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Description
A no frills, Amish phonics program presented in three books. This Study Time publication provides thorough and quick phonics instruction. With endearing farmyard critters and wholesome reading examples, your young students will be encoding and decoding words in no time. Utilizing the explicit phonics approach, similar to the Riggs Institute methodology, students from the very beginning will be learning graphemes with a Numbered Letter Sound. This Numbered Letter Sound chart is in the back of the 3 main books of the program (046742, 046622, 046739). Students and teachers alike will be identifying and learning this ‘secret code’ to reading, writing, and spelling. Taught in a way where every numbered rule will stay the same across every vowel sound. This is a self-paced phonics program and lessons may need to be adjusted per your students’ capabilities and retention. Each page is a self-contained lesson which helps set pacing options for this program.
The Teachers’ Manual provides all the instructional materials for the program. Color coordinated between green for the Write to Read workbook and yellow for the Spell to Read workbook. There are teaching tips, word examples, activities and game options, integration suggestions with other programs, and instructions on making your own flashcards. There are no tests or quizzes and answers are provided on the reduced student pages. You will stay 10 pages ahead in the Write to Read workbook and utilize the Spell to Read workbook as additional practice. For example, once you get to page 11 in Write to Read you will start on page 1 in Spell to Read and go from there. Spell to Read should always be review material, not new material.
The two student workbooks are consumable and non-reproducible. They are in color, which brings life to all the barnyard friends. You are utilizing colors and numbers in the instructional format of the program. Students should know their colors and numbers to use this phonics course. Because of this, there are 2 optional, or beforehand, workbooks that can be used to help students learn and recognize their colors and numbers. Color Fun (033558) and Number Fun (033575). ~RebeccaThese icons are designed to help you quickly understand and learn important information about our products.
Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.