Phonics 101: Decoding vs. Encoding 🥳 Hit SAVE! Decoding: Applying phoneme/grapheme relationships to read words. Requires blending! Encoding: Applying phoneme/grapheme relationships to spell words. Requires segmenting! If you want to learn more about phonics and structured literacy, follow @farmerlovesphonics for more tips! I recently updated this resource to include more word building templates and word chain lists! Comment if you need the link. If you have my word building bundle, this resourc

The words encoding and decoding are thrown around a lot when we talk about students’ literacy but, just in case you’re still not 100% sure what they actually mean, here’s a quick rundown: ENCODING involves writing. Students think of a word they want to write and their brain connects the sounds to the letters (symbols) used to write them. For instance, say “/c/ /a/ /t/“ —> write CAT. DECODING is all about reading. Students see letters and their brain connects them to their sounds like this: See C