Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Science of Reading
Chances are your school or district has moved to (or is in the process of moving towards) evidence-based reading instruction — also known nowadays as the science of reading. And as more states begin to adopt the science of reading and even write it into state...
For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction
What comes to mind when you hear the term fluency? Is it fast, timed reading? The number of words a student can read in a one minute? While speed and accuracy are two factors to include when assessing fluency, fluency also includes expression, smoothness, pace and...
For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
There’s still time to check off any remaining gifts on your list, especially gifts that support the science of teaching reading! Whether you’re shopping for other educators, treating yourself or your class to a gift, or even making suggestions to parents, we’ve...
For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
Let’s talk about a recent debate in the science of reading world around phonological and phonemic awareness instruction. Something that’s really important to us here at The Literacy Architects is making sure our PD and curricular recommendations are tied to...
For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
As an educator, you may be familiar with the term, “running records”. They are a benchmarking tool used by teachers to assess a student’s reading level. As a student reads a text aloud, teachers record the student’s word reading accuracy, errors, and self-corrections,...
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Uncategorized
In this post, we’ll be reviewing some common myths about early literacy instruction. Decide whether each of the following statements is a myth or a fact and then review the answers below! Myth or Fact? Read each statement and decide whether it is a myth or a fact. ...
