Phonics, Spelling and Word Study (PWS)

 

Pique student’s curiosity with systematic instruction in how oral and written language “works.”

The FPC Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Systems contain explicit lessons for whole-group instruction and small-group application that help students attend to, learn about, and efficiently use sounds, letters, and words.

 
  • What is it?
  • What's inside?
  • How is it implemented?

What is it?

The Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Systems are designed to expand and refine children’s reading and writing powers, and enable you to help children attend to, learn about, and efficiently use information about sounds, letters, and words.

  • Explicit lessons appropriate for whole-group instruction (5–10 minutes) and for individual, partners, or small-group application (10–15 minutes)
  • Master Lesson Guide with suggested sequence for phonics lessons
  • Organization by nine areas of learning – Early Literacy Concepts, Phonological Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Letter-Sound Relationships, Spelling Patterns, High-Frequency Words, Word Meaning/Vocabulary, Word Structure, and Word-Solving Actions
  • Inquiry approach that encourages students to construct understandings and notice more about letters, sounds, and words

PWS What is it?

  • Specific connections to Sing a Song of Poetry (K-2), to Words That Sing: Poetry Charts for Shared Reading (K-3), and to FPC Interactive Read-Aloud and FPC Shared Reading titles as mentor texts and examples for generalizing and applying principles.
  • Guidance for assessing students’ learning within each lesson and in the Assessment Guide (found in the online resource).
  • Digital classroom and teacher materials such as Gamemaker, a tool to create and customize games and lesson activities

What's inside?

Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Lessons

  • 100 (K-3) and 105 lessons (4-6) driven by the principles from The Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide and The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum.

Lessons

Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide

32 titles grades K-3, 48 Titled Grades 4-6 | 6 copies of each

  • A systematic exploration of letters, sounds, words, and learning how oral and written language “work.”
  • This essential guide, presented in an easy-to-use chart form, is provided as a reference tool for you to see how the principle aligns to other related concepts and to see how a reader learns over time.

Comprehensive Guide

Sing a Song of Poetry (K-2)

  • Poems that immerse students in rich, rhythmical language to expand their oral language capabilities, develop phonological awareness, and teach about the intricacies of print.

Ready Resources

  • Pre-printed and pre-assembled lesson materials that let teachers spend less time prepping and more time teaching.

Sing a song poetry

Folders

  • Pre-printed lesson folders and folders to organize materials by content area, month, or both.

Online Resources

  • Online Resources for complete and convenient access to teaching materials organized by lesson.

How is it implemented?

Each Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study lesson follows a simple structure:

  • TEACH: Provide a concise lesson based on a clear principle.
  • APPLY: Engage students in an active,”hands-on” application activity.
  • SHARE: Meet with students for a reinforcement of the principle and optional assessment at the end of the activity.

Phonics, spelling, and word study are also pervasive throughout various instructional contexts within Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™.

Turning a vision into action requires a carefully laid out plan. You may be asking yourself, “Where do I start?” With a pen in hand, start here, in this action plan, thinking together with colleagues. The 4 steps in this Interactive Action Plan are designed to put you, your students, and your school on the path to literacy success.

Download Interactive Action Plan

action plan

For detailed guidance on unpacking your system, setting up your resources, and organizing your classroom, download the FPC Interactive Unpacking and Implementation Plan.

Download Interactive Implementation Plan

implementation plan

 
 

Sounds, Letters, and Words in PreK

100 explicit lessons designed to cultivate children’s natural curiosity about the sounds of language and encourage their active engagement in learning how sounds, letters, and words work. Sounds, Letters, and Words in PreK will give pre-kindergarteners a strong foundation in literacy that will prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. Each lesson is developmentally appropriate, based on current research, interactive to keep children engaged, and rooted in play.

Sound Letters words
  • Lesson Book: 100 brief, joyful lessons that build phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and early literacy concepts
  • Ready Resources: pre-printed lesson-specific materials that leave more time for teaching
  • Online Resources: a treasure-trove of general and lesson-specific digital resources
  • Gamemaker: an easy-to-use digital tool for building and customizing letter and word games
  • Link to The Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide: each lesson features a principle derived from this guide

Explore Sounds, Letters, and Words

 

Sing a Song of Poetry

A Teaching Resource for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Fluency

These companions to the Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System series uses poetry to its full advantage to expand children’s oral language capabilities, develop phonological awareness, and teach about the intricacies of print. The poems in Sing a Song of Poetry immerse students in rich, rhythmical language, providing age appropriate opportunities to enjoy language through shared reading, stimulate oral language development, connect words, and much more. Poetry enhances any early childhood curriculum.

Sing Song Poetry
  • 225 poems
  • Increased support around poetry and how it works
  • Language and ideas consistent with the language and ideas included in the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum.
  • Specific references to the Sing a Song of Poetry poems in the PWS Systems

Explore Sing a Song of Poetry

 

Comprehensive Guide to Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study

This guide provides you with a comprehensive map of the knowledge students develop on their journey to becoming expert word solvers and effective readers and writers.

This essential guide, presented in an easy-to-use chart form, is a critical companion to The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum. You will be able to hone your observations of students’ literacy behaviors with this indispensable tool, which combines the behaviors and understandings from the Phonics continuum with the specific times

Comprehensive Guide

(early, middle, or late in grades PreK–8) appropriate for each one to be introduced and then to be under students’ control. In addition, instructional language and a multitude of specific examples appear exclusively in this guide. Use this resource to guide your students in an exploration of letter and word learning.

Explore what the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum is, what’s included, how it’s implemented, and gain access to samplers, research, webinars, and more.

Explore the Comprehensive Guide

 

Phonics Research

Phonics Spelling and Word Study lessons are grounded in academic research.

Review PWS Research

 

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