TRT Podcast#62: Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #6 – You can teach phonics AND language comprehension
Fountas and Pinnell caution against focusing “only on accuracy and decoding.” If we do that, they say, students may not understand that what they read must make sense. But the science of reading community doesn’t advocate phonics alone. Far from it!
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Related resources
- Fountas & Pinnell’s series: Just to Clarify
- Emily Hanford’s response: Influential authors Fountas and Pinnell stand behind disproven reading theory
- Mark Seidenberg’s response: Clarity about Fountas and Pinnell
- Wiley Blevins: Phonics: 10 important phonics research findings
- Recommended book by Wiley Blevins: A Fresh Look at Phonics
- Free ebook from Sadlier Phonics (written by Wiley Blevins): Seven Characteristics of Strong Phonics Instruction
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