Phonics & Reading

Over 30 tracks cover the elementary sounds used for short-vowels, long-vowels, consonants, the schwa, digraphs, and more. Lyrics and a key to phonetic symbols enable you to read along with the tracks. Rhymes and songs put the sounds in context, in a memorable and fun format for children. Read by radio professional Mark Russo, with music performed by Mike Smith, this audio companion will serve you well as you begin using The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading! Learn More

Book 1 contains 3 charmingly illustrated stories–Zack the Dog, Six Kids Jog, and Help! 911–with introductory exercises on word families. Vocabulary and follow-up questions develop students’ understanding of the stories as well as encourage their reasoning abilities. Final exercises in each section give students the opportunity to add their own drawings to complete illustrations. Skills Addressed • Spelling patterns • Sight words • Vocabulary development • Sequencing • Categorizing • Following directions • Critical thinking • Story recall • Inferential thinking • Synonyms/Antonyms • Matching sentences to pictures. Recommended for Grades 2-4. Learn More

Book 2 contains 7 engagingly illustrated stories: Plum; The Camp Out; Greg Can’t Sleep; Max; Good, Bad, or Best?; Stand up for Lemonade; and Lost in the City. Introductory exercises teach word families and vocabulary, while follow-up questions develop students’ understanding of the stories and encourage their reasoning abilities. After each story, students can complete illustrations by adding their own drawings. Skills Addressed • Spelling patterns • Sight words • Vocabulary development • Sequencing • Categorizing • Following directions • Critical thinking • Story recall • Inferential thinking • Rhyming words • Multi-syllabic words • Matching sentences to pictures. Recommended for Grades 2-4. Learn More

Book 3’s engagingly illustrated stories include Kids Need Pets, What’s the Fuss?, Day Care for Dogs, A Fish That Can Fly!, and Kate and the Ten-Speed Bike. Introductory exercises teach word families and vocabulary, while follow-up questions develop students’ understanding of the stories and encourage their reasoning abilities. Drawings accompany many of the new words to help students understand the vocabulary. After each story, students can complete illustrations by adding their own drawings. Skills Addressed • Spelling patterns • Sight words • Vocabulary development • Sequencing • Categorizing • Following directions • Critical thinking • Story recall • Inferential thinking • Rhyming words • Multi-syllabic words • Matching sentences to pictures. Recommended for Grades 3-4 Learn More

Book 4’s engagingly illustrated stories include Nelson Went Overboard for Dogs, What a Scare!, A Different Kind of Library, A Birthday to Remember, The Treasure Hunt, and A Wild Ride. Introductory exercises teach word families and vocabulary, while follow-up questions develop students’ understanding of the stories and encourage their reasoning abilities. Drawings accompany many of the new words to help students understand the vocabulary. After each story, students can complete illustrations by adding their own drawings Skills Addressed • Spelling patterns • Sight words • Vocabulary development • Sequencing • Categorizing • Following directions • Critical thinking • Story recall • Inferential Thinking • Rhyming words • Multi-syllabic words • Matching sentences to pictures. Recommended for Grade 4. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 1 introduces students to the sounds of short vowels. The exercises begin with short a and then follow with short i, short u, short e, and short o. Students practice blending sounds to read and write CVC words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Short a • Short a with final consonant sounds • Short i • Short u • Short e • Short o Recommended for Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 1 1/2 reinforces and extends the sounds of short vowels learned in Explode The Code Book 1. The exercises begin with short a and then follow with shorti, short u, short e, and short o. Students practice blending sounds to read and write CVC words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Short a • Short i • Short u • Short e • Short o Recommended for Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 2 introduces students to the sounds of initial and final consonant blends. The exercises begin with beginning l blends and progress through to ending blends. Students practice blending sounds to read and write one-syllable words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Initial blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, sk, sl, pl, cr, dr, gr, br, fr, pr, tr, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw) • Ending blends (mp, sk, st, fr, lt, nt, lf, lp, nd, nk) Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 2 1/2 reinforces and extends the sounds of initial and final consonant blends introduced in Explode The Code Book 2. The exercises begin with beginningl blends and progress through to ending blends. Students practice blending sounds to read and write one-syllable words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Initial blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, sc, sk, sl, pl, cr, dr, gr, br, fr, pr, tr, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw) • Ending blends (ct, ft, lb, ld, lk, lm, sp, mp, sk, st, fr, lt, nt, lf, lp, nd, nk) Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. The exercises in Explode The Code Book 3 begin with words that present y as a vowel, then progress to long vowels with silent-e, and finally to consonant and vowel digraphs. Students practice blending sounds to read and write one-syllable words that include digraphs and long vowel sounds. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • y as a vowel • Silent-e • Consonant digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch, -tch, -ng, -ck) • Vowel digraphs (ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow) Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. The exercises in Explode The Code Book 3 1/2 reinforce the sounds learned in Book 3. Exercises begin with long vowels with silent-e and progress to consonant and vowel digraphs. Students practice blending sounds to read and write one-syllable words that include digraphs and long vowel sounds. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Silent-e • Consonant digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch, ng, ck) • Trigraphs (-tch, -ith) • Vowel digraphs (ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow) Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 4 introduces students to compound words, common word endings, and syllabication. Students practice blending sounds to read and write multisyllabic words. The exercises also introduce students to syllable types and the rules of syllabication. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Compound words • Common word endings (-ful, -ing, -est, -ed, -ness) • Syllable types (open, closed, Cle, silent-e, digraph) • Syllabication with 2- and 3-syllable words Grades K-4. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More

