Teaching phonics with Explode the Code lesson plans helps kids recognize and combine phonetic sounds in order to read words.
This popular program provides beginning readers with experience recognizing and combining phonetic sounds in order to read words, phrases, sentences, and stories. The kindergarten set includes the following books:
- Book 1 introduces consonants and short vowels.
- Book 1 1/2 continues lessons on short vowels.
- Book 2 presents initial consonant blends in lessons 1 through 7 and final consonant blends in lessons 8 through 11.
- Book 2 1/2 presents initial consonant blends in lessons 1 through 5 and final consonant blends in lessons 6 through 11.
- Code Cards provides a set of 54 illustrated cards to practice the sounds taught in books 1, 2 and 3.
- Teacher Guide for books 1 and 2. The Teacher Guides provide detailed lesson plans for each lesson in the books. Lesson plans include phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing and differentiation.
Each book includes a posttest at the end of the lessons to measure skills aquired from the lessons. 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
Written by Nancy M. Hall and Rena Price, published by Educators Publishing Service, Inc. |
