From bestselling author Isabel L. Beck — an experienced educator who knows what works — this concise volume provides a wealth of practical ideas for building children's decoding skills by teaching:

• letter–sound relationships
• blending
• word building
• multi-syllable words.

Making sense of phonics offers a complete phonics assessment and clear guidelines for sequencing instruction to give every student a strong foundation for reading.

The strategies presented are ideal for use in primary-grade classrooms or with older students who are having language difficulties.

Key Features

• More than 30 reproducible forms and words lists contained in the Appendices.
• Engaging classroom activities with specific examples and research-based explanations.