  • Decoding and Structural Analysis
  • Making Words
  • Assignment #4: Write a making word lesson

Unit Five

  • More Making Words
  • High Frequency and Sight Words
  • Assignment #5: Teach a lesson or write a script for a making words lesson

Unit Six

  • Reader's Workshop
  • Phonics and Spelling
  • Great Books
  • Assignment #6: Develop word lists