Overview of Theory in Phonetic Instruction - 1 hour, 15 minutes

This section is intended to give the participant a structural blueprint of reading instruction based on the nature of the code and the cognitive skills needed to read and spell the code; while taking into full account, the nature of the learner.

Nature of the Code

• letters are pictures of sounds
• a sound picture can be one or more than one letter
• there is variation in the code
• there is overlap in the code

* These are CONCEPTS that a child must understand, experience and know how to manage to be able to read.

Skills for Using the Code

• segmenting
• blending
• phoneme manipulation

* These are the SKILLS a child has to be able to perform. These skills have been revealed by thirty years of research. Until recently they were thought of as one skill, 'phonological processing'. These are actually three distinct skills. Instructionally this means each needs to be taught explicitly.

The Code

• the 143 or so sound pictures that represent the sounds of our language

* This is INFORMATION. Exposing the child to this information while he is cognizant of the above concepts and performing the above skills, will allow him to internalize the 'information' (the code)... to 'form it within'.

tea and coffee break - 15 minutes

Teaching Reading and Spelling

The remainder of the course is intended to give the participant fourteen lessons for teaching reading and spelling. There will be a focus on whole class instruction including motivation, class management and remediation.

We will also discuss ideas for extensions of lessons into seatwork, small group work and homework.

Basic Code Reading and Spelling - 2 hours

• Presentation of four lessons for teaching the concepts and skills of the basic code.

• lecture and demonstration

Lunch Break - 1 hour

Advanced Code Reading and Spelling?- 2 hours, 30 minutes ?

• Presentation of seven lessons for teaching the concepts and skills of the advanced code, with discussion of integrating these lessons and concepts into good children's literature.

• lecture and demonstration.

tea and coffee break - 15 minutes

Multisyllable Reading and Spelling - 1 hour, 30 minutes

• Presentation of three lessons for teaching children to read and spell multisyllable words.

• lecture and demonstration

  copyright Read America

Internship Registration and Forms

Click Here For Course Fees