When young children struggle with phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge, how can you intervene early and prevent later reading difficulties? Get kids on the PAth to Literacy with this highly effective Tier 2 intervention. Developed for children ages 4 to 6 who need help with key early literacy skills, this supplemental curriculum builds phonological awareness and alphabet skills through fun activities that keep children engaged as they learn. Young children will learn how to: blend and segment words - identify first parts of words - identify first sounds of words - learn letter names - master letter–sound correspondence How does PAth to Literacy work? Deliver PAth to Literacy right in your classroom to small groups of students who struggle with phonological awareness and alphabet skills. In just 10 to 15 minutes a day, you'll give students Scripted instruction. Using the included scripts and the word and picture cards, you'll play fun word games with your students. Children listen and respond to your prompts. - Explicit teaching and modeling. You'll show your students word and picture cards with target words and sounds. Then you’ll model key skills for them by sounding out words and dissecting them through physical gestures. - Multiple opportunities for practice. Each engaging, multisensory lesson encourages active participation and provides multiple chances for students to repeat sounds, observe actions, and answer questions. All children in the group participate in 2 lessons each week; children needing additional support participate in a third lesson. The full curriculum consists of 36 lessons that take approximately 24-36 instructional days to complete. PAth to Literacy includes Teacher's manual with 36 lesson scripts, lesson data sheets, progress monitoring assessments, attendance record sheet, fidelity of implementation observation form and scoring guide - More than 450 4-color instructional cards and word sheets - Storage box with dividers - Online materials          Lesson data sheets and assessments          Professional development modules with video clip examples Learn more about PAth to Literacy. View the professional development modules for PAth to Literacy . Learn more about the complete M ultitiered I nterventions for L anguage & L iteracy i n E arly Childhood (MILLIE™) product suite. "Following PAth to Literacy's beautifully designed hierarchy of instruction is sure to strengthen the phonological awareness of preschoolers and kindergartners. Children will enjoy the colorful cards and the game-like format." -- Cecile Spector, Ph.D. Howard Goldstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a nationally known scholar in the field of child language intervention research and the author of two books and more than 100 scholarly articles. His recent work has sought to enhance the language and literacy development of students in high poverty schools who are at high risk for language and reading disabilities. A certified speech-language pathologist and former ASHA Vice President for Science and Research, Dr. Goldstein is currently Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at University of South Florida in Tampa. https://brookespublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PathToLiteracyExcerpt.pdf