1. Decoding to Encoding
The Structure of Our Language
Karen Valdes
Menifee Union School District
Menifee, CA
kvaldes@menifeeusd.org

2. Workshop Outcomes
• Discuss why phoneme awareness is important
and how to teach blending and segmenting.
Utilize the components of phonics and
decoding to develop word attack skills.
• Recognize and teach the spelling patterns of
our language.
• Analyze the role of decoding and encoding in
word analysis skills.

3. Evidence From Research

4. Data Evidence of Success