Phonics and Word Study for the Teacher of Reading: Programmed for Self-Instruction - Paperback

by Barbara Fox (Author)

Phonics and Word Study for the Teacher of Reading is a self-paced, self-instruction program designed to help teachers independently develop a comprehensive background in phonics, syllable and accent patterns, onset-rime, the morphemes that contribute to word meaning, and phonological and phonemic awareness. The unique structure of the book is set up to ensure learning success through a careful sequence of material that guides readers through the material, coupled with a number of pedagogical aids that check reader understanding at various stages in the learning process. Throughout the book, readers see how to connect the information they're studying with grade-specific learning expectations described in the Foundational Skills strand of the Common Core State Standards.

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Pre-service teachers, classroom teachers, reading teachers, and special education teachers can turn to this self-paced, self-instruction program to develop a sound, comprehensive understanding of phonemic awareness and phonics-and make the connections between what they are teaching and the Common Core State Standards Foundational Skills.

A careful sequence of material guides readers to correct responses. Ample repetition and review reinforces learning. Assessment helps teachers gauge their learning, and a pretest and a posttest allow for checking learning before and after using the program. The new Eleventh Edition:

• Helps teachers make the connections between what they are teaching and the Foundational Skills strand of the Common Core State Standards.
• Explains how children demonstrate awareness of words, syllables, rhymes, and individual phonemes.
• Provides a variety of outstanding opportunities for assessment and self-checking.
• Updates the research on phonemic awareness and phonics.

Also from Barbara J. Fox: 0132611287 - Word Identification Strategies, 5/e - c2012 013208094X - Phonics and Structural Analysis for the Teacher of Reading, 10/e - c2010 0131561324 - 100 Activities for Developing Fluent Readers, 2/e - c2008

Author Biography

Barbara J. Fox is a Professor Emerita at North Carolina State University. Her other books include Word Identification Strategies: Building Phonics into a Classroom Reading Program and 100 Activities for Developing Fluent Readers: Patterns and Applications for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension. Her experience in literacy comes from teaching in the elementary school, working to develop the vocabulary of struggling readers, and educating reading professionals at the university level. Her interest in phonics and other word recognition skills evolved from these three experiences and provide the basis for writing this book. In her spare time, she is an avid reader and enjoys her family and three dogs.