--- title: "Teaching Tutorial: Decoding Instruction" description: Dr. Benita Blachman and Dr. Maria Murray outline an evidence-based 5-step decoding instruction framework to help educators teach phonics effectively in K-3 classrooms. image: https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/hubfs/Decoding-Instruction-Blog.png --- [![trlp-logo-full-color 1](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/hs-fs/hubfs/trlp-logo-full-color%201.png?width=139&height=80&name=trlp-logo-full-color%201.png "trlp-logo-full-color 1")](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/home) [![trlp-white-logo](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/hs-fs/hubfs/trlp-white-logo.png?width=141&height=80&name=trlp-white-logo.png "trlp-white-logo")](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/home) [![The Reading League Press Logo](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/hs-fs/hubfs/trlp-logo-full-color.png?width=2335&height=1344&name=trlp-logo-full-color.png "The Reading League Press Logo")](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/home) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [PUBLICATIONS](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/read-then-peek) - [CREATE WITH US](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/create-with-us) - [NEWS & RESOURCES](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/news-and-resources) - [ABOUT](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/about) - [CONTACT](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/contact) [Shop Now](https://shop.thereadingleague.org/products/read-then-peek?_pos=1&_psq=read+then+peek&_ss=e&_v=1.0&zCountry=US&variant=46329543295126) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Teaching Tutorial: Decoding Instruction by [Blachman and Murray](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/en/the-reading-league-press-resources/author/blachman-and-murray) | Originally published Mar 9, 2026 ![](https://www.thereadingleaguepress.org/hubfs/Decoding-Instruction-Blog.png) Learning to read words accurately is a foundational step in becoming a confident reader. This tutorial from literacy researchers Benita A. Blachman and Maria S. Murray explains how decoding instruction works and why it is essential for early reading success. Educators will find practical guidance for teaching sound–symbol correspondences, helping students blend sounds to read unfamiliar words, and building the word-reading skills that support fluency and comprehension. 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