Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

by Patricia M. Cunningham (Author)

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This text offers a coherent collection of practical, hands-on activities to help students develop reading and spelling skills. Rather than subscribe to a single theory, the text stresses a balanced reading program-incorporating a variety of strategic approaches-tied to the individual needs of children.

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An invaluable resource for any teacher in search of new ideas! The new edition of this bestseller is packed with new activities and strategies for teaching reading. It weaves together the complex and varied strategic approaches needed to help students develop reading and spelling skills. Written by well-known author Patricia Cunningham, Phonics They Use offers a coherent collection of practical, hands-on activities that provide a framework for teaching phonics.

The Fourth Edition continues to emphasize that what matters most is when students use phonics for decoding a new word, for reading and spelling a new word, and for writing. Rather than subscribe to a single theory, the book stresses a balanced reading program— incorporating a variety of strategic approaches—tied to the individual needs of children.

• Full chapter on developing phonological and phonemic awareness, including activities designed to develop the concept of rhyme and teach blending and segmenting as well as activities using children's names.
• Includes classroom-tested ways to develop fluency as well as a Fluency Development Lesson that can be easily included in any teaching setting.
• Includes assessment devices which focus not just on what children know about phonics but on what they actually use while reading and writing.

“It is one of the few phonics texts that achieves the goal of helping teachers to gain the basic phonics knowledge they need to teach to children.” Jeanne Cobb, Eastern New Mexico University

“For many, “phonics” will finally make sense after reading this book.” Mary Jane Eisenhauer, Purdue North Central --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 3 edition (September 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321020553
• ISBN-13: 978-0321020550
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #671,015 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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110 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Phonics They Use, 2nd edition, August 26, 2000

By	Jean R. Pfeifer "jeanpfaz" (Green Valley, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing (Paperback)

As I write this, this book is on back order. This is a great resource for primary teachers who would like explicit information on how to do a word wall and use many activities for using word families, etc. to teach phonics. But don't bother waiting for this book to be available again. Get the 3rd edition! It's worth the extra money. I purchased the 2nd edition several months ago, but when I examined the 3rd edition at the library, I noticed there seem to be many more activities and games for teaching phonics. The 3rd edition easily gets a 5+ star rating from me. It would be an invaluable resource, especially for new teachers! Making Words, by Cunningham and Hall is a good companion if you need help with the making words activities.

58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, practical teacher resource book!, January 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing (Paperback)

Patricia Cunningham has provided a resource in this book that Reading teachers should not do without. The ideas are easily put into use in the classroom. Chapter 3, High Frequency Words, shows how to use a Word Wall to teach the reading and spelling of common words. This book is written in easy to understand language and is enhanced by real classroom photos. It's a book you'll find yourself reading over and over!

42 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes teaching phonics fun for students *and* teachers!!, May 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing (Paperback)

This was one of the texts for my reading methods classes when I got my teaching credential. I've used it more than many of my other resources. If you're goal is to teach children to read, you need this book! Whole language advocates (of which I am one) will love it, too!!!