What makes effective reading instruction?
Research, along with national and international reviews, tell us that all students learning to read benefit from receiving explicit and structured classroom instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics (systematic, synthetic phonics) along with the other essentials skills for reading (oral language, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension).
Students will benefit from explicit instruction where skills are taught clearly, directly and systematically, starting from simple concepts and skills and moving to more complex concepts and skills. Students should be introduced to one concept or skill at a time and given plenty of opportunities for practice and to master the concept or skill before moving on.