E109

108. Making Phonics Richer with Multiple Meaning Words

From Literacy in Color · Hosted by Michelle Sullivan

2026-08-25·20:07

Episode summary

In this episode of Literacy in Color: What if one of the richest language opportunities in your literacy block is already hiding inside your phonics word list? Even the simplest decodable words can carry surprisingly rich meanings.

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What if one of the richest language opportunities in your literacy block is already hiding inside your phonics word list? Even the simplest decodable words can carry surprisingly rich meanings. A word like “cap” might be something you wear on your head, the top of a bottle, an action you perform when you cover something, or even part of the phrase…