Course curriculum

  • 1

    Assessing Phonics Knowledge

    • Types of Assessments

    • Using IPI as a Diagnostic Assessment

    • IPI-I Administration and Scoring

    • IPI-II Administration and Scoring

    • CORE Phonics Survey: Exploration

    • Scoring the CORE Phonics Survey

    • A Sequence for Phonics Instruction

    • Deciding Your Instructional Focus Area
  • 2

    Decoding

    • Explicit and Systematic Phonics Instruction

    • Connected Text

    • Instructional Activity: Blending Sounds Using Alphabet Cards

    • Instructional Activity: Word Steps

    • Instructional Activity: Decoding Syllables
  • 3

    Encoding

    • Introduction to Spelling (Encoding)

    • Common Spelling Patterns

    • Stages of Spelling Development

    • Instructional Activity: Make-a-Word

    • Instructional Activity: Say and Write Letters
  • 4

    Lesson Demonstration

    • Lesson Demonstration: Introduce ck

    • Lesson Demonstration: Word Sort ck

    • Lesson Demonstration: Decoding and Encoding

    • Lesson Demonstration: Dictated Sentence

    • Lesson Demonstration: Connected Text
  • 5

    Closing

    • Closing