Letter Lessons and First Words: Phonics Foundations That Work - Heidi Anne Mesmer

\n \nIf you're not sure how phonics fits within your daily instruction, or crave a more effective process for teaching phonics, Heidi Anne Mesmer is here to help. In Letter Lessons and First Words, Heidi Anne provides a research-based vision of what lively, engaging phonics instruction can look like, along with practical, classroom-tested tools to make it happen in your classroom. \n \nHeidi Anne provides a one-stop shop for phonics instruction, including a clear scope and sequence of what to teach, a quick assessment to differentiate instruction, a simple lesson framework, and three activity-filled units matching key developmental milestones.\n \nMore than twenty classroom videos bring the content to life, showing children working with letters, words, and books at various stages of learning. Additional resources include: \n \n- \nA know the code chapter explaining English spelling (and online glossary)\n \n- \nAnswers to common questions \n \n- \nGuidance about choosing books for readers at different stages\n \n- \nnew info about how children cognitively store words and why inductive tension is important. \n \nIsn't it time to re-imagine how you teach phonics? Letter Lessons and First Words will show you the way toward joyful instruction for today's classrooms. \n \n \n Read Heidi Anne's Blog post Developmentally Responsive Phonics Instruction: A Research-Based Approach \n \n