The Phonics Playbook

Bring effective phonics instruction into your real-world K-3 classroom, with all its challenges and imperfections Phonics--the relationship between letters and sounds--is an essential part of early literacy instruction. The Phonics Playbook is the teacher's practical guide to teaching phonics and differentiating instruction, so learners of all needs and abilities get what they need. Leading literacy educator and teacher coach Alison Ryan guides you through the steps of teaching phonics, allowing you to: Assess student needs to identify where differentiation needs to happen in phonics instruction Choose among three methods for differentiating phonics instruction in whole-group or small-group settings Observe and track student progress so you can make evidence-based adjustments as time goes on Help students make progress in literacy development, without spending all your free time on lesson planning The Phonics Playbook is the ultimate solution to effective phonics instruction, with step-by-step instructions and sample lessons that you can put into practice right away. "Alison has a gift for empowering teachers with game changing strategies that get bigger reading growth with less stress and effort. The Phonics Playbook is a must-have guide for EVERY early elementary classroom!" --Malia Hollowell, author of The Science of Reading in Action, founder of The Reading Roadmap "K-3 teachers who are looking to increase their knowledge and improve their instruction of phonics in the classroom will highly benefit from reading The Phonics Playbook." --Aylin Claahsen, Literacy with Aylin Claahsen "The Phonics Playbook is a must-read! It is packed with digestible research and practical strategies that will support early readers at home, including English Language Learners." --Megan Polk, The Literacy Dive von Ryan, Alison