Teach students to read (decode) and spell (encode) with phonics!
Written English is one giant code. Phonics rules show how it works. Explicit and direct instruction enables students to crack the code--and learn to read.
Support Course for The Roadmap to Literacy
The Roadmap to Literacy brings phonics instruction in a way that aligns with Waldorf education and with brain development. This course can be used with either edition. It presents phonics by phase--so teachers can meet all students where they are at (and get up to 95% of students reading at grade level).
This course is recommended for the following teachers and homeschool parents:
- Grades 1-3 (reading and spelling)
- Grades 4-8 (spelling)
- Remedial Educators
Testimonial
This phonics course is a must have for homeschooling parents or teachers working with students who are in the phonemic awareness phase of reading or beyond. The course will bring you the why, the what, and the how of this aspect of literacy learning. If your goal is to help your child, or students, become great readers and spellers, this is the course for you.
Rebecca Watkin, MEdL, BC Waldorf Administrator, WCI Grades Instructor, Daily Wonder Curriculum Developer
Example Curriculum
0. Welcome and Free Preview
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1. Introductory Material
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- Welcome to Phonics Course (11:01)
- Why Phonics Rules Matter
- Steiner's Indications (11:52)
- Prerequisites
- Preparation of Materials
- Initial Introduction (2:45)
- Phonics Rule Book
- Practice Activities
- How to Differentiate Instruction
- Assessment
- Helpful Hint: Scheduling
- Helpful Hint: Align Phonics and Sight Words
- Helpful Hint: Error Handling (Respond to the Response)
- Practice Activities: Fun and Games
- Overview of all the Phonics Rules
- Quiz
2. Beginning Phonics Rules for the Phonemic Awareness Phase: Rules 1-8
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- Introduction to Phonics Rules for Phonemic Awareness Phase
- Rule 1: CVC Words (10:44)
- Rule 2: Digraphs (12:38)
- Rule 3: Blends (11:08)
- Rule 4: S and ED Part 1 (13:01)
- Rule 5: R-Controlled Vowels (10:47)
- Rule 6: Silent E (10:15)
- Rule 7: Compound Words Part 1 (10:51)
- Rule 8: Soft C and Soft G (10:10)
- Curriculum Chart and Benchmarks
- Quiz
- Images for Phonics Rules
3. Intermediate Phonics Rules for the Pattern Phase: Rules 9-21
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- Introduction for Phonics Rules for the Pattern Phase
- Rule 9 Onset and Rime (11:21)
- Rule 10 Two Vowels Go Walking (12:17)
- Rule 11 Diphthongs (12:47)
- Rule 12 Long Vowels + R (11:08)
- Rule 13 Inflectional Endings Part 2 (13:04)
- Rule 14 Guardians (12:51)
- Rule 15 Other Uses for Silent E (11:32)
- Rule 16 Trickster X (13:51)
- Rule 17 Y as a Vowel (12:48)
- Rule 18 Silent Consonants (13:11)
- Rule 19 Other Vowel Teams (11:59)
- Rule 20 Compound Words Part 2 (9:20)
- Rule 21 Homophones (6:27)
- Quiz
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4. Advanced Phonics Rules for the Syllable Phase: Rules 22-32
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- Introduction for Phonics Rules for the Syllable Phase
- Rule 22 Encoding and Decoding by Syllable (10:56)
- Rule 23 Open and Closed Syllables (10:19)
- Rule 24 Big Four Prefixes (11:01)
- Rule 25 Consonant -LE Syllables (9:54)
- Rule 26 The Big Four Suffixes (10:35)
- Rule 27 Suffixes Beginning with Consonants (12:50)
- Rule 28 Suffixes Beginning with Vowels, the 1-1-1- Rule and Inflectional Endings Part 3 (11:41)
- Rule 29 When to Change the Letter Y to I (13:02)
- Rule 30 Tricky Vowel Junctions (10:30)
- Rule 31 The Schwa (13:34)
- Rule 32 The Ending Grid (22:19)
- Rule 33: Review
- Quiz
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5. Assessment
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6. How to Help Struggling Students
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- Introduction
- Activities for Students Who Lack Academic Prerequisites (14:56)
- Error Handling (Respond to the Response)
- Do Struggling Students Need More Time?
- Grouping/Differentiating Instruction
- How to Help Students Who Struggle with Assessments (Copy of Earlier Lesson)
- What about Dyslexia?
- Pure Waldorf Students
- How to Catch Students Up: A Process
- Quiz
7. Professional Development
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- 1. When is Phonics Instruction Appropriate?
- 2. How to Help Students Late to Lose First Tooth
- 3. Two Early Childhood Assessment Tools
- 4. Proof Rudolf Steiner Would Approve the Teaching of Phonics
- 5. Whole Language vs. Phonics
- 6. Teaching Capacities, Not Just Skills
- 7. Should Education be Enlivening?
- 8. Academic Rickets
8. Troubleshooting Common Problems
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Conclusion
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Testimonial
"The way Jennifer lays out the phonics rules phase by phase is clear and effective. The phonics course she created includes everything I need in one place... and the word lists are a lifesaver!"
Emily Metzger, Homeschool Parent
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