Teaching phonics with Explode the Code lesson plans helps kids recognize and combine phonetic sounds in order to read words.
Explode the Code phonics lesson plans provide beginning readers with experience recognizing and combining phonetic sounds in order to read words, phrases, sentences, and stories. Book 3 is 110 pages designed for the first grade level.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Book 3 includes 15 lessons and a posttest, which measures skills aquired from these lessons.
Lesson 1 - one-syllable words ending in a long vowel, including -y
Lesson 2 - silent e words
Lesson 3 - more silent e words
Lesson 4 - silent e with consonant blends
Lesson 5 - digraph sh
Lesson 6 - digraphs th, wh
Lesson 7 - digraph ch, trigraph tch
Lesson 8 - digraphs ng, ck
Lesson 9 - Review Lesson - digraphs with silent e
Lesson 10 - vowel digraphs ee, ea
Lesson 11 - vowel digraphs ai, ay
Lesson 12 - vowel digraphs oa, ow
Lesson 13 - Review Lesson - vowel digraphs
Posttest
KEY BENEFITS
Explode the Code lessons and tests provide beginning readers with the following key benefits:
Practice reading, writing, matching, spelling, and copying.
Cumulative review reinforces long-term retention.
Simple directions and consistent formats allow students to work independently.
Practice in visual discrimination
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Written by Nancy M. Hall, published by Educators Publishing Service, Inc. Nancy Hall is an experienced teacher, tutor, and educational consultant with degrees from Middlebury College and Lesley College as well as Language Therapist Certification from Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Her work has focused on both teaching and assessment, with a specialty in reading, writing, and spelling. She operates an independent testing service to evaluate students experiencing learning problems. She is also the author of a spelling curriculum called Spellwell. |
