Our phonological processes and awareness are foundational skills upon which all of the other essential reading components are built. Phonological awareness is complex and it is often one of the most confused components of the five essential elements of reading: phonological awareness, phonics....

Phonological Awareness (PA) is the foundation upon which the other reading skills are built. Simply stated, the definition of phonological awareness "is the ability to notice the sound structure in words.” (Kilpatrick, 2015)

Phonological Awareness (PA) focuses on sounds. Therefore effective phonological awareness activities require students to orally practice hearing, producing, and manipulating sounds.

At 95 Percent Group our mission is to help schools improve reading performance. We understand that phonics is a primary building block and without that well-developed foundational skill, students will struggle to read.

Reading Intervention Plans begin with a formative, baseline data collection process. This information can be collected from a variety of sources including a phonics inventory, DIBELS, sight word assessment, and other diagnostic screening tools that are required by your school.

Teachers know that reading success occurs in stages with each stage building upon another. Nothing gives teachers more job and satisfaction than watching students evolve from emergent to fluent readers. However, at times...

When you're faced with the complex challenge of teaching kids reading comprehension and develop a love for reading, comprehension worksheets may not be enough. Teachers need a strong knowledge base as well as continuous access to training so they are successful in determining which kids need worksheets, and which need to be challenged in other ways....

This blog focuses on planning successful parent conferences and utilizing the conference feedback to help your students improve their performance. Below are 10 tips for successful parent conferences. Tip #1: Make Connections: Communicate with parents, several weeks in advance, about the upcoming conference.

Rejoice and relax, then take some time to reflect on: 1) Launching the year with procedures and routines that will make your classroom run smoothly and a plan for how you will teach these to your students. (Example: What students should be doing when you are teaching a small group...

Phonological Awareness (PA) is one of the literacy components that we know best, but why? There’s no question that PA is important. After all, phonological awareness is one of the two most significant skills (along with letter naming) for predicting which students will learn to read more easily. When a student’s...