More than an explanation of current research, Equipped for Reading Success is a complete program for training phonemic awareness. Research has shown that contrary to our intuitions, phonemic awareness is important for remembering the words we read (sight-word recognition), not just for developing phonic decoding skills. Equipped for Reading Success uses a developmentally appropriate approach designed to boost phonemic awareness, phonics, and instant word recognition. It also gives teachers concrete tools to help children develop a large sight vocabulary and is designed to supplement any existing reading program or approach. Implementing the program requires minimal planning and only several minutes of supplemental instruction per day.

"A previous edition was printed under the title: World Mapping and Phoneme Awareness: A Training Manual for Developing Fluent Word Identification (2002). The present edition is expanded and fully revised."--Title page verso.

Pt. 1. What needs to be done: Fluent word recognition and phoneme awareness ; Understanding phonological awareness ; Levels of phonological awareness ; Orthographic mapping and sight word learning -- Pt. 2. How to do it: Teaching reading in light of orthographic mapping ; Word study activities that promote orthographic mapping ; One minute activities & other phonological awareness tasks ; Becoming proficient in phonological awareness ; How to train students in phonological awareness ; How to use the one minute activities ; Assessment of phonological awareness ; Letter-sound learning ; Addressing compensating students ; Remediation, learning disabilities, dyslexia, and RTI -- Pt. 3. Training exercises: One minute activities.