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SUMMARY:2830.Resource\, Open Source Phonics
DESCRIPTION:
 
 
 
 Format: Resource
 
 
 Audience:  Reading Teach
 ers
 
 
 
 
 Area: ELA
 
 
 Grade: K-5
 
 
 
 
 Location: O
 nline
 
 
 Sponsor:
 
 
 
 
 Presenters:  Dr. Katie Spurlock and 
 Steering Committee
 
 
 Contact hours:  N/A
 
 
 
 
 This is copi
 ed directly from the website:  \"Many 3rd\, 4th\, and older grade student
 s are not able to sound out and spell words with enough ease to read and w
 rite fluently. They need more practice than their peers to master the phon
 ics patterns. These materials were written with these students in mind. 
  
 As a mom and a tutor\, I have known many children who needed intensiv
 e tutoring to master phonics. Many had bi-weekly sessions with a tutor for
  two years or more to master the phonics skills needed to read and write a
 t the middle school level. It was not a “quick fix.” Rather\, like dil
 igent students of a musical instrument\, they practiced one skill at a tim
 e\, at their own pace. But\, with this practice\, they began reading\, wri
 ting\, and spelling with a new confidence that was life-changing. 
 To h
 elp a child master phonics\, a tutor needs “controlled language” to wo
 rk with: words that fit each pattern\, sentences for students to read and 
 write\, and longer stories to read for fluency. Hundreds of pages of contr
 olled language are needed. 
 The materials on this site are similar to c
 ommercial sequential phonics programs that have existed for decades. But\,
  the problem is that those materials are expensive and schools cannot free
 ly distribute them. 
 In contrast\, the materials on this site can be ac
 cessed by whomever might use them to help a struggling reader. Because sci
 ence has established that mastering phonics is essential for students who 
 struggle to read\, the public benefits when phonics materials are availabl
 e to all without cost. \"  120 lessons are included as well as decodable 
 stories.
LOCATION:Online
DTSTART:20230303T050000Z
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