Explode the Code lesson plans offer proven methods for teaching kids phonics.
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. The 1st grade set includes student books, teacher guides and illustrated code cards. Details on the contents of these materials are as follows:
- Books 3 and 3 1/2 introduce one-syllable words ending in a long vowel, including y; silent e words; digraphs sh, th, wh, ch, ng, ck; trigraph tch; dipthongs ee-ea, ai-ay, oa-ow .
- Books 4 and 4 1/2 present compound words; common endings -ful, -ing, -est, -ed, -ness; rules for syllable division between consonants, with open and closed syllables, with syllables ending in -y and -le, with diphthong syllables, and in three-syllable words.
- Code Cards provides a set of 54 illustrated cards to practice the sounds taught in books 3 and 3 1/2.
- Teacher Guide for books 3 and 4. 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.
Explode the Code phonics lesson plans facilitate teaching phonics for kids from preschool to kindergarten and up. Learn how to teach phonics with the teacher instruction books in these childrens phonics curriculums. Recommended for classroom or home school instruction. |
