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 questions Guidance 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. Read Heidi Anne's Blog post Developmentally Responsive Phonics Instruction: A Research-Based Approach
✔ Author(s): Heidi Anne Mesmer,Nell K Duke
✔ Title: Letter Lessons and First Words: Phonics Foundations That Work (The Research-informed Classroom)
✔ Rating : 4.6 out of 5 base on (128 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 0325105448
✔ ISBN-13: 9780325105444
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about Letter Lessons and First Words by Heidi Anne Mesmer
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What a rollercoaster of emotions! I laughed, cried, and everything in between. The author's ability to evoke such raw feelings is truly commendable. It's a story that will stay with me forever.
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This book is a work of art. The language, the imagery, the symbolism - everything came together beautifully to create a memorable reading experience.
