Specific connections to Sing a Song of Poetry (K-2), to Words That Sing: Poetry Charts for Shared Reading (K-3), and to Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection and Shared Reading Collection titles as mentor texts and examples for generalizing and applying principles.

Inquiry approach that encourages students to construct understandings and notice more about letters, sounds, and words.

Organization by nine areas of learning in grades K-1, six in grades 2-5, and five in grade 6- Early Literacy Concepts, Phonological Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Letter-Sound Relationships, Spelling Patterns, High-Frequency Words, Word Meaning/Vocabulary, Word Structure, and Word-Solving Actions.

(K-6) Master Lesson Guide: Suggested Sequence for Phonics Lessons: a convenient chart for planning and extending learning across the year.

Organization by the recommended sequence in grade PreK, lessons teach five of the nine areas of learning, Early Literacy Concepts, Phonological Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Spelling Patterns, and Word-Solving Actions.

(PreK) Sounds, Letters, and Words in PreK lessons are pre-organized in the suggested sequence for ease of use and convenient teaching.Explicit lessons with materials appropriate for whole-group instruction (5–10 minutes) and for individual, partners, or small-group application (10–15 minutes).

Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Lessons, also include features that enable you to plan and teach efficiently and systematically: The Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System ( PWS) is a collection of 100 lessons (PreK-3) and 105 lessons (4-6) designed to expand and refine children’s reading and writing powers, and enable you to help children attend to, learn about, and efficiently use information about sounds, letters, and words.

Printable vocabulary word sorts