Table of Contents: the Sequence of Instruction - …

1 Table of Contents i Table of Contents: the Sequence of Instruction CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW - TEACHER PREPARATION. TAB SHEET: Introduction and Overview/Six Objects of Primary Education Introduction, Rationale, Concepts, Organization .. 1. About the Author Blueprint for Reform .. 8. History, Orton, Mosse, Harvey, Bishop, Riggs and other Researchers .. 10. Overview, Talking Scripts and Transparency Masters Integrating the Language Strands .. 12. The English Alphabet: Phonetics for Precise Speech and Correct spelling .. 14. The Revised Orton Phonograms: The Phonemes and Graphemes of English .. 16. Phonics Taught Explicitly Follows Research of Becoming a Nation of 18.

2 Methodologies Used: Multi-Sensory, Direct, Socratic with Charts/Notebooks .. 20. Neuroscience: How the Human Brain Functions .. 22. Chapter Bibliography .. 24. CHAPTER TWO: STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS - TEACHER PREPARATION. TAB SHEET: Standards and Assessment Objectives/Most Frequently Asked In-Service Questions Course of Study, Grade 1 Language Arts Standards .. 25, 28. A. Riggs Monthly spelling Scale, K - 12 .. 29. B. Riggs spelling -Vocabulary List ReviewTest .. 43. C. Comprehension, McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading, K - 12 .. 43. Sample Test Only .. 44. D. Special Education, Reading Acts Test .. 44. Background, Dr. Hilde L. Mosse.

3 45. E. Miscellaneous, Grade 2 Test of Phonetics and spelling Patterns .. 48. CHAPTER THREE: MANAGING THE CLASSROOM, MOTIVATING THE STUDENT. TAB SHEET: Lessons 1 - 8 Student Objectives/First Half Year Learning Activities I. RATIONALE, CONCEPTS - TEACHER PREPARATION. Article, Kids Brainpower; Early Years Shape Basic Architecture .. 49. Pie Chart, Teaching the Strands of English with Full Integration .. 50. General Student Objectives, Cognitive Development - Lessons 1 - 160 .. 51, 52. A. Reaching all Teachers .. 53. B. Challenging the Student .. 53. C. Time-Saving Methodologies .. 53. D. Efficient Sequencing and the Concepts of Direct Instruction .

4 53, 54. II. PREPARING THE CLASSROOM - TEACHER PREPARATION. A-B. Atmosphere for Learning ; Visually and Verbally Quiet Atmosphere .. 54. C-E. Desk Arrangement, Bulletin boards and Student Portfolios, Students Name Cards .. 55. Chart, Student Supplies, Classroom Supplies .. 56. F-H. Classroom Library; Overhead Projector vs. Chalkboard .. 57. Transparency Masters .. 58, 59. III. EXPECTATION AND MOTIVATION - TEACHER PREPARATION. A-B. Student Goal Setting; Motivating with Praise .. 60. COPYRIGHT 2003 MYRNA T. McCULLOCH THE WRITING AND spelling ROAD TO READING AND THINKING. ii Table of Contents Graphics, Writing Samples .. 61, 62. C-D. Great Expectations, From Beginning Speech to Reading - A Narrative.

5 63, 64. IV. LESSON 1, DAY 1 TEACHER PREPARATION. A. Preparing to Teach .. 65. B. Review Prior to Teaching on the First Day Concepts of the Method for Children .. 65. C. For Older or Remedial Children .. 66. V. STUDENT SELF DISCIPLINE AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. TEACHER PREPARATION. A-C. Posture, Allowing Choice in Seating, Renting Pencils .. 66,67. D-F. Compete With Own Past Performance, Thinking, Not Guessing; Best Performance .. 67. G-H. Maintaining Own Portfolio; Classroom Discipline .. 67, 68. VI. ATTENTION - HOW TO GET AND KEEP IT TEACHER PREPARATION. A. Listening, Paying Attention, Concentration, the Silence Game .. 68, 69. B. Handling Individual Inappropriate Behavior.

