The Science of Reading: Explicit, Systematic Phonics
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  • Level Foundational
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The Science of Reading: Explicit, Systematic Phonics

Issued by Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8

Explore the structure and history of English spelling from several angles: phoneme-grapheme correspondences, letter patterns within words, syllables, meaningful word parts (morphemes), and historical layers in orthography. English is a deep language, and all of these factors affect spelling. Earners of this badge demonstrate an understanding of how the English language relates to spelling and develop a phonics lesson plan to explicitly and systematically teach phonics skills.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • The Science of Reading: The Reading Brain
  • Actively participate in the face-to-face professional learning event, "Unpacking the Science of Reading: Explicit, Systematic Phonics."
  • Develop an explicit, systematic phonics lesson using the phonics lesson plan template and including a word sort to teach a phonics skill.