Melissa & Lori Love Literacy | Science of Reading for Teachers

Word Chaining for Building Phonemic Awareness with Anjanette McNeely

June 26, 2026·42 min
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Episode 254 In this episode, we sit down with kindergarten teacher Anjanette McNeely to take a close look at one powerful instructional routine: word chaining. Anjanette walks us through exactly what word chaining looks like in her classroom, from the materials she uses to the language she says, and explains why this routine is such an effective way to build both phonemic awareness and phonics at the same time. We also explore how word chaining supports orthographic mapping, why connecting so...

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