1. 5 Pillars of Reading Instruction?
There’s an app for that!

2. What are the 5 Pillars? The 5 core areas of reading instruction are:
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension

3. How do these components connect?

4. Phonemic Awareness
the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in spoken words
identification, segmentation and blending, and substitution instruction
Research shows that phonemic awareness is the strongest predictor of reading success

5. Phonemic Awareness Profs’ Phonics 1 https://appsto.re/us/KWbGE.i
ABC Ninja
What’s Changed
Phonics Tic Tac Toe

6. Phonics
the ability to draw relationships between the letters of written language and the individual sounds of spoken language
phonics is used to read and write words
Students look at the structure of words and identify the patterns used to decode

7. Phonics Bob’s Books https://appsto.re/us/AHUxy.i
Abby Phonics
Chicktionary
Spelling City

8. Fluency
the ability to read text accurately, with appropriate speed and tone, either silently or orally
Fluency is built word by word and is dependent on repeated, accurate, sounding out of the specific word

9. Fluency One Minute Reader https://appsto.re/us/J6cVB.i
Recording Lite
Talking Tom
Timed Reading Lite

10. Vocabulary
the ability to read, understand, and use the words necessary for effective communication
A knowledge of word meaning helps with decoding and improves reading comprehension

11. Vocabulary Futaba https://appsto.re/us/AtcBz.i
Bluster!
Winning Words
Bitsboard

12. Comprehension
the ability to understand, to remember, and to communicate the meaning of what is read
Comprehension is accomplished only when students have moved past the word level. Explicit instruction on comprehension skills and guided practice are crucial.

13. Comprehension Abitalk Inc https://appsto.re/us/zwXGI.i
Reading Monster
Reading Comprehension
(peekaboo studios)
Inference Ace (janine toole) Toole
Reading Recs
(SAS Curriculum Pathways)

14. Play Time! Choose some apps to download and experience!
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15. Final Thoughts http://fivepillars.boards.net/
What are 2 apps you plan to use?
How do you see utilizing these apps in your classroom?
What is a question you still have?