Phonics and Phonological Awareness

Phonics, phonemic awareness, and phonological awareness play an integral role in evidence-based reading instruction and student success. Here, find key knowledge and resources to support your practice.

Additional Resources for Teaching Phonics and Phonological Awareness

• What Teachers Need to Know and Do to Teach Letter–Sounds, Phonemic Awareness, Word Reading, and Phonics
  Linnea C. Ehri
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access) 
• 10 Research-Based Answers to Essential Questions About Phonics and Phonological Awareness
  Heidi Anne Mesmer
  WEBINAR
• Developing Decoding Skills in All Learners
  Julia B. Lindsey
  WEBINAR
• The “P” Word Revisited: 8 Principles for Tackling Today’s Questions and Misconceptions About Phonics Instruction
  Kevin Flanigan, Katie Solic, and Lisa Gordon
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Teaching Phonemic and Phonological Awareness to Children Who Speak African American English
  Julie A. Washington, Ryan Lee-James, and Carla Burrell Stanford
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Phonics in the Leveled Book Classroom
  Wiley Blevins
  WEBINAR
• Key Knowledge to Support Phonological Awareness and Phonics Instruction
  Shayne B. Piasta and Alida K. Hudson
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Beyond Labels and Agendas: Research Teachers Need to Know About Phonics and Phonological Awareness
  Heidi Anne Mesmer and Anna Kambach
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Phonological Awareness in Early Childhood Literacy Development
  POSITION STATEMENT
• Explaining Phonics Instruction: An Educator's Guide
  Donald Bear
  BRIEF
• Dimensionality of Morphological Knowledge—Evidence From Norwegian Third Graders
  Jarl K. Kristensen, Björn Andersson, Siri S. Bratlie, and Janne V. K. Torkildsen
  ARTICLE | Reading Research Quarterly (open access)
• Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge of Foundational Literacy Skills: A Critical Piece of the Puzzle in the Science of Reading
  Alida K. Hudson, Karol A. Moore, Bing Han, Poh Wee Koh, Emily Binks-Cantrell, and R. Malatesha Joshi
  ARTICLE | Reading Research Quarterly (paid access)
• Beyond What’s Essential, Effective, and Efficient: Ensuring Phonological Awareness Instruction and Assessment Are Equitable
  Leigh E. Rohde, Katie A. Paciga, and Christina M. Cassano
  ARTICLE | Literacy Today (member resource)