Making Sense of Phonics: The Hows and Whys

Making Sense of Phonics: The Hows and Whys provides a wealth of practical ideas for teachers to build children's decoding skills.

The information available allows teachers to develop these decoding skills by addressing:

• Letter-sound relationships
• Blending
• Word building
• Multi-syllable words.

It offers a complete phonics assessment and clear guidelines for sequencing instruction to give every student a strong foundation for reading.

The strategies presented are ideal for use in primary-grade classrooms or with older students who are having language difficulties.

Key Features

• More than 30 reproducible forms and words lists are contained in the Appendices
• Engaging classroom activities with specific examples and research-based explanations.