Phonics Instruction Instructional practices that emphasize how spellings are related to speech sounds in systematic ways Booklet Cover #1 What is Decoding?Teaching children to decipher new words by sounding them out #2 How Do We Know That Decoding Instruction is Effective?Looking at the research #3 When Should Decoding Instruction be Introduced?The prerequisites for decoding #4 What is Needed to Prepare for Decoding Instruction?Getting your concrete materials ready #5 How do I implement DecodingInstruction in my Class?A step-by-step guide #6 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step PlanStep 1 of 5 - Sound symbol association #7 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step PlanStep 2a of 5 - Phoneme analysis and blending #8 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step PlanStep 2b of 5 - Slingerland's phoneme analysis and blending using the sound board (adapted 1971) #9 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step PlanStep 3 of 5 - Developing word reading fluency #10 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step PlanStep 4 of 5 - The importance of listening to the child read #11 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step PlanStep 5 of 5 - Using familiar letter patterns to help with spelling #12 Suggested Daily Lesson Sequences - The 5-Step Plan +1Plus simple assessments to checkon your student's progress Appendices A and B