Throughout the early grades there are a few major components that are critical when learning to read: phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, and text reading. When these components are linked together, taught explicitly, applied to word blending and text reading, they create powerful weapons in the fight against illiteracy! In this short video, we discuss the importance of these components in the early grades, and provide some understanding that is necessary for explicit phonics instruction to young children.
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