Teaching Phonics 

          in Our Classroom

 Through a Balanced Literacy program, that includes
             direct instruction in phonics and discrete skills
 
Through Big Book and Pocket Chart activities with known text

Through Word Wall activities

Through daily Morning Message

Used in the context of a meaningful task
 
Through interactive music and movement activities
 
As part of daily routines
 
Tied to literature and stories, songs, and poems
 
 Modeled through teacher demonstration and student interaction
 
Integrated with journal work, writing center, and special word books
 
Through Guided Writing and Guided Reading
 
Through book making
 
Taught with Sound Picture Cards and reinforced with Sound Charts
 
Writing with "kindergarten, invented or sound" spelling