PA/Phonics/WR
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics/Word Recognition
These children still need to work on learning letter names and sounds, and they are not yet
able to segment phonemes automatically.
Group Members
Assessment Data (grouped for all)
PA Level
o
o
o
Syllable
Onset-Rime
Phoneme
ABC Level
o
o
o
Unknown Letters
Unknown Sounds
High Frequency
Words
Sing ABCs
Say ABCs
Track ABCs
Instructional Strategy for PA
Initial Sound Sorting
Pictures
Segmenting/Blending
Pictures or word lists
Say it and Move it
Elkonin Boxes, markers, word
lists
Instructional Strategies for Phonics/Word Recognition
(Choose two)
Letter Names and
Sounds
Letter cards or
plastic letters
Sounding and Blending
Word lists
Letter patterns
Word lists, word
cards
High Frequency
Words
Word cards, Elkonin
boxes
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
PA/Phonics/WR
Monday
PA Words
Tuesday
PA Words
Wednesday
PA Words
Thursday
PA Words
Friday
PA Words
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Monday
PA Words
Tuesday
PA Words
Wednesday
PA Words
Thursday
PA Words
Friday
PA Words
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Monday
PA Words
Tuesday
PA Words
Wednesday
PA Words
Thursday
Monitor Progress
Friday
Monitor Progress
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Phonics/WR/Fluency
Phonics/Word Recognition and Fluency
These children still need to work on decoding, but they can segment and blend phonemes to
read some words
Group Members
Assessment Data (grouped for all)
Unknown Patterns
High Frequency Words
Text Reading
o Phonics-controlled?
o Below Level?
o Grade-Level?
Instructional Strategies for Phonics/Word Recognition
(Choose two)
Letter Names
and Sounds
Letter cards or
plastic letters
Sounding and
Blending
Word lists
Letter patterns
Word lists, word
cards
High Frequency
Words
Word cards,
Elkonin boxes
Decoding by
Analogy
Clue words, new
words
Instructional Strategies for Fluency
Echo, Choral, Partner,
Whisper
Texts
Timed Repeated Reading
Texts, stopwatch, chart
Choral Partner Reading
Texts
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
Phonics/WR/Fluency
Monday
Phonics/WR
Tuesday
Phonics/WR
Wednesday
Phonics/WR
Thursday
Phonics/WR
Friday
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Monday
Phonics/WR
Tuesday
Phonics/WR
Wednesday
Phonics/WR
Thursday
Phonics/WR
Friday
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Monday
Phonics/WR
Tuesday
Phonics/WR
Wednesday
Phonics/WR
Thursday
Monitor Progress
Friday
Monitor Progress
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Phonics/WR
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Fluency/Comprehension
Fluency and Comprehension
These children have relatively few decoding problems, but they lack automaticity
Group Members
Assessment Data (grouped for all)
Unknown Patterns
High Frequency
Words
Reading Rate
Text level
o Below grade level
o On grade level
Instructional Strategies for Phonics/Word Recognition
Letter patterns
Word lists, word card
High Frequency Words
Word cards, Elkonin boxes
Decoding by Analogy
Clue words, new words
Instructional Strategies for Fluency
Echo, Choral, Partner,
Whisper
Texts
Timed Repeated Reading
Texts, stopwatch, chart
Choral Partner Reading
Texts
Instructional Strategies for Comprehension
Summary Questions
Inference Questions
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
Fluency/Comprehension
Monday
Phonics/WR
Tuesday
Phonics/WR
Wednesday
Phonics/WR
Thursday
Phonics/WR
Friday
Phonics/WR
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Monday
Phonics/WR
Tuesday
Phonics/WR
Wednesday
Phonics/WR
Thursday
Phonics/WR
Friday
Phonics/WR
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Monday
Phonics/WR
Tuesday
Phonics/WR
Wednesday
Phonics/WR
Thursday
Monitor Progress
Friday
Monitor Progress
Fluency
Fluency
Fluency
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Vocabulary/Comprehension
Vocabulary and Comprehension
These children are at grade level in the areas of decoding and fluency
Group Members
Assessment Data (grouped for all)
Words or Concepts to Review
Text level
o On grade level
o Above grade level
Instructional Strategies for Vocabulary
Tier Two Words
Texts
Words
Words, definitions,
examples
Concept of Definition
Texts, Words, Word
Maps
Semantic Feature
Analysis
Texts,
Related Words,
Feature Chart
Concept Sorting
Texts
Word Cards
Instructional Strategies for Comprehension
Question
Clusters
Texts
Questions
QARs
Texts
QAR Chart
Questions
Story
Mapping
Narrative
Texts
Map
Text
Structure
Instruction
Information
Texts
Graphic
Organizers
Direct
Explanation
Texts
Strategy
descriptions
Summarization
Texts
Summary
procedure
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007
Week 1
Vocabulary/Comprehension
Monday
Vocabulary
Tuesday
Vocabulary
Wednesday
Vocabulary
Thursday
Vocabulary
Friday
Vocabulary
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Week 3
Week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Monday
Vocabulary
Tuesday
Vocabulary
Wednesday
Vocabulary
Thursday
Monitor Progress
Friday
Monitor Progress
Text Reading
Text Reading
Text Reading
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades
Walpole & McKenna, 2007