Saxon Phonics and Spelling is a thorough phonics, spelling, and handwriting program for grade K aligned with the Science of Reading and Orton Gillingham methodology. This easy-to-use program provides incremental learning with continual review. Kit components include a Teacher’s Manual in 2 volumes, set of 10 Fluency Readers, Review Decks, Kids Cards, Student Workbooks in 2 volumes, set of 16 Decodable Readers, Letter Tiles, Alphabet Strip, and Homework Folder. Please see category description for more details of each component. A separate student kit is available for additional students. A placement checklist to ensure your child is ready for this level is also available.
Grade K teaches recognition, sounds, and spelling of all letters (including the difference between vowels and consonants). Students begin to blend to create words and unblend to spell words. Other concepts taught include short vowels, compound words, concept of a sentence, simple coding, sight words, syllables, twin consonants, punctuation marks, k and c spelling rules, alphabetizing, accent marks, identifying letter sounds that differ in minimal pairs and similarly spelled words, long vowels, combination qu, digraph ck, final k spelling rule, digraph sh, th, unvoiced sound of th, digraph oo, sneaky e, digraph ch, digraph ee, combination ar, or, er, and vowel patterns with division lines. ~ Gina