Resource List 5.3 Of The Letrs Manual Link

Resource List 5.3 in the LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) manual

• How to do it: Print a column of words from List 5.3 (e.g., cake, cat, cape, can). Students sort them into "short a" vs. "long a (silent-e)."
• The LETRS twist: Do not tell students the rule first. Let them hypothesize. "What do you notice about the ends of the long vowel words?"

Resource List 5.3 — Write-up

Resource List 5.3 compiles targeted materials and supports for early literacy instruction focused on phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, decoding, vocabulary, and oral language development. Designed for use by classroom teachers, reading specialists, and interventionists implementing LETRS-aligned practices, this resource list emphasizes evidence-based, classroom-friendly tools that scaffold instruction, provide formative assessment, and support differentiated instruction. resource list 5.3 of the letrs manual

Integrating List 5.3 with Other LETRS Resources

Resource List 5.3 does not exist in a vacuum. For maximum effect, use it alongside: Resource List 5

• Column A (2 minutes): Review previous high-frequency words (irregular).
• Column B (8 minutes): New concept introduction (e.g., "Today we learn that ai says the long A sound like in pain or rain.") + Word chaining (change mail to tail to pail).
• Column C (5 minutes): Dictation sentence (e.g., "The snail left a trail on the rail.")

Pillar 2: The Word List Matrix

This is the heart of the resource. LETRS is famous for proving that "drill and kill" doesn't work, but "drill for skill" does. Resource List 5.3 provides 50-75 controlled words categorized by phonics feature: How to do it: Print a column of words from List 5