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OnTrack Reading: A Guide to Efficient Phonics Instruction

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OnTrack Reading: A Guide to Efficient Phonics Instruction

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    Our phonics resources were developed over more than a decade of one-on-one student tutoring across all age groups.

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    • OnTrack Reading™ Phonics Program
      Teach your struggling reader the complete phonics advanced code with our thoroughly field-tested workbook curriculum.
    • OnTrack Reading™ Middle School Phonics Course
      Day-by-day instructional sequence any teacher can use to improve students' ability to decode multisyllable words.
    • OnTrack Reading™ Multisyllable Method
      Our simple decoding strategy eliminates guessing by breaking words into chunks and efficiently testing vowels sounds.

    Need an absolute beginner course for young kids? See our Homeschooling Recommendations

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    Our full collection of free wordlists organized by sound and syllables

    • One-Syllable Words by Vowel Sound
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    • Consonant Sounds by Spelling
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    • OnTrack Multisyllable Method™
      Our simple decoding strategy for chunking words and testing sounds
    • Phonogram Flashcards
      84 letters and digraphs and the common sounds represented by each
    • Phonics Assessment Tests
      Four tests to help you determine a student’s strengths and weaknesses
    • Scope & Sequence
      The outline of our Phonics Workbook and the order of lessons taught
    • Vision Assessment Checklist
      A form to assess if reading struggles may be due to visual skills problems
    • Notation for the 43 Sounds
      Our list of phonemes, consisting of 19 vowel and 24 consonant sounds

    A complete digital edition of our word lists is also available from the OnTrack Reading Store

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    Thoughts on learning to read, phonics instruction, dyslexia, and public policies concerning education.

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      From simple tips to complete phonics instruction
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      Suggestions for addressing persistent reading problems
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      Extensive information on vision therapy and visual skills
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      Our best phonics tips and exercises from our program
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      Aspects of reading instruction of interest to homeschoolers
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      How to effectively tutor your own children and others
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      The science and research behind our reading programs
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      Highlighting public policies that build better readers
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      Designing effective science-based phonics instruction
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Perspectives

What are the English Phonemes?

Aug 15th, 2023
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Perspectives

What is a Sight Word, Really?

Sep 16th, 2023
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Perspectives

Missing the Point About Cursive

Aug 13th, 2023
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Perspectives

Using the OnTrack Reading Phonogram Flash Cards

Aug 18th, 2023
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Perspectives

Silent-e: Should We Be Using the Term “Split Digraph” Instead?

Aug 15th, 2023
Perspectives

How Vision Skill Problems Frustrate Phonics Instruction

Jan 10th, 2024
Middle school girl struggling with reading homework
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Clearing Up b and d Confusion

Aug 12th, 2023
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Phonics Tutoring

Aug 10th, 2023
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Perspectives

The Digraphs “wh” and “th”

Aug 17th, 2023
Girl student thinking about the digraphs wh and th
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The Digraphs "ar" and "or"

Aug 11th, 2023
Gold nuggets found in a stream
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OnTrackReading.com is a collection of phonics resources developed over more than a decade of one-on-one student tutoring across all age groups. Also available for purchase here on the site is an inexpensive but comprehensive workbook-based phonics program that trains essential phonics skills, covers most spellings of English sounds, and includes a unique multisyllable decoding method.

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