Explode The Code Book 4 1/2 reinforces syllable types and syllabication learned in Book 4. Students practice blending sounds to read and write multisyllabic words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Syllable types (open, closed, Cle, silent-e, digraph) • Syllabication with 2- and 3-syllable words (VC/CV, V/CV, VC/V, VCC/CV, VC/CCV) Grades 1-3. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 5 introduces students to the word endings -ed and -ey, word families including all-alk, old-olt-oll, ild-ind, the digraph qu, and 3-letter blends. Students practice blending sounds to read and write multi-syllabic words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • Sounds of -ed • Words ending in -ey • Word families (all-alk, old-olt-oll, ild-ind) • 3-letter blends (thr-, shr-, scr-, str-, spr-, spl-) • qu words Grades K-4. From EPS. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 6 introduces students to the r-controlled vowels, silent letters (-igh), and vowel diphthongs. Students practice blending sounds to read and write multisyllabic words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur, war, wor) • Silent letters (-igh) • Vowel diphthongs (oo, ea, ie, oi, oy, ou, ow, au, aw, ew, ui, ue) Grades K-4. From EPS. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 6 1/2 reinforces r-controlled vowels, silent letters (-igh), and vowel diphthongs learned in Book 6. Students practice blending sounds to read and write multi-syllabic words. In addition, several review lessons are included. Skills Addressed • r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur, war, wor) • Silent letters (-igh) • Vowel diphthongs (oo, ea, ie, oi, oy, ou, ow, au, aw, ew, ui, ue) Grades K-4. From EPS. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 7 introduces students to the sounds of soft c and g, silent consonant patterns such as -dge, -mb, kn, wr, and silent t and silent h words. In addition, this book teaches the sounds of ear, ei, eigh, and ph words. Students practice blending sounds to read and write multisyllabic words and phrases. Several review lessons are included along with a posttest. Skills Addressed • Soft c and g • Silent letters (-dge, -mb, kn, wr, silent t, silent h, ph) • Sounds of ear • ei and eigh words Grades K-4. From EPS. Learn More

A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Explode The Code Book 8 introduces students to more complex morphemic units including suffixes and irregular endings. Students combine word parts to create multisyllabic words and increase their vocabulary by learning the meanings of common suffixes and endings. Several review lessons are included along with a posttest. Skills Addressed • Common suffixes and endings including: • -ness • -less • -ous • -or • -ist • -ity • -ture • -ment • -able • -ible • -sion, -tion • -ance, -ence • -tive, -sive • -ify • -ize • -ti-, -ci- Grades K-4. From EPS. Learn More

The Teacher's Guide and Key, Books 1–2, expands on the skills presented in the student books, providing teachers with various options for instruction and reinforcement. The wide variety of activities may be adapted for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one learning situations. Each lesson addresses the principles of effective reading instruction and follows the same easy-to-use format: Quick Review / Link to Prior Knowledge Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Completing Student Pages Fluency Comprehension Writing Differentiating Instruction Posttest Keys for Books 1, 1 1/2, 2 and 2 1/2 Learn More

The Teacher’s Guide and Key, Books 5–6, expands on the skills presented in the student books, providing teachers with various options for instruction and reinforcement. The wide variety of activities may be adapted for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one learning situations. Each lesson addresses the principles of effective reading instruction and follows the same easy-to-use format: Quick Review / Link to Prior Knowledge Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Completing Student Pages Fluency Comprehension Writing Differentiating Instruction Posttest Keys for Books 5, 5 1/2, 6, and 6 1/2 Learn More

The Teacher's Guide and Key, Books 7-8, expands on the skills presented in the student books, providing teachers with various options for instruction and reinforcement. The wide variety of activities may be adapted for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one learning situations. Each lesson addresses the principles of effective reading instruction and follows the same easy-to-use format : Quick Review / Link to Prior Knowledge Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Completing Student Pages Fluency Comprehension Writing Differentiating Instruction Answer Key for student book exercises Posttest Keys Learn More

The Teacher’s Guide and Key, Books 3–4, expands on the skills presented in the student books, providing teachers with various options for instruction and reinforcement. The wide variety of activities may be adapted for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one learning situations. Each lesson addresses the principles of effective reading instruction and follows the same easy-to-use format: Quick Review / Link to Prior Knowledge Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Completing Student Pages Fluency Comprehension Writing Differentiating Instruction Posttest Keys for Books 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 4 1/2 Learn More

The Teacher's Guide, Books A, B, & C, expands on the skills presented in the Get Ready, Get Set, and Go for The Code books, providing teachers with various options for instruction and reinforcement. The wide variety of activities may be adapted for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one learning situations. Each lesson addresses the principles of effective reading instruction and follows the same easy-to-use format: Quick Review, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Completing Student Pages, Fluency, Comprehension, Writing, Reinforcement Activities

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A phonics best-seller for over 30 years, Explode the Code series has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program exceeds "No Child Left Behind" requirements and National Reading Panel Standards. Get Ready for the Code, Book A Address early literacy skills and letter formation. Twenty-one consonants and their sounds are introuduced through visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities. Grades K-1. From Educator's Publishing Service. Learn More