Vocab
An individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of words is...
Phonological Awareness!
It's an important and reliable predictor of reading ability.
EF Phonics Online Level 1 includes SSbk _ & _
2 & 3
Which level teaches letter names and sounds?
Level 1
Do you think this is time well spent for an intro activity?
Each student chooses a color for their name and writes their name
NO
This will take too much time and doesn't achieve a learning aim.
This is a part of phological awareness. It's the connection between graphemes (letters) and sounds (phonemes).
Phonics!
EF Phonics Online Level 1 includes HF _
HFC
Which level teaches CCVC/CVCC words?
Level 1
Do you think this is time well spent for an intro activity?
Each student says their name and the class spells it (with support from the teacher).
YES
This allows the students to settle into the classroom setting and achieves a learning aim as a warmer.
This is a part of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, the smallest mental units of sound that helps to differentiate units of meaning.
Phonemic Awareness!
EF Phonics Online Level 2 includes SSbk _
SSbk 4
Which level teaches long vowel sounds and magic 'e'?
Level 2
Do you think this is time well spent for a practice activity?
Each student decodes a CVC word, sounding out each phoneme one by one.
NO
This S-C activity creates too much waiting time for the other students.
What is a digraph?
Two letters that make one sound.
EF Phonics Online Level 2 includes HF _
HFD
Which level teaches digraphs (th, ch, sh, ph, wh, ck, ng)?
Level 2
Do you think this is time well spent for a practice activity?
The students hear the word 'cat' and must identify the picture of a cat.
NO
Phonics should focus on building phonemic phonological awareness, not on expanding students' vocabularies.
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side ).
EF Phonics Online Level 3 includes HF _ & HF _
HFE & HFF
Which level teaches dipthongs, 3-letter blends, silent letters, homophones, and rhyme?
Level 3
Do you think this is time well spent for a practice activity?
The students chorally decode a CVC word, sounding out each phoneme one by one.
YES
This activity diminishes waiting time. Choral activities are very much encouraged for this course.