ENCODING AND DECODING THE

CRUX OF THE MATTER

Professional Development
By Deneicia Harris - Xantippe
WHAT IS ENCODING AND DECODING?
Decoding is the ability to read words

Encoding is the ability to spell words

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
o Words

o Syllables

o Phonemes
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
o Word counting
o Blending syllables
o Segmenting syllables
o Deleting syllables
o Blending Onset and Rime
o Blending Phonemes
o Segmenting Phonemes
o Adding, Deleting and Substituting (I,F,M)
WHY PHONICS INSTRUCTION
o Explicit : sound spelling relationships are taught
directly

o Systematic :follows a scope and sequence

o Multi sensory: multiple senses are used

The 7 Wonders of the World
The 7 Seas
The 7 Voyages of Sinbad
The 7 Colors of the Spectrum
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

The Magnificent 7
So of course.
THE 7S YLLABLE TYPES!

Vowel
sounds
found in
syllables!
WHAT IS A SYLLABLE?
A syllable is a word or part of a word with one
talking vowel.
-Project Read
RULES ABOUT SYLLABLES
Every syllable has one vowel sound
The number of vowel sounds in a word equals
number of syllables
A one syllable word is never divided
CLOSED - CVC
pem
stips
utch
ep
splash
skunk
Robin
Napkin
Kitten
Hundred
OPEN - CV
A
Ta

Pa

Vacation

My

Sky

Fly

Notice

Polite
CONSONANT LE - CLE
Little
Apple

Ale

Jungle

Noble

Marble
BOSSY R
Jern
Porth
Flirch
Churbit
Further
Thirsty
Orange
Orbit
Army
Store
MAGIC E - VCE
Mabe
Ate
Sprite
Invite
Homesick
Strike
Tame
Eve
Bite
VOWEL TEAMS - VV
Shain
Flay
Weam
Boat
Stream
Eatery
Stay
Key
Free
VOWEL DIPHTHONGS
Doit
Spoud

August

Coil

Toy

Straw

Sleigh
WHOOPIE, DOOSCHWA
However, any vowel or vowel combination
can say /uh/ in an unaccented syllable.
Dont forget the wild old words.

old, olt, ost

BREAKING
DOWN
WORDS
CHANT
Spot it
Dot it
Label it

Bridge it

Record it

Divide it

Read it
SYLLABLE DIVISION
VC/CV
VC/CCV/ VCCCV

VC/CCCV

V/CV

VC/V

V/V
 RED
WORDS
SPELLING
STEPS FOR SPELLING
How To Spell A Word

1. Look

2. Listen

3. Repeat

4. Tap

5. Spell
DICTATION
READ ALOUDS
MEM FOX
READING STRATEGIES
Connect
Visualize

Infer

Predict

Question

Summarize
GAME TIME

LETS PLAY
AND HAVE
FUN
QUESTIONS
AND
COMMENTS