Letter Lessons and First Words: Phonics Foundations That Work, 1st Edition

If 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. Heidi 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. More 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:A “know the code” chapter explaining English spelling (and online glossary)Answers to common questionsGuidance about choosing books for readers at different stagesnew info about how children cognitively store words and why inductive tension is important.Isn’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.Letter Lessons and First Words: Phonics Foundations That Work 1st Edition is written by Heidi Anne Mesmer and published by Heinemann. ISBNs for Letter Lessons and First Words are 9780325112497, 0325112495 and the print ISBNs are 9780325105444, 0325105448.