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The Building Blocks of Language

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Words are made of pieces. When learners can see those pieces, they can begin to figure things out for themselves.

The Building Blocks of Language helps teachers make language structure visible, offer learners useful points of contact, and guide them back to a word they can read and use.

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The Building Blocks of Language

Teacher Introduction

The opening teacher introduction to the purpose, structure, and classroom routine behind The Building Blocks of Language.

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A routine teachers can use

Give the learner a way in.

  1. See it
  2. Say it
  3. Clap it
  4. Break it
  5. Find what we know
  6. Read it
  7. Write it

Change the form if needed. Preserve the function.

Teaching and classroom resources

Useful materials belong next to the learning.

The classroom song, its recordings, teacher lesson plans, student worksheets, and child packets are organized as independent resources you can listen to, read, copy, print, or download.

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