Resources for Phonics Teaching

5 Effective Strategies to use Orthographic Mapping for Reading Success
Andrea Russman Andrea Russman

5 Effective Strategies to use Orthographic Mapping for Reading Success

What is orthographic mapping and how can I use it to help my students read more fluently? Are you looking for a way to systematically teach your students how to read? I would like to share 5 effective strategies for orthography. This blueprint is all about helping developing readers understand how letters are linked to sounds. The phonics worksheets use specific skill orders to ensure lessons will build on each other and work together. These Orthographic Mapping Worksheets are Science of Reading aligned, and explicitly teach the foundational skills of graphemes and phonemes.

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Examples of Decoding Words

Examples of Decoding Words

Are you having a hard time finding examples for decoding words for a phonics lessons? Do you need more phonics-based practice that is a highly effective way to practice and improve your students' decoding and blending skills? What is orthographic mapping and how can I use it to help my students read more fluently? If you have these questions let me share with you my experience in decoding of words using word lists + orthographic mapping with real and nonsense words. It has been life-changing and has helped my students' reading fluency increase! Read on to find out how I use these resources for phonics teaching during my phonics-based guided reading lessons. You will also find a FREE exclusive examples for decoding words templates.

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7 Fun Activities for Decoding of Words Using Phonics Based Word Lists

7 Fun Activities for Decoding of Words Using Phonics Based Word Lists

When you comprehend decoding skills you are building a strong foundation for reading. This foundation will allow your students to fluently read and build vocabulary words for reading comprehension. The main reason why we need to use phonics word lists with real & nonsense words in our phonics-based guided reading lessons is to teach decoding strategies. I use phonics-based word lists daily in my structured word recognition lesson plans. These lists target the specific phonics skills being taught. Here are 7 ways you can use these word lists in your guided reading and phonics instruction.

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