Get Ready for the Code A (2nd Edition)

Start kids off on the right track with early literacy skills from Get Ready for the Code “A” ! This is the first of three Orton-Gillingham based preliteracy primers which together (A, B, & C) introduce the consonant letters, preparing students for Explode the Code workbooks 1-8. This book “A” focuses on lowercase consonants b, f, k, m, r, and t (their capitals taught briefly) and their sound-symbol relationships. Children love completing activities such as matching, tracing, drawing, saying, coloring, and copying letters, pictures, and their sounds with simple (but cute!) black-and-white illustrations. Lesson pages follow a predictable pattern, allowing children to work independently much of the time, while building foundational reading skills such as left-to-right tracking, fine motor and hand-eye coordination, and visual and auditory discrimination. Each lesson does include a 2-page spread of auditory exercises requiring the teacher to read directions from one side of the student book while the student listens and works on the other side. For example, “I am thinking of something you wear on your feet to keep them warm and dry. What are they called?” (Student locates picture and says “boots.”) “Put your finger on the boots. What sound do you hear at the beginning of boots? Color the boots.”  This invaluable training helps children learn to listen carefully and follow directions. There is one Teacher’s Guide for Books A, B, and C that expands on the skills presented in the student books (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, writing practice). Various options for multisensory instruction and reinforcement are suggested, some using the colorful Wall Chart with felt objects and activity book and the Picture-Letter Cards.  Affordable, easy-to-use, and lays a strong reading foundation! 78 pgs. sc. ~Nancie