Explicit Phonics Instruction Using the 6 Step Method

Program Specialist Patricia Mondragon demonstrates how she teaches phonics using the 6 step method with a class of first grade students. Each step of the explicit method can be seen as Ms. Mondragon explains the rationale behind each step to viewers as she watches a recording of the lesson a few days later. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:41 1) Develop Phonemic Awareness 02:38 2) Introduce/Practice Sound/Spelling 07:11 3) Blend Words 09:51 4) Build Automatic Word Recognition 13:30 5) Apply to Decodable Text 18:46 6) Word Work for Decoding and Encoding 21:43 Conclusion