{"product_id":"9781506326887-fresh-look-at-phonics","title":"A Fresh Look at Phonics, Grades K-2","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Causes of Failure and 7 Ingredients for Success\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a practical ‘how-to’ guide for effective phonics implementation by best-selling author Wiley Blevins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In most instances, there isn’t one main cause of a systematic breakdown in phonics instruction. Rather, a combination of causes can create a perfect storm of failure.\" \u003cbr\u003e  —Wiley Blevins\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Picture a class of kindergarteners singing the alphabet song, and teaching phonics  seems as easy as one-two, three, A, B, C, right? In a \u003cem\u003eFresh Look at Phonics\u003c\/em\u003e, Wiley Blevins explains why it can get tricky, and then delivers a plan so geared for success, that teachers, coaches, and administrators will come to see owning this book as a before and after moment in their professional lives. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In this amazing follow up to his renowned resource \u003cem\u003ePhonics From A-Z\u003c\/em\u003e, Wiley uses the data he has collected over two decades to share which approaches truly work, which have failed, and how teachers can fine-tune their daily instruction for success. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  You will learn to focus on the seven critical ingredients of phonics teaching that produce the greatest student learning gains— readiness skills, scope and sequence, blending, dictation, word awareness, high frequency words, and reading connected texts. Then, for each ingredient, Wiley shares:  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActivities, routines, word lists, and lessons that develop solid foundations for reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeas for differentiation, ELL, and advanced learners to ensure adequate progress for all learners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp on decodable texts, what not to over-do, and what you can’t do enough of for your students’ achievement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteractive \"Day Clinic\" activities that facilitate teacher self-reflection and school wide professional learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn a final section, Wiley details the ten common reasons instruction fails and shows teachers how to correct these missteps regarding lesson pacing, transitions, decodable texts, writing activities, assessment and more. \u003cem\u003eA Fresh Look at Phonics \u003c\/em\u003eis the evidence-based solution you have been seeking. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWiley Blevins, Ph.D., is a world-renowned expert on early reading, and author of the seminal book \u003cem\u003ePhonics From A-Z\u003c\/em\u003e among many other works. He has taught in both the United States and South America, and regularly trains teachers throughout Asia. He holds a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University, and has worked with numerous educational scholars, including Jeanne Chall, Isabel Beck, Marilyn Adams, Louisa Moats, and Dianne August, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944697016417,"sku":"9781506326887","price":38.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29688398.jpg?v=1725696024","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781506326887-fresh-look-at-phonics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}