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Blog Post The Role of Letter Names in Learning to Read Is Still Curious We don’t really know why alphabet knowledge is such a good predictor of reading achievement, but it is. Teaching letter names should be a small part of the mix in phonemic awareness and phonics instruction.
Blog Post What Does Your Literacy Block Look Like? It Depends. An effective literacy block allows teachers to adjust the amount and content of instruction according to students’ needs.
Blog Post Why Instructional Sequence Doesn’t Always Matter Beyond very general guidelines, teachers have a lot of latitude in sequencing instruction for letters and sounds.