Powerpoint Summary: “Teaching phonics,
high-frequency words, and fluency”
This
powerpoint initially began with building the word lesson plan. I found all of
these steps to be very helpful and interesting. It is interesting to learn how
intricate and detailed some of these lessons can be. I think it is important to
realize the many different ways a teacher or instructor can teach phonics,
high-frequency words, and fluency. Through multiple processes and means,
students receive a well-versed and cultured education rather than a simple, redundant
explanation day after day. The flexibility in this education also accommodates
many different types of learners.
I
liked the idea of creating “little books” to help students with their phonics
and fluency. Creating an individualized learning opportunity that specifically
caters towards learning new spellings, etc is very helpful to young learners. In
my current classroom we use word walls and I find those to be incredibly helpful
to my students. It is a great reference for them to simply look across the room
and see how to spell the word. Also, in our class, due to certain spelling
words being on our word wall, our students are forced to memorize that word, creating
automaticity with those commonly misspelled words.
This
lesson provided me with many great ideas of how to teach phonics, high-frequency
words and fluency in many more effective and interesting ways. This powerpoint
is a great frame of reference and I enjoyed learning more about new methods of
instruction in this topic.