Newsletter: Spelling

Last month’s newsletter focused on Phonics and this month we will dive more deeply into Spelling. Spelling, also referred to as encoding, is reciprocal to decoding. Spelling turns speech into writing (i.e., speech-to-print). In order to spell, we must first hear...

Newsletter: Phonics

Our newsletter this month covers Phonics. Phonics is the study and use of sound/spelling correspondences and syllable patterns to help students read (decode) and spell (encode). Phonics is the ability to link spoken sounds to the letter or letter combinations that...

Newsletter: Phonemic Awareness

This month we focus on Phonemic Awareness – the understanding of, and the ability to manipulate the individual sounds (called phonemes) in spoken words. Phonemic awareness is essential to the development of word recognition and ultimately automatic word reading. Read...

SOR for Administrators

The Literacy How Professional Learning Series:  What Every administrator needs to know about the science of reading   This free webinar with Literacy How president, Margie Gillis, and Mentor, Wendy North will explain why every administrator needs to have a...

Newsletter: The Literacy How Model

Over the next few editions of our newsletter, we will share some of the research and tools we know will be helpful to teachers through the school year.  We begin by sharing: The Literacy How Reading Wheel Read Newsletter Here