Description: Would you like to improve your ability to teach pre-reading skills? Then Funnel Toward Phonics by Dr. Judy Montgomery is for you, the practicing SLP, special educator, LD specialist, reading teacher, or teacher. This concise, practical instructional-activity guide will help you become a full-fledged member of your school's literacy team. Funnel Toward Phonics is a 48-page, quick, easy-to-understand reference that clearly organizes and defines the "ph" words of reading: phonological processing, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics. The 53 individual and group activities provide a host of ideas for SLPs, special educators, and reading teachers. These research-based activities are perfect for providing intensive instruction to "at-risk" students, as well as targeting intervention for the student with identified reading deficits. Funnel Toward Phonics also meets IDEA and No Child Left Behind requirements! Funnel Toward Phonics includes: 27 group and 26 individual suggested activities. Parent and circle time tips. A recommended reading list. Sight Word List. 43 Sounds of the English Chart.