This month’s post marks over ten years of my writing monthly blog posts for Literacy Lines, Keys to Literacy’s blog. Back in September 2014, I decided that blogging would be an effective way to share information about literacy and offer practical suggestions for teaching reading and writing—making these resources widely available to educators across the U.S. and abroad. The post Literacy Lines: 10+ Years of Blog Posts appeared first on Keys to Literacy.| Keys to Literacy
Phonics and advanced word study (sometimes referred to as advanced phonics) are both essential components of reading instruction, focusing on enhancing students' understanding of word structures, improving decoding skills, and strengthening spelling abilities. Both types of instruction focus on how words can be broken down into parts, which can then be combined to read and spell. However, they differ in terms of focus, complexity, and the stage of development at which they are typically taugh...| Keys to Literacy
There are several key teaching principles that help educators address a wide range of learning styles and student needs across all grade levels when teaching reading and writing. These core instructional practices are emphasized in every Keys to Literacy professional development course. This post explains the following principles: Explicit and Systematic Instruction, Gradual Release of Responsibility, Models and Think Aloud, Differentiated Instruction and Scaffolds, Automaticity Through Pract...| Keys to Literacy