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The Dinosaur Goes to the Dentist
Stover, Mayzette – Instructor, 1973
How a group of second graders used techniques from Sesame Street'' in developing phonics materials. (SP)
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Skills
Spelling Strategies. Make Smart Use of Sounds and Spelling Patterns.
Snowball, Diane – Instructor, 1997
Suggests three strategies to help students hear the sounds in words: developing phonemic awareness; explore sound/symbol relationships; and discover spelling patterns. This method is most effective if teachers continuously encourage students to think about how these strategies will help them as readers and writers. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Skills
Reading Clinic. Stretch Your Students' Reading Vocabulary.
Robb, Laura – Instructor, 1997
Presents two activities for building elementary school students' vocabulary skills and increasing their knowledge of phonics and spelling patterns. The primary activity involves word mapping. The intermediate activity helps students pronounce and understand unfamiliar, multisyllabic words. A reproducible page on vocabulary strategies is included.…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Phonics
Teach Skills with a Strategy.
Routman, Regie – Instructor, 1992
The article describes how to teach skills strategically in whole-language classrooms. It discusses differences between skills and strategies and notes how to move from skill to strategy. A section on teaching phonics examines phonics charts and personal phonics booklets; suggests an order for teaching phonics. (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Phonics, Primary Education, Reading Skills
Reading Clinic.
Robb, Laura – Instructor, 1997
Describes how one elementary educator teaches word study strategies that enlarge students' understanding of phonics and vocabulary. A primary level activity has students create a thematic word wall. An intermediate level activity has students conduct a new word hunt. A reproducible student page helps students sort words by sound. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Where Should Phonics Fit in Your Reading Toolbox?
Pearce, Mary – Instructor, 1995
Presents teacher-tested techniques for making phonics part of helping students learn to read. Suggestions include writing to read, working with storybook text, using techniques that utilize many senses, and making phonics only one part of a balanced reading program. Resources for obtaining phonics materials are included. (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Instructional Materials, Phonics, Primary Education
Teach the Skills and Thrills of Reading.
Strickland, Dorothy S. – Instructor, 1997
In a truly balanced literacy program, how teachers teach is as important as what they teach. This article focuses on issues related to teaching basic skills with literature, effective grouping and planning, covering content, and dealing with student assessment. Five rules of thumb for maintaining balance are listed. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Phonics