The Fountas & Pinnell
Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide
This essential guide is a critical companion to The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum. Hone your observations of students’ literacy behaviors with this comprehensive tool that combines the behaviors and understandings from the phonics continuum with the specific times of the school year appropriate for each one to be introduced and under students’ control. In addition, instructional language and a multitude of specific examples appear exclusively in this guide.
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What is it?
The Fountas & Pinnell Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide provides a systematic exploration of letters, sounds, and words and learning how oral and written language “work.” Use this resource to guide your students in an exploration of letter and word learning.
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Who is it for?
The Fountas & Pinnell Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide is for PreK–8 classroom teachers and literacy leaders seeking to gain a “big picture” view of phonics, spelling, and word study. This guide provides you with a comprehensive map of the knowledge students develop on their journey to becoming expert word solvers and effective readers and writers
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What is inside?
The Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide is presented in an easy-to-use chart form that shows the behaviors and understandings from the Phonics continua combined with the specific times (early, middle, or late in grades PreK–8) appropriate for each one to be introduced and then to be under students’ control. Instructional language and a multitude of specific examples appear exclusively in this guide.
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How is it implemented?
Use this PreK–8 resource to assist your students in an exploration of letter and word learning. This guide reflects the specific behaviors related to the nine areas of learning for letters, sounds, and words that children develop over time:
- Early Literacy Concepts
- Phonological Awareness
- Letter Knowledge
- Letter-Sound Relationships
- Spelling Patterns
- High-Frequency Words
- Word Meaning/Vocabulary
- Word Structure
- Word-Solving Actions
