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• Foreword
• Welcome and Overview
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction to Phonics
• Section 1 The Key Ingredients for Phonics Success and Next Steps to Improve Your Instruction Once You Have Them in Place
• Success Ingredient 1 Readiness Skills
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Success Ingredient 2 Scope and Sequence
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Success Ingredient 3 Blending
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Success Ingredient 4 Dictation
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Success Ingredient 5 Word Awareness Activities (Word Building and Word Sorts)
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Success Ingredient 6 High-Frequency Words
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Success Ingredient 7 Reading Connected Text
• Background and Key Characteristics
• Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success
• Common Instructional Pitfalls
• Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices
• Next Steps to Leap Forward
• Plus One More Essential Success Ingredient: You!
• Section 2 10 Common Causes of Phonics Instruction Failure and How to Avoid Them
• Introduction
• Reason 1 Inadequate or Nonexistent Review and Repetition
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 2 Lack of Application to Real Reading and Writing Experiences
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 3 Inappropriate Reading Materials to Practice Skills
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 4 Ineffective Use of the Gradual Release Model
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 5 Too Much Time Lost During Transitions
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 6 Limited Teacher Knowledge of Research-Based Phonics Routines and Linguistics
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 7 Inappropriate Pacing of Lessons
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 8 No Comprehensive or Cumulative Mastery Assessment Tools
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 9 Transitioning to Multisyllabic Words Too Late
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Reason 10 Overdoing It (Especially Isolated Skill Work)
• The Problem
• How to Fix It
• Closing Thoughts
• References
• Index