Phonics Rules For Teachers and How the Heck to Teach 'Em: Episode 1

Primary (Paradise) Teaching

If you're an elementary school teacher who is trying to teach phonics in your classroom, but you never actually learned all of those phonics rules in college, you've come to the right place. In the first episode of Phonics Rules For Teaching and How the Heck to Teach 'Em, Martha Moore dives into the topic of phonics.
A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha discusses the reason behind the push to use a structured literacy and phonics-based approaches. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Tune in to hear why there's such a strong push for a more phonics based approach, how phonics rules and knowledge builds a strong foundation in students, and what you can do to get students' parents and guardians on board.
Each week moving forward, Martha will share a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.