A GUIDE FOR TEACHING PHONIC AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND OTHER WORD PERCEPTION SKILLS AT THE PRIMER LEVEL THROUGH GRADE 6 PROVIDES DEFINITIONS, EXAMPLES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TEACHER. INFORMATION IS PRESENTED WITHIN SIX CATEGORIES--(1) THE TOTAL READING PROGRAM, EMPHASIZING WORD PERCEPTION SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDINGS, READINESS, BASIC VOCABULARY, THE TEACHER'S ROLE, AND A BALANCED PROGRAM, (2) PHONIC AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, INCLUDING DEFINITIONS OF RELATED TERMS, (3) SUGGESTED SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHONIC AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN CHART FORM, (4) SUGGESTED SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF WORD RECOGNITION SKILLS AND GENERALIZATIONS WITH EMPHASIS ON LEVEL OF INTRODUCTION, (5) SUGGESTIONS FOR INTRODUCING LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RHYMING WORDS, INITIAL CONSONANTS, FINAL CONSONANTS, CONSONANT DIGRAPHS AND BLENDS, LONG VOWEL SOUNDS, VOWEL DIGRAPHS AND VARIANT SOUNDS, AND WORD STRUCTURE, AND (6) CHECK SHEETS FOR EVALUATION OF PUPIL PROGRESS FROM PRIMER LEVEL THROUGH GRADE 6 LEVEL. (LS)