6 69. VII. THE METHODOLOGY, THE ORDER OF Instruction AND COGNITIVE. DEVELOPMENT TEACHER PREPARATION. A. Phonetics, Letter Formation. spelling , Reading - the Order of Instruction .. 69. B. The Methodologies: Multi-Sensory, Direct, Socratic Instruction , Sequencing, Dictation .. 69, 70, 71. C. Footnotes for Cognitive Development in Auditory, Visual, Verbal and Motor .. 71. D. Vertical Manuscript Printing - Turns Into Connected Writing - Best of Both Approaches .. 71, 72. E-F. Quality Control; More on Student Attention .. 72. G. Posture, Pencil Holding, Hand and Arm Positions .. 72. VIII. PHONOGRAM CARDS, TAPE AND STUDENT CD TEACHER PREPARATION. A. The Phonemes and Graphemes of Correct English spelling , Phonogram Cards.

7 72, 73. B. Teacher s Companion Tape for Teacher Preparation, Correct Pronunciations .. 73, 74. C. 47 Voiced spelling Rules on Digital Tape .. 75. D. Student Audio Practice CD with Worksheet Black line Masters .. 75. E-F. Clock Face and Letter Stroke Charts, Optimal Results .. 75. IX. COMFORT POSTURE, WRITING AND PENCIL-HOLDING POSITIONS . TEACHER PREPARATION. A. Ergonomically Correct Seating, Posture, Rationale .. 75, 76. B. Preparing to Teach Letter Formation, Paper, Body/Seated Posture, Graphics of Proper Pencil Holding Positions .. 76, 77, 78. C. Circle Hand 78. X. PRACTICING THE BASIC LETTER STROKES TEACHER PREPARATION. A-B. Basic Letter Strokes; Use of Clock-Face Paper, Clockface, Letter Stroke Chart.

8 78, 79. C. Stroke 1 - the Circle, Dictation of 7 Letter Strokes .. 79, 80. D-F. Use of 2 on the Clock Dots, Margin Lines on the Board, Paper .. 80, 81. THE WRITING AND spelling ROAD TO READING AND THINKING COPYRIGHT 2003 MYRNA T. McCULLOCH. Table of Contents iii XI. PROCEDURES TO TEACH LETTER FORMATION & THE FIRST 26 PHONOGRAMS . TEACHER PREPARATION. A. Detailed Use of the Phonogram Cards to Teach Letter Formation and the Explicit . Sound/Symbol Relationships, Full instructions and Graphic Illustrations .. 81-86. B. General instructions , Rationale, Concepts and Cautions .. 86, 87. XII. TESTING THE PHONOGRAMS, ASSESSING LETTER FORMATION, SPACING, NEATNESS AND ACCURACY TEACHER PREPARATION.

9 A. Daily Testing of the Phonograms Until Mastery .. 87. B. Testing Dictation, Pacing, Automaticity of Response, Proof-reading, Recoding, Neatness and Accuracy, Model Phonogram Test, Cognitive 88-91. C. What content & Cognition Has Been Taught -What Is Its Significance? .. 91. XIII. instructions FOR TEACHING REMEDIAL STUDENTS TEACHER PREPARATION. A. General - For Students Receiving This Instruction for the First Time Beyond Grade 1 .. 91. B. Teaching Letter Formation to Older Students - Why? .. 91. C. spelling Dictation to Older Students Before 55 Phonograms Have Been Learned .. 91. D. Begin With spelling List 1 to Learn Process & Marking System.

10 92. E. Correcting Severe Penmanship Deficiencies in Older Children .. 92. F. Childish Scrawl Eradicated with Palmer Ovals and Push-Pulls .. 92, 93. G. Remedial Students Teaching Themselves .. 93. XIV. TEACH PHONOGRAMS AND HANDWRITING. Student Lesson Day 1 & 2 Checklists Teacher Preparation and Organization [STUDENT LESSONS BEGIN NOW]. A. Student Lesson 1 - Day 1: Organize Students - Teach Clock Face & Letter Strokes .. 93. Student Lesson 2 - Day 2: Review, Teach and Test /a/ /c/ d and f .. 93. B. Objectives of Letter Formation with Explicit Phonics Instruction .. 93, 94. C. Language of Instruction for Vocabulary and Oral Comprehension .. 94. Lessons 3 - 8, Detailed instructions for Dictating Letter Formation and Phonetics for Remaining 22 Letters of the Alphabet.