Writing is used to teach and extend word identification skills.
Writing is used to teach and extend word identification skills.
For example, in the Early Intervention in Reading Program the students select a sentence to write. The teacher then encourages each student to think about the spelling of each word and to write as much of the word as he or she can. Teacher support is offered only as needed in order to ensure that the students write the word accurately. The children are guided to think about the number of sounds in a word and the letters that represent those sounds. For example, the teacher would draw three boxes for the word teach, grouping the 'ea' and 'ch' in separate boxes since in that word 'ea' and 'ch' represent single sounds.