Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing
Patricia M. CunninghamPhonics They Use, 5/e From highly respected scholar Pat Cunningham, this enduring best seller offers a coherent collection of practical activities that provide a framework for teaching phonics. The fifth edition of this esteemed book seamlessly weaves together the complex, varied strategic approaches needed to help students develop reading and spelling skills.  Pat’s balanced reading program incorporates a broad spectrum of methods for meeting the needs of individual students.  New activities and strategies emphasize that what matters is not how much phonics students know but what theyactually usefor decoding a new word, for reading and spelling, and for writing. “This text is an excellent teaching and learning tool for all teachers in the field. [Pat] is obviously aware of the problems facing classroom teachers [and] thoroughly understands students and their reading development.”  –Christine Frazer, teacher, Henry P. Fieler Elementary, Merrillville, IN “No matter what age or level you teach, you will know all of the activities to make successful readers and writers!”–Christine Eaton, founder, Little Learners Early Childhood Center, Olathe, KS   Patricia M. Cunninghamis the author ofBeyond Retelling,Classrooms That Work,Schools That Work, and theMaking Wordsseries, all published by Allyn & Bacon, as well as a professor of education at Wake Forest University. She has over 30 years of experience in various elementary grades and with remedial reading and has served as a curriculum coordinator and director of reading.  Pat promotes literacy for all children through her Four Blocks® workshops and staff development sessions with educators.