3 Tier Instructional Model ®
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® PROGRAM OVERVIEW Grades K–3 3 Tier insTrucTional Model ® Phonemic/Phonological Awareness (Oral) K A B C Fluency K A B C Identifying Initial Consonant Sounds & Vowels Sound • • • • Automaticity Practice • • • • Identifyingscope Final Consonant and s Soundsequence • • • Repeated Readings • • • • Identifying Medial Vowel Sounds • • • Read Alouds • • • • Segmenting and Blending Phonemes • • • • Choral Reading • • • • Recognizing and Producing Rhyme • • • • Partner Reading • • • • Syllables • • • • Readers’ Theater • • • • Identifying and Blending Onsets and Rimes • • • • Vocabulary and Word Analysis K A B C Alphabet Awareness K A B C Using Picture and Context Clues • • • • Recognizing and Naming Letters of the Alphabet • • High-Frequency Words • • • • Alphabetical Order • • Synonyms and Antonyms • Alphabetizing (2nd and 3rd Letter) • Homophones • • • Capital and Lowercase Letter Discrimination • • Shades of Meaning and Multiple Meanings • Consonant and Vowel Discrimination • • Latin and Greek Roots • Concepts of Print Plural Endings • • Concept of Word • • Base Words • • Concept of Sentence • • Irregular Past Tense Verbs • Concept of Paragraph • • Prefixes and Suffixes • • Track Print Left to Right and Up-Down • • Contractions • • Phonics Possessives • Sound-to-Symbol Correspondence • • • • Compound Words • • • Blending Phonemes • • • • Open and Closed Syllables • • • Blending Onsets and Rimes • • Multisyllabic Words • • Initial Consonants • • • • Stress/Accent • Final Consonants • • • Dictionary Skills • Initial Short Vowels • • • • Comprehension K A B C Medial Short Vowels • • • Context Clues • • • • Long Vowels • • • Think Alouds • • • • Consonant Blends (Initial and Final) • • • Visualization • • • • Consonant Digraphs (Initial) • • • • Sequencing • • • • Consonant Digraphs (Final) • • • Following Directions • • • • Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs • • • Literal Recall • • • • Word Families • • • Retelling • • • • CVC, CVVC, and CVCe Words • • • Predicting • • • • CV Words • KWL • • • r-Controlled Vowels • • • QAR • • • y as a Vowel • • • Story Structure (Beginning, Middle, End) • • • • Broad a • • Critical Thinking • • • • Hard and Soft c and g • • Analogies • Silent Letters • • • Writing K A B C Schwa • • Writes Letters of the Alphabet • • Words Ending in -le • Words • • • • Inflectional Endings • Sentences • • • Decoding Multisyllabic Words • • Stories and Poems • • • Spelling • • • • Book Reports • Point of View • 2 TO ORDER: Call 800.225.5750 Fax 888.440.2665 Online epsbooks.com ® The phonics prograM ThaT coMbines research and classrooM-TesTed sTraTegies provides the most comprehensive grades K–3 differentiated instruction with full support for the fiveResearch pillars has shown of thatreading the ability instruction to recognize and manipulate sounds in words is an essential element in learning to read. EPS Phonicsphonological PLUS, Level a warenessK begins with an entire unit devoted to phonemic awareness and alphabet knowledge. Phonemic aware- ness instruction continues throughout the program. Lessons at every level begin with these oral activities. Explicit, systematic instruction in sound-symbol relationships significantly improves children’s word recognition, spelling, and reading comprehensionphonics from the earliest stages of learning to read. EPS Phonics PLUS presents letter sounds and letter formation within the same lesson, while also developing knowledge of phonemes, onsets and rimes, word families and word parts. The plus in EPS Phonics PLUS? • Full support of the 5 pillars of reading • Comprehensive differentiated instruction The ability to read text accurately, quickly, and with expression PLUS . bridges the gap between word recognition and comprehension. When decoding becomes automatic, children can turn their • Informational text Fluency attention to finding meaning. • Plays EPS Phonics PLUS helps build this skill by making automaticity and • Poetry fluency an integral part of lessons throughout the program. • Folk Tales • Picture Glossary • Multicultural Literature Research has demonstrated the strong link between word knowledge • Literature Charts and effective reading. All presented in a vibrant, student friendly format EPS Phonics PLUS promotes vocabulary growth as an essential element of learningVocabulary to read, through plenty of direct instruction, that makes reading both enjoyable and rewarding. oral practice, discussion, exercises in using context clues, synonyms, antonyms, and structural analysis. Visit epsbooks.com/EPSPhonicsPLUS to download: Making meaning is the ultimate goal of reading. u Research paper u Sample lessons u Correlations EPS Phonics PLUS emphasizes reading comprehension throughout the program with research-based practices, such as modeling and “Think Alouds”,comprehension to help children understand sentences, narrative and informational text. For detailed product information, visit epsbooks.com/EPSPhonicsPLUS. 