I have this wondering that we are teaching all students in the class – as a whole class lesson – in the junior years as though they all needed the intensive phonic instruction and frequent repetition. Yes some explicit instruction (modelling) for all but surely some need less as they might be in the orange – light green or deep green stages. The key might be in flexible guided groups – but – to do that we need constant systematic data collection that includes teacher observation and student work samples.
A great resource is this podcast about the book written using this framework.
Have a listen or read and I’d invite your comments.
