Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, and Word Analysis for Teachers

Description

For courses in Reading Methods and Phonological Awareness and Phonics

A practical, self-paced tutorial on the phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis topics students need to know to succeed on teacher certification or competency tests.

This practical, self-paced tutorial allows readers to independently study and learn the important aspects of phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis they need to know in order to succeed on teacher certification or competency tests. The format allows readers to check their knowledge throughout, and two posttests at the end of the book may be used to ensure mastery of the content. Designed to save course time and maximize students’ control over their learning, the book prepares students for the state reading examinations now required in many states. Highly respected authors Donald J. Leu and Charles K. Kinzer focus on phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis, yet show clearly the importance of readers bringing meaning to texts as they decode meaning in printed materials.

The new edition features expanded sections on instructional practice in each section; Take a Look videos and Apps features with links to websites with author-vetted video clips and apps that further explain or extend chapter content; updated online resources in each chapter; increased attention to meeting the needs of English Language Learners and Struggling Readers; and guidance on how to quickly diagnose students’ developing awareness of their phonic, phonemic awareness, and word analysis skills by analyzing their writing.

• Leading experts in the field of literacy instruction and technology in literacy teaching and learning provide authoritative, up-to-date information on a wide range of word analysis strategies, including:
  • Phonic generalisations with high utility.
  • Morphemic and structural analysis.
  • The use of context.
• A practical, self-paced tutorial format lets readers learn the important aspects of phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis independently, at their own pace.
   
  • Designed to save course time and maximise students’ control over their learning.
  • Allows students to check their knowledge throughout.
  • Includes two posttests at the end of the book to ensure mastery of the content.
  • NEW! Instructional practice sections in each chapter have been expanded to help teachers new to word analysis instruction begin their important work in this area—and to provide teachers refreshing their knowledge with suggestions they can put to immediate use in their classes.
• The latest information and a number of additional teaching resources and ideas are suggested:
  • NEW! Two new sections in each chapter— Take a Look Videos, and Apps—further explain or extend the chapter’s content.
  • NEW! Updated online reading resources suggestions appear in each chapter to help readers extend their understanding of each chapter’s content.
  • NEW! Ideas and suggestions for supporting English learners and struggling readers are provided in each chapter.
  • NEW! The latest research on phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis is incorporated.

Preface

1.  Recognizing Words: Helping Children Develop Word Analysis Strategies

2.  The Early Stages: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

3.  Phonics: Onset, Rime, and Consonant Patterns

4.  Phonics: Vowel Patterns

5.  Context

6.  Sight Words

7.  Morphemic Analysis

8.  Chunking Words into Smaller Units: Syllabication and Structural Analysis

9.  The Dictionary and Word Analysis

10.  Developmental Spelling Patterns: Insights into the Development of Word Analysis Skills

Posttest I

Posttest II

References

This practical, self-paced tutorial allows readers to independently study and learn the important aspects of phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis they will need to know in order to succeed on teacher certification or competency tests. The self-paced tutorial format allows readers to check their knowledge throughout, and two posttests at the end of the book may be used to ensure that the content has been mastered.

New to This Edition:

• Expanded sections on instructional practice in each section.
• Take a Look videos and Apps features provide links to author-vetted video clips and apps that further explain or extend chapter content.
• Updated online resources in each chapter.
• Increased attention to meeting the needs of English Language Learners and Struggling Readers.
• Guidance on how to quickly diagnose students’ developing awareness of their phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis skills by analyzing their writing.

Donald J. Leu is a graduate of Michigan State, Harvard, and the University of California, Berkeley. He is the Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology at the University of Connecticut and holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Psychology. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and as President of the Literacy Research Association. He is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.

Charles K. (Chuck) Kinzer holds graduate degrees from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Professor of Education in the Communication, Media and Learning Technologies Design Program(at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also directs the Game Research Laboratory. He works to affect positive changes in the teaching and learning of literacy, teacher professional development, and the use of technology in education more broadly. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Literacy Research Association.

A classic in the field, this practical, self-paced tutorial allows readers to independently study and learn the important aspects of phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis they need to know in order to succeed on teacher certification or competency tests. The format allows readers to check their knowledge throughout, and two posttests at the end of the book may be used to ensure mastery of the content. Designed to save course time and maximize students’ control over their learning, the book prepares students for the state reading examinations now required in many states. Highly respected authors Donald J. Leu and Charles K. Kinzer focus on phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis, yet show clearly the importance of readers bringing meaning to texts as they decode meaning in printed materials.

The Tenth Edition of Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, and Word Analysis for Teachers: An Interactive Tutorial features expanded sections on instructional practice in each section; Take a Look videos and Apps features with links to websites with author-vetted video clips and apps that further explain or extend chapter content; updated online resources in each chapter; increased attention to meeting the needs of English Language Learners and Struggling Readers; and guidance on how to quickly diagnose students’ developing awareness of their phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis skills by analyzing their writing.

This edition continues the goal of providing practical information about phonemic awareness, phonics, and word analysis for pre-service teacher education and in-service teachers who are updating their knowledge or preparing for examinations. Designed to help readers develop the insights about word analysis that are so critical to helping children successfully start their reading journeys, it includes the following features and benefits:

• Instructional practice sections in each chapter have been expanded to help teachers new to word analysis instruction begin their important work in this area—and provide teachers refreshing their knowledge with suggestions they can put to immediate use in their classes.
• Important teaching resources and ideas are easier for pre- and in-service teachers to locate and use thanks to two new sections in each chapter that further explain or extend the chapter’s content: T ake a Look Videos, and Apps.
• Updated online reading resources suggestions appear in each chapter to help readers extend their understanding of each chapter’s content.
• Ideas and suggestions for supporting for English learners and struggling readers are provided in each chapter.
• The latest research on phonics, phonemic awareness, and word analysis is included.
• As a time-saving feature for instructors and students alike, chapters have been condensed to focus on essential elements.
• An updated section helps readers quickly diagnose students’ developing awareness of their phonic, phonemic awareness, and word analysis skills by analyzing their writing.
• Updated references at the end of the book include online sources.

Additional information