Teacher Implementation Guide Letter & Word Book Treehouse
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Decoding, the skill of connecting letters or letter combinations to the to sound out words while reading, is a fundamental early literacy skill. The Letter & Word Book Treehouse collection features over 70 engaging short books filled with real, relatable images that provide students with opportunities to practice alphabet recognition and decoding skills. Each book focuses on a different letter or sound-spelling pattern such as short vowels, long vowels, digraphs, inflectional endings, double consonants, and consonant blends. As students interact with these books, they actively explore common sound-spelling relationships, strengthen their oral language skills, and expand their vocabulary.
Best Practices
Contextualized Learning: Utilize the real, relatable images in the short books to help students connect letters and words to meaningful contexts. This approach enhances their understanding and retention of sound-spelling patterns.
Multi-Sensory Engagement: Incorporate activities that involve multiple senses, such as having students trace letters while saying their names and sounds, or using physical movements to represent different blends. This reinforces learning through various modalities.
Progressive Skill Building: Structure lessons to gradually introduce and build upon different sound-spelling patterns, starting with simple short vowels and progressing to more complex patterns like digraphs and blends. This systematic approach allows students to develop their skills incrementally while reinforcing previous learning.
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