Evidence Based Reading Instructional Resources
Alphabetics
Student Materials
Phonics Flash Cards
http://mes-english.com/phonics/az.php
Sounds Easy! Phonics, Spelling, and Pronunciation Practice
Available on Amazon.com, this book by Sharron Bassano features reproducible phonics,
spelling, and pronunciation activities for grades 5 to adult
Starfall
www.starfall.com
This website, designed for children, can also help adults learn phonics.
Words and Patterns
Bowen, C.C. (1999). Angling for words. Academic Therapy Publications. Available from the
International Dyslexia Association.
Ganske, K. (2000). Word journeys: Assessment-guided phonics, spelling, and vocabulary
instruction. New York: Guilford.
Johnson, K., & Bayrd, P. (2009). Megawords: Multisyllabic words for reading, spelling and
vocabulary. Cambridge, MA: EPS.
Instructor Resources
Assessments
Word Reading Test from the Quick Adult Reading Inventory
http://lincs.ed.gov/readingprofiles/QARI_WRT_Pop.htm
Sylvia Greene
http://lincs.ed.gov/readingprofiles/PF_SG_All_Docs.htm
For students scoring at the fourth grade level equivalent or below on the Quick test, the Sylvia
Greene test will diagnose specific phonics weaknesses
Online Phonics Training
http://www.readinghorizons.com/community/workshop/promotional.aspx
Reading Horizons offers a 5 hour free online course in phonics instruction that is available free
for 30 days.
Print Resources
Beck, I.L. (2005). Making sense of phonics: The hows and whys. New York: Guilford.
Blevins, W. (2001). Teaching phonics and word study in the intermediate grades. New
York: Scholastic.
Pope, L. (2008). Teach Anyone to Read. Brooklyn, NY: EJK Press