Sound it Out!: Phonics in a Comprehensive Reading Program

John F. Savage

McGraw-Hill, 2004 - English language - 190 pages

Sound it Out! answers the questions, "Why is phonics important?" and "How can phonics help children learn to read?" as well as others, showing how phonics fits into the overall process of a child's learning to read, and how phonics can be integrated successfully into a classroom reading program. The text includes a wealth of suggestions for practical classroom applications and a solid research knowledge base so readers will understand what they are doing, why they are doing it, and why it works.

Contents

• The Place of Phonics in Learning: 3
• Conclusion 102: 8
• What Is Phonics Anyway?: 9

About the author

John F. Savage is Professor Emeritus at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, where he was Coordinator of the Graduate Reading/Literacy program for 33 years. He began his career as a classroom teacher when Dick and Jane dominated the reading scene. He taught reading with a phonics/linguistic approach and was an active participant as whole language gained popularity in classroom programs. He has witnessed the ebb and flow of phonics in schools for over 40 years, and he still maintains an active role in classrooms with teachers and children. Dr. Savage's professional writing includes five college texts in reading and language arts, including Teaching Reading and Writing: Combining Skills, Strategies, and Literature (McGraw-Hill, 1998) and For the Love of Literature: Children and Books in the Elementary Years (McGraw-Hill, 2000). He has also written scores of professional journal articles, a children's trade book on dyslexia, and other material that ranges from magazine articles to basal stories. Most recently, he has written a comprehensive primary grade phonics program, Phonics Plus (Educators Publishing Service, 2006). A popular speaker, John Savage has conducted workshops on reading instruction all over the Unites States, in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia, where he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sound it Out!: Phonics in a Comprehensive Reading Program
• Author: John F. Savage
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2004
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Jan 26, 2010
• ISBN: 0072823208, 9780072823202
• Length: 190 pages