Teaching Phonics Today

A Primer for Educators

Dorothy S. Strickland

Use this book to establish sound instructional practices that value phonics as an important tool for understanding and using written language. Strickland sets forth the issues surrounding the phonics controversy, demonstrates how reading and phonics instruction have changed, and suggests how to help children use phonics as a key component of their overall reading development. You’ll also find suggestions for curriculum development and for articulating the phonics program to parents and the community.

An IRA Book Club selection, March 1998

© 1998 | 112 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-184-7 | ISBN 10: 978-0-87207-184-1

Also of interest:

The Phonological Awareness Handbook for Kindergarten and Primary Teachers

Also from Dorothy Strickland:

Learning About Print in Preschool

Beginning Reading and Writing

Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers

Preparing Our Teachers