Decoding + Spelling

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling: An Adult Reading Course of Study was published by the National Institute for Literacy by researchers MacArthur, Alamprese, and Knight in 2010. The complete student workbook as well as the teacher lesson plans are all free and online! This series may seem challenging for tutors, but there’s an excellent teacher’s guide, and many non-teachers have used the series successfully.

1. Learner Activity Book
lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/MakingSense_LearnerActivityBook_ALL.pdf
2. Lesson Plans
lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/MakingSense_LessonPlans_ALL.pdf
3. Teachers’ and Administrators’ Guide
lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/MSteachers2010.pdf

Phonics

Basic Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Basic skills for literacy or ESL students. 

www.usalearns.org

Connecting sounds with letters
www.locutour.com/exercises/online.php?type=Phonology-WP

Story by Story Phonics Lessons
www.mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html

Beginning and intermediate literacy and life skills. Also has a simulation of an ATM.

www.gcflearnfree.org

Good information on phonics and spelling.
www.literacyconnections.com/AdviceforReadingTutors.php

Word Families

Six Kinds of Syllables (PDF)

Suggested Phonics Teaching Order

A document detailing one way to teach students phonics and sounds.