Shannon and Mary discuss a professional article, "Why Phonics Teaching Must Change" published in Educational Leadership, September, 2008 by Jeannine Herron. They talk about a different approach to teaching students to read.  What if we focus more on encoding rather than starting with decoding?Resource Links:Article: Why Phonics Instruction Must Change Encoding, Decoding, and Understanding the Print LanguageTeaching Encoding and DecodingEquipped for Reading Success by David KilpatrickReview of Left and Right Brain - HealthlineFREE sound wall bulletin board Follow Us:Our WebsiteInstagramShannon's TpT StoreSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/readingteacherslounge)