7 Building Blocks of
Literacy Instruction
Print Awareness
Tier 1- whole class
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Phonological
Awareness
Phonics
Rhyme Recognition/ Production
 Expose to a variety of poems/
rhymes/ chants
 Clap the rhythm of names and words
to hear syllables, clap word in a
sentence
 Do an author study of Dr. Seuss
(rhyming)
 Create an anchor chart for words
that rhyme
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Fluency
Read Aloud- point to/follow words
across pages
Tumblebooks
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Tier 2- small group, strategic intervention
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Phoneme Isolation
 Use picture cards or sets of objects for
initial and final sound isolation
Phoneme Segmentation/ Blending
 Use magnetic letters with CVC words to
segment and blend letter sounds
 Oral segmentation
 "I'm Thinking of a Word"
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Elkonin sound boxes
Phoneme Deletion/Substitution
 Word Ladders
Syllable Blending/ Segmentation/ Deletion
 Segmenting Sounds Activities
 Syllable Games
Match uppercase/ lowercase letter
pairs using magazines, magnetic
letters, alphabet stamps
Read a lot of alphabet books from
mentor texts
Create student made ABC books
Read/ review Alphabet Chart/
Alphabet Song
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Model fluent phrasing
Model a variety of intonations and
reading rates
Model what it means to "read"
punctuation marks appropriately
Listening stations for modeled fluent
reading
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Sight Words
 Reading A-Z fluency assessments
 Reading Fluency Graph
Raz Kids
Tumblebooks
Incremental Rehearsal
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Tier 3- individual, intensive, explicit
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Concepts About Print (identify deficit
areas)
Incremental Rehearsal
Letter naming line by line
Tracking Print 1:1
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Use PAST to identify specific areas of
weakness (data form)
 Reading Eggs
Phoneme Isolation
 Use picture cards or sets of objects for
initial and final sound isolation
Phoneme Segmentation/ Blending
 Use magnetic letters with CVC words to
segment and blend letter sounds
 Oral segmentation
 "I'm Thinking of a Word"
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Elkonin sound boxes
Locate letters in environmental print/
pictures, identify letters in familiar signs
Manipulate letters using a variety of
fonts/mediums/ sizes/textures
Compare/ contrast letters according to
configuration (curves, lines, height, etc)
Letter/ Sound Correspondence
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Letter naming line by line
Incremental Rehearsal
Letter Cube blending
Word boxes/ word sort
Teach Your Monster to Read
Reading Eggs
Practice reading text phrases ("at the
lake", "on the bus")
Repeated Readings (including choral
reading and echo reading)
Readers Theatre
re-arrange cut up sentences in many
ways to stress intonation
Repeated Reading
HELPS program
Raz Kids
Quick Reads
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Push a bookmark across the text from left
to right to encourage faster eye
movement across page
Paired Reading
Repeated Reading
Listening Passage Preview
HELPS program
Error Correction & Word Drill Techniques
Read Naturally
Read Naturally data sheetReading
Reading Eggs
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Vocabulary
Comprehension
Writing
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Sight Word Fluency Games
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Read Naturally
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Act it Out
LENA
Loop Writer
LINCS
Frayer 4 square concept box
Spelling City
Semantic Map/ Semantic Feature
Analysis
Scoot Pad
Moby Max
Click or Clunk
Advanced Story Map
Ask, Read, Tell
Keywords (Memorization)
Main Idea Maps
Mental Imagery
Question Generation
Moby Max
Scoot Pad
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Read Naturally
Easy CBM
Word Work and Word Play
Spelling City
Semantic Map/ Semantic Feature Analysis
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Quick Reads
Golden 20 Prefixes
Antonyms/ Synonyms
Word Work and Word Play
Spelling City
Semantic Map/ Semantic Feature
Analysis
Scoot Pad
Moby Max
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Oral Recitation
Reciprocal Teaching
QAR
CSR
SQ3R
Raz Kids
Quick Reads
Moby Max
Scoot Pad
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QAR
SQ3R
Read180
System 44
Read Theory
Easy CBM
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No Red Ink
Dragon Dictation, or other dictation
software
Peer/ Teacher Writing Conferences
Frequent check-ins
Goal setting
Moby Max
Scoot Pad
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 No Red Ink
 Teach keyboarding skills
 Graphic Organizers
 Writing Checklists
 Outlines
 Collaborative Writing
 Cognitive Strategy Instruction
 Moby Max
 Scoot Pad
Spelling/ Sight Words
 Cover/Copy/Compare
 Self-Correction with Verbal Cues
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Sight Words
 Dolch Sight word assessment
 Reading Racetrack
 One to one conference
 Assess: Writing fluency
 Writing Progress Monitoring Data Sheet
 CBM Probes for Writing
 Kidspiration grades K-5
 Inspiration grades 6-adult
Spelling/ Sight Words
 Self-Correction with Verbal Cues
Spelling/ Sight Words
 Repeated Review of Spelling Words with
Shared Rime
 Self-Correction with Verbal Cues
References
Intervention Central http://www.interventioncentral.com/
ACPSD Student Intervention Resource Guide
https://aikenschools.sharepoint.com/Schools/do/sped/dess/sit/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/
Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/
Reading Interventions Menu Based on Research www.helloliteracy.blogspot.com
Study Guides and Strategies http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm
No Red Ink https://www.noredink.com/
Reading A-Z www.readinga-z.com
Education Place https://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies http://www.helpsprogram.org/index.php
Tumble books http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
North Bergen School District
http://www.northbergen.k12.nj.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=14&DomainID=729&PageID=5198&Mod
uleInstanceID=5831&ViewID=1e008a8a-8e8a-4ca0-9472-a8f4a723a4a7&IsMoreExpandedView=True
University of Missouri http://ebi.missouri.edu/?p=75
University of Richmond Writing Center http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/outline.html
Seussville http://www.seussville.com/Educators/educatorAuthor.php
Jim Wright Online http://www.jimwrightonline.com/
Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/PDF/G2-3/2-3PA_1.pdf
University of Nebraska- Lincoln http://cehs.unl.edu/secd/writing/
Primary Press Blog http://plantspress.blogspot.com/2013/03/busy-busy.html
Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/
Foundation Years http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/
The Applicious Teacher http://www.theappliciousteacher.com/2014/03/building-sight-words-fluencyfun-way.html
Resources for Early Learning http://www.resourcesforearlylearning.org/educators/activity/1413/
Mrs .Kelly's Klass http://mrskellysklass.blogspot.com/2015/08/concepts-of-print.html
EAI Education http://www.eaieducation.com/
Moby Max http://www.mobymax.com/MM/MT/
Teach Your Monster to Read http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
Scoot Pad https://www.scootpad.com
Reading Eggs http://readingeggs.com/
Easy CBM https://easycbm.com/
The Teaching Heart http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm
Quick Reads http://www.quickreads.org.uk/
Read Theory http://www.readtheory.org/