3 ® Provides teachers and specialists with explicit lessons that will save valuable planning time and Complete Reteach, Learning Differences prevent students from falling behind. All children can succeed while they learn skills in the same and ELL lessons and modifications sequence, reading the same literature. Enjoyable texts provide the opportunity for immediate and meaningful application of phonics Student edition literature selections, FeaTures Bskills.ene StudentFi Tabilitys to read a whole book builds confidence and sense of accomplishment while Thedecodable readers and Literature Charts diFFerence . diFFerenTiaTed insTrucTion providing a balanced focus on decoding and meaning. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing All the language arts skills are interwoven, connecting phonics skills with all the elements needed lessons and activities to build reading performance. Teachers are provided modeling techniques and “Think Alouds” to facilitate comprehension Comprehension strategies and skills development. Students focus on meaning and decoding, accelerating their ability to approach incorporated in the lessons and enjoy new texts. Picture Glossary containing picturable Supports language acquisition for ELL students and promotes independence and vocabulary words from student books for all. prograM coMponenTs A–C: Teacher Edition, Reteach and Practice Guide, English Language Learners Guide, Learning Differences Guide, and Picture Glossary K: Teacher Edition and Picture Glossary Teacher resource package student books decodable library literature charts The PLUS in EPS Phonics PLUS is differentiated instruction. The comprehensive Teacher Resource pPackageicture gofferslossary direct, explicit and complete lesson plans for students who need additional or alternative instruction by utilizing the three-tier instructional model, which provides the early intervention necessary to prevent reading problems. Research-based, systematic instruction for all students in general education. Targeted small group instruction for students who need extra support. Teacher’s edition and Tier 1 english language learners guide Intensive one-on-one or small group, remedial instruction for children who have more severe learning differences. reteach and practice guide Tier 2 4 TO ORDER: Call 800.225.5750 Fax 888.440.2665 Online epsbooks.comlearning differences guide Tier 3 Pre and post unit assessments inform instructional decisions. Informal assessments occur over the span of a unit, incorporating spiraled review lessons. The diFFerence . Teacher’s. .e didiTionFFerenTiaTed insTrucTion Wraparound lesson plans Tion proVide direcT insTrucTion and access To diTegies.FFeren Tia Actives andTra engaging oral prereading activities focus on phonological awareness, a critical component of Clear, concise lesson reading success. objectives save planning time. Literature Connections offer read aloud suggestions to enhance and extend lessons. Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary activities are easily identified. Level A, Teacher’s Edition, pp. 116–117 Lessons for differentiated Center activities reinforce Content-area Challenge activities are instruction are cross- and extend just-learned skills. connections help provided for students referenced to simplify Centers provide teachers the students relate their who master core skills new skills to other preparation. opportunity to work more quickly, keeping all subjects. intensively with small groups. learners engaged and interested. K 30 minutes Monday, Tuesday, Friday Wednesday and Thursday sugges Ted dlessonaily Teaching plancore reinforcement, extension A,l evelB & C 30length minutes Monday-Thursdaylessons and centerFriday activities For detailed product information, visit epsbooks.com/EPSPhonicsPLUS. 5 Teacher resourceTIER pacKage providesExample Lesson: solutions Digraphs for the 3 tiers Differentiated instruction begins in the Teacher’s Edition, which provides whole class teaching for initial/final consonant digraphs. Direct Instruction includes writingTeacher’s Key Words onedi theT boardion with the digraphs underlined, while reminding children that each letter grouping represents a single sound. Children then listen to a group of words that use the digraphs and point to the appropriate digraph card. In the Student Edition, children circle pictures that begin (or end) with the designated digraph. Children can then reinforce and practice what they have learned using Centers activities, including word wheels with the target digraphs, a word sort, and a card game that helps children link words (with target digraphs) to their meanings. Level A,