Episode 189: Kindergartners Can Read CVC Words by November: Find Out How!

Julie VanLier and Svetlana Cvetkovic discuss their experiences and successes teaching phonics. They both highlight the importance of a speech-to-print approach and the impact it has had on their students' reading and spelling abilities. The conversation also delves into the principles of speech to print and the scope and sequence of instruction. They emphasize the importance of teaching to mastery and interleaving, where concepts are revisited over time. The integration of phonics into all aspects of reading and writing is key, as well as the use of authentic text. Overall, their approach focuses on engagement, flexibility, and integration to ensure student success in literacy.
Takeaways
Teaching phonics using a speech-to-print approach can lead to significant improvements in students' reading and spelling abilities.
The principles of speech to print include the understanding that one, two, three, or four letters can spell a sound.
A sound can be spelled in many different ways, and the same spelling can represent different sounds.
The scope and sequence of instruction in a speech-to-print approach involves teaching students the different sound-spelling patterns and helping them understand the logic and patterns of the English language.