Unleash the world of phonics! Experience a fresh, current approach for teaching phonics that's designed to help students unlock words and build comprehension. Targeted Phonics sequentially introduces the sound-symbol relationships of the letters of the alphabet in order of their usefulness to beginning readers and is based on the most current research and examined by expert consultants in the field of reading.
“These books may be small, but they’re sure to make big impressions on beginning readers. Colorful, simply designed, and fortified with image-text matches on every page, the three subsets that make up this collection ascend in required mastery: starting with “My First Consonants and Vowels,” then “More Consonants, Blends, and Diagraphs,” and ending with “Short Vowel Rimes,” students are walked through letter introduction to commonly used sight words. The first series consists of a book per letter and repeats an “I see a (insert noun here)” sequence; the second series employs a “This is a (noun). Find the (noun)?” pattern (or one that’s very similar) for the letters Q, V, X, Y, and Z, in addition to two-letter blends. The third series explores the rhyming possibilities of short sight words in brief sentences. Every book concludes with a glossary (the words are defined by illustrations), as well as suggested activities. Although they don’t break any new ground, these starter books are a solid springboard to launch students on their way to independent reading.”- School Library Journal, February 2012
Contents
Series highlights include:
Books -- Six copies of each title; decodable text presented in context to help students build comprehension skills while “sounding out” words
My First Consonants and Vowels books include the 16 most-used consonant sounds, five short vowel sounds, beginning CVC blending, supporting poems and songs, sight words, target words presented in context with photo support, and a picture glossary
More Consonants, Blends, and Digraphs books include five more difficult consonant sounds, 12 most common beginning blends, four most common beginning consonant digraphs, sight words, repeating sentence frames, target words presented in context with photo support, interrogative sentence structure, and a picture glossary
Short Vowel Rimes books include the 14 most common short vowel word families, 4 mixed practice books to assess application of skills, double consonants as one sound, 30 sight words, variety of simple sentences within and between books, target words presented in isolation and in context with illustration support, simple story structure, and a picture glossary
Short Vowel Storybooks include three books for each short vowel sound introduced in the order suggested by experts, features a CVC pattern, three mixed practice books to assess application of skills, increasing text readability levels within each vowel set and across the set of 18 books, carefully leveled sight word introduction, use of rhyme and rhythm to support fluency development, story structure with character, setting, and plot development, and delightfully illustrated urban settings with multicultural characters
Long Vowel Storybooks include three books for each long vowel sound introduced in the order suggested by experts, CVCe pattern in first book of each set - additional spellings of the sound in the other books, carefully leveled sight word introduction, use of rhyme and rhythm to support fluency development, increasing sentence complexity, story structure with character, setting, and plot development, memorable characters for each vowel sound
Student Guided Practice Book, one copy included in each kit, has four high-interest activities for each of the books within the kit.
Digital Resources including audio, assessment tools, reproducibles, PDFs of each book, and Interactiv-eBookss.
Teacher’s Guide is divided into six sections. Each section contains a section overview, instructional components for each book, differentiating instruction, and extension activities.
Assessment Guide allows teachers to monitor the growth of their students in specific phonics skills and reading levels. Assessments and reading records for each book are included, but teachers will probably not want to administer the reading records for each book and instead will choose points in which they need data to make instructional decisions for specific students.
Home-School Connections through Extension Activities for teachers and students to build on skills covered in each lesson. Each kit in this series includes discussion questions and extension activities that are distinct from the classroom activities, providing families with options for engagement at home.
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