Author(s): Anne Italiano

Education

'The Next Step' is a comprehensive resource for teachers, tutors and parents alike but with so much more!

The A4 size book has over 120 pages providing instant access to not only the many spelling rules, generalisations & patterns of the English language, but also includes appropriate & cumulative word lists for teaching spellings in an explicit & systematic format, to make the process easier for all concerned.

You may choose to follow the suggested Scope & Sequence, which follows many of the decodable book series, or adapt it to follow your own. The key is to only introduce words with spellings that have already been introduced. In doing this, there is no part of the word that a student must memorise or try to guess how it's spelled.

Included, you will find several pages of Phonemic Awareness exercises. Phonemic Awareness is a crucial skill to acquire in the reading process and children can have a lot of fun with them as well.