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The Word Recognition section, in the Active View of Reading, is probably the most aligned with Scarborough's Rope. It includes phonological awareness, alphabetic principles, phonics, decoding, and sight words.
Each accordion below has self-paced asynchronous professional learning modules with a mix of video and text resources, opportunities for application and reflection, and contact hours.
If you would like a contact hour for your work, please e-mail Kathy.Bertini@maine.gov
- Phonological Awareness
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Use the links below to access the asynchronous professional learning modules and explore the resources.
- AIM Steps to Literacy Learning Modules Module 2: Phonological Awareness
- , by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates - "Shifting the Balance" is a literacy book that provides practical strategies for teachers to bridge the gap between traditional phonics-based instruction and balanced literacy approaches. It aims to improve student outcomes by integrating research-based practices and offering actionable steps for enhancing reading instruction.
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage:
- Phonemic Awareness Skills Development Tools
- Phonemic Awareness Progress Record
- 100+ Word Chain Lists
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage:
- Foundational Literacy Skills webpage provides information around:
- Supporting Elementary Students in Phonological Awareness and Phonics slide deck
- Alphabetic Principle
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Use the links below to access the asynchronous professional learning modules and explore the resources.
- AIM Steps to Literacy Learning Modules Module 7: Growing Proficient Readers
- Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (K-2), by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates - "Shifting the Balance" is a literacy book that provides practical strategies for teachers to bridge the gap between traditional phonics-based instruction and balanced literacy approaches. It aims to improve student outcomes by integrating research-based practices and offering actionable steps for enhancing reading instruction.
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage:
- Sound-Spellings Chart 1
- Sound-Spellings Frieze Cards Set 1
- Sound Pronunciation Video Set 1: First Sounds
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage:
- Phonics Knowledge & Decoding Skills
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Use the links below to access the asynchronous professional learning modules and explore the resources.
- AIM Steps to Literacy Learning Modules Module 3: Decoding & Spelling
- Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (K-2), by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates - "Shifting the Balance" is a literacy book that provides practical strategies for teachers to bridge the gap between traditional phonics-based instruction and balanced literacy approaches. It aims to improve student outcomes by integrating research-based practices and offering actionable steps for enhancing reading instruction.
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage:
- Short Vowels, Blends, and Digraphs: Decodable Word Lists and Sentences
- Long Vowels: Decodable Word Lists and Sentences
- Explicit Phonics Lesson Template
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage:
- Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, by Katie Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates - "Shifting the Balance" is a literacy book that provides practical strategies for teachers to bridge the gap between traditional phonics-based instruction and balanced literacy approaches. It aims to improve student outcomes by integrating research-based practices and offering actionable steps for enhancing reading instruction.
- Shifting the Balance: Grade 3-5 Downloads webpage:
- Explicit Phonics Lesson Template
- Phonics Skills Progession
- Shifting the Balance: Grade 3-5 Downloads webpage:
- Sight Words
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Use the links below to access the asynchronous professional learning modules and explore the resources.
- Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (K-2), by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates - "Shifting the Balance" is a literacy book that provides practical strategies for teachers to bridge the gap between traditional phonics-based instruction and balanced literacy approaches. It aims to improve student outcomes by integrating research-based practices and offering actionable steps for enhancing reading instruction.
- Shifting the Balance: Grade K-2 Downloads webpage: 109 Power Words List
- Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom (K-2), by Jan Burkins and Kari Yates - "Shifting the Balance" is a literacy book that provides practical strategies for teachers to bridge the gap between traditional phonics-based instruction and balanced literacy approaches. It aims to improve student outcomes by integrating research-based practices and offering actionable steps for enhancing reading instruction.