Patricia M. Cunningham is a Professor of Education at Wake Forest University. She has over 30 years of experience, taught in various elementary grades and remedial reading, and was a curriculum coordinator and director of reading. Pat is the author or coauthor of What Really Matters in Vocabulary, What Really Matters in Writing, Classrooms That Work, Schools That Work, Phonics They Use, and the Making Words series. Her major professional goal is promoting literacy for all children. Pat currently engages in staff development across the United States.

• Introduction  Part One: Building the Foundation for Phonics They Can Use1.  Early Reading and Writing Activities2.  Phonological and Phonemic Awareness3.  Concrete Words, Letter Names, and Sounds4.  Making Words in Kindergarten5.  Early Reading Concepts: Assessment and Differentiation  Part Two: Fluency6.  Fluency Activities7.  High-Frequency Words8.  Fluency Assessment and Interventions  Part Three: Using Phonics and Spelling Patterns9.   Making Words to Learn Spelling Patterns10. Rhyme-Based Decoding and Spelling11.  Assessment and Coaching  Part Four: Decoding, Spelling, and Building Meanings for Big Words12.  Decoding and Spelling Big Words13.  The Nifty Thrifty Fifty–50 Morphemic Key Words14.  Phonics and Spelling Interventions for Older Struggling Readers  Part Five: Research and Terminology15.  The Theory and the Research–The Way Underlying the How16.  Phonics Terminology for Teachers  References

Patricia M. Cunningham is a Professor of Education at Wake Forest University. She has over 30 years of experience, taught in various elementary grades and remedial reading, and was a curriculum coordinator and director of reading. Pat is the author or coauthor of What Really Matters in Vocabulary, What Really Matters in Writing, Classrooms That Work, Schools That Work, Phonics They Use, and the Making Words series. Her major professional goal is promoting literacy for all children. Pat currently engages in staff development across the United States.

• Introduction  Part One: Building the Foundation for Phonics They Can Use1.  Early Reading and Writing Activities2.  Phonological and Phonemic Awareness3.  Concrete Words, Letter Names, and Sounds4.  Making Words in Kindergarten5.  Early Reading Concepts: Assessment and Differentiation  Part Two: Fluency6.  Fluency Activities7.  High-Frequency Words8.  Fluency Assessment and Interventions  Part Three: Using Phonics and Spelling Patterns9.   Making Words to Learn Spelling Patterns10. Rhyme-Based Decoding and Spelling11.  Assessment and Coaching  Part Four: Decoding, Spelling, and Building Meanings for Big Words12.  Decoding and Spelling Big Words13.  The Nifty Thrifty Fifty–50 Morphemic Key Words14.  Phonics and Spelling Interventions for Older Struggling Readers  Part Five: Research and Terminology15.  The Theory and the Research–The Way Underlying the How16.  Phonics Terminology for Teachers  References

Patricia M. Cunningham is a Professor of Education at Wake Forest University. She has over 30 years of experience, taught in various elementary grades and remedial reading, and was a curriculum coordinator and director of reading. Pat is the author or coauthor of What Really Matters in Vocabulary, What Really Matters in Writing, Classrooms That Work, Schools That Work, Phonics They Use, and the Making Words series. Her major professional goal is promoting literacy for all children. Pat currently engages in staff development across the United States.

• Introduction  Part One: Building the Foundation for Phonics They Can Use1.  Early Reading and Writing Activities2.  Phonological and Phonemic Awareness3.  Concrete Words, Letter Names, and Sounds4.  Making Words in Kindergarten5.  Early Reading Concepts: Assessment and Differentiation  Part Two: Fluency6.  Fluency Activities7.  High-Frequency Words8.  Fluency Assessment and Interventions  Part Three: Using Phonics and Spelling Patterns9.   Making Words to Learn Spelling Patterns10. Rhyme-Based Decoding and Spelling11.  Assessment and Coaching  Part Four: Decoding, Spelling, and Building Meanings for Big Words12.  Decoding and Spelling Big Words13.  The Nifty Thrifty Fifty–50 Morphemic Key Words14.  Phonics and Spelling Interventions for Older Struggling Readers  Part Five: Research and Terminology15.  The Theory and the Research–The Way Underlying the How16.  Phonics Terminology for Teachers  References