Overview
Phonics Blitz is 40 lessons that teach phonics concepts in a fast-paced, multi-sensory, systematic, and explicit manner. The lessons improve reading skills of students in grades 4 to 12. They are not appropriate for younger students because of the advanced vocabulary.
Phonics Blitz helps students who exhibit one or more of the following weaknesses:
- misread unfamiliar words and words that look alike
- struggle with reading multi-syllable words
- skip or add words
- read more slowly than grade level expectations
- have poor spelling.
Really Great Reading's Grouping Matrix can tell you whether Phonics Blitz is appropriate for a student reading below grade level.
Each Phonics Blitz lesson lasts approximately one hour. Lesson times vary based on the time it takes students to master the concepts taught and the size of the group. Completing all 40 lessons usually takes 8 to 10 weeks. The recommended group size is 8 to 12 students, depending on the level of the students’ decoding deficits. Lessons can be broken up for classes shorter than one hour, but it will take longer than 8 to 10 weeks to complete all 40 Lessons.
Interventionists, reading specialists, teachers in any area, tutors, and other educators can attend a workshop to learn to teach Phonics Blitz lessons.
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