Learning Opportunities

All students benefit from regular and supported opportunities to work with letters and words in structured and engaging ways. Students who are emerging in their understandings of literacy are learning to understand the functions of print and print conventions. Developing phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, and important receptive and expressive language skills—such as vocabulary, syntax, and narrative will eventually allow students to use reading and writing to interact with others. 

This interactive workshop will explore research-based practices, strategies, and activities for building phonological awareness and knowledge of the alphabetic principle for students with significant disabilities. Students who know most of the letters most of the time would benefit from word identification and decoding through word work.