SCD Nov 5 24

Superindent's Conference day November 5, 2024

iReady PHonics

Phonics for Reading Jennifer Torok and William Manley

Disclaimer

We are here to SHARE our experience and knowledge of Phonics for Reading, NOT to tell you what to do! Any questions/comments you may have - please direct them to your lead teachers and they will contact Sarah Holbrook.

How does this involve me?

3rd Grade

OPTIONAL: Phonics for Reading is a resource that teachers can use in small group (15-20 minutes) instruction for T2 (Fundations is T1 phonics instruction) suggested: 15 - 20 minutes in a small group 2-3x per week

4th Grade

Fourth grade does not have Fundations. Therefore, fourth grade has Phonics for Reading as a resource to assist students at T2 and T3. It is encouraged to use Phonics as a tool/resource to teach kids who have phonics deficits based on the WTW or iReady diagnostic.

WHy iready Phonics?

Phonics for Reading is:

Strengths of the Program

• materials are teacher friendly and easy to follow
• detailed scope and clear objectives
• instruction is explicit and systematic
• components to help struggling readers
• consistent teaching routines
• repeated practice
• cumulative review
• decoding strategies are taught to automaticity
• opportunities for immedediate corrective feedback

• research-based and systematic
• an explicit phonics program
• a program that incorporates foundational reading skills instruction in:
• phonemic awareness
• phonics (letter-sound association, decodable words, multisyllabic words, spelling, and reading decodable texts)
• high-frequency words
• fleuncy
• comprehension

Leveled Phonics program

1 2 3

• 3 levels:
• Purple (level 1 or letter A, lowest)

• Blue (level 2, letter B)

• Red (level 3, letter C,
• highest)

Activities in Phonics for Reading vary slightly depending upon the level being used. However, the format of the lessons remains consistent across all levels.

A B C

A, B, C - all online - we will talk more about this later...

Levels and their Actvities

Level 2/B: Blue

Level 1/A: Purple

Level 3/C: Red

• long vowels

• vowel combinations

• CVCe words

• word endings

• r-controlled vowels

• letter/vowel combinations

• prefixes/suffixes

• minor sounds of c and g

• minor sounds of vowel combinations

• short vowels

• double consonants

• consonant blends

• consonant digraphs

Exploring Lesson components

Level 1

Levels 1 & 2

• Blending sounds
• Review words
• Segmenting words

into sounds

• Word practice (teacher models how to sound out a word)

Levels 1, 2, & 3

• Objectives
• New sound(s)
• Sound drill(s)
• New words
• Sight words
• Challenge words
• Sentences/story passages
• Spelling
• Practice activities
• Work check
• Checking up

Level 3

Level 2

• Word parts
• 12 prefixes and 14 suffixes

• Word endings
• 5 to 10 words containing word endings and some altered roots

STeps for getting started

1- Place students in the right level of the program

3- Teach lessons using the scripted text provided in the Teacher Guide

Students will be assessed using the WTW spelling inventory as well the Passage Reading Fluency (WCPM)

Each book, or level, has their own teacher-directed lessons which are in the Teacher's Guide.

4- Monitor students' progress

2- Group students for instruction

Using the data collected from the assessments, students should be placed at a particular level. Also, use your professional judgement when placing students on levels. *Level 1 is typically designed for small-group instruction of up to 10 students working at the same skill level. Level 1 may also be used on a one-to-one basis.

There are many opportunitites to monitor student progress.

• Work check activities
• Checking up activity used as formative-assessment measures
• Placement tests

JFk Data: Phonics for Reading

Next

Fall 2023

Spring 24

Lesson 1, Level 1/A, Purple Book

p. 24 p. 25 p. 26 p. 27

Navigating iready online

Thank you!

Questions, comments, or concerns?

Please feel free to spend the rest of your time exploring the online resources for Phonics for Reading on iReady! Also, all of your data for WTW and WCPM are digital so you can use this time to group your students.

JFK 4th Grade Phonics Groups

Ms. Mathews - 25 students, level CMs. Beaudette - 11 students, level B Mr. Manley - 8 students (IEPs and ELLs), level A Ms. Torok - 9 students (IEPs and ELLs), level A *Mr. Brown (TA) and Ms. Zifchak (JFK instructional coach) assist where needed