August 25, 2025:
An online professional development session on “Building Fluent Readers Through Phonics” was conducted for Foundational Section teachers on 25th August 2025 facilitated by Ms. Priyanka Gatalawar. The two-hour session (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) aimed to strengthen teachers’ understanding of phonics-based reading instruction and its role in building fluency.
Key highlights included:
● Importance of systematic phonics instruction for comprehension and fluency.
● Stages of phonics learning, from letter-sound recognition to advanced applications.
● Practical strategies such as blending, segmenting, word-building, games, rhymes, and multi-sensory approaches.
● Fluency development through guided reading and drills.
● Assessment methods for tracking progress.
The interactive session provided teachers with practical and engaging strategies to integrate phonics into daily teaching. It reinforced the importance of phonics as the foundation of literacy and equipped teachers with effective tools to support student progress.
This initiative reflects Shantiniketan Indian School’s commitment to continuous teacher development and quality literacy instruction.
