Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, and Word Analysis for Teachers

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.

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

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