Teaching the Foundations: Best Practices for Emergent Readers
About this Research
Summary
Emergent readers need to develop a strong foundation of early literacy skills. Learning A-Z offers resources across a variety of products to support early literacy instruction. These resources are based on solid research in the field of early literacy, addressing all the key areas identified as critical for emergent readers.
Highlights
This white paper addresses research on the following foundational literacy areas, along with resources to use with students:
- Alphabetic knowledge
- Phonological awareness
- Phonics
- High-frequency words
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
Citation
Learning A-Z (2019). Teaching the foundations: Best practices for emergent readers. Tucson, AZ: Author.
