Self-Paced Phonics: A Text for Educators, 5th edition

Readers get meaningful, manageable units of learning and immediate feedback for better understanding of the principles and pedagogy of phonics. Included are chapter practices, cumulative reviews, pretests, and post-tests that provide numerous opportunities to work with the content of phonics.

Educators can complete the book with a minimum of direct instruction, at their own pace. This self-regulating, self-monitoring resource is teacher friendly and immediately applicable to Web-based instructional models.

Practicing teachers get to see phonics instruction in context and are better able to understand both the content and pedagogy of phonics.

This new edition pays particular attention to the unique needs of multicultural and multilingual children. It includes more examples illustrating particular phonics elements and expands significantly the practices and cumulative reviews, providing more opportunities for students to work with both the content and pedagogy of phonics.

Helps teachers deal effectively with the challenges of teaching phonics in today’s diverse, multilingual classrooms. Critical research related to bilingual classrooms has been added. There is a wide array of both national and international peer-reviewed research studies included as well.

Provides educators with a current, accurate, and appropriate review of the changes in Federal policy initiatives related to No Child Left Behind and its successor, Race to the Top. This edition contains over 100 new references to these changes.

Gives readers an easily accessible reference guide to terminology related to phonics, as well as other topics related to reading in a multilingual classroom. Included are substantial additions to the glossary, chapter practice items, cumulative chapter reviews, and both pre- and post-tests.

Helps both pre-service and practicing teachers become more effective in addressing the diverse needs of learners in their classrooms. An annotated list of professional organizations related to the teaching of phonics and the teaching of cultural and bilingual education as related to teaching reading and phonics is included.

Presents opportunities for teachers to add to their understanding of phonics and its daily applications in teaching. Since the last edition, many excellent free websites supporting the teaching of phonics have been developed, and references to many of these new resources have been added in this edition.

Gives teachers collaborative discussion topics in each chapter to use in the classroom or online, helping users to delve more deeply into the substance and subjects of each chapter by sharing their perceptions and practical experiences with teaching phonics with others. The Points to Ponder: An Invitation to Dialogue feature broadens learners’ perspectives and allows them to reflect on their own values about critical topics in phonics and language learning.