This book will provide you with the foundations of teaching phonic and decoding strategies. You will learn the “how to” of phonics, keys to coding strategies to ensure that persons teaching these skills will gain knowledge for a solid path to reading success for a child. Children will learn the relationship between sounds, letters and words to decode printed words. Children and parents will notice the spelling patterns within words. Having an understanding of the spelling patterns in words builds the foundation for strong readers. This book will guide those teaching these skills and strategies with step-by-step instruction for providing quality phonics instruction to younger and older children as well. You will gain knowledge of best practices, proven tips and tricks learned throughout my teaching career. This book is a proven step-by-step guide of how anyone can successfully teach a child to read or improve a child’s current reading level.
Award winner of the SHABE Teacher of the Year 2023-2024. I have an overwhelming passion for teaching the Science of Reading and welcome you to experience a child’s success as you open this book. Education is the most powerful weapon which can change a person’s life forever.