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Horizons Phonics and Reading 1 Student Reader 1
SKU
010617
ISBN
9780740303210
Grade 1
Traditional
Christian/Religious
Medium Teacher Involvement
Visual
No other materials needed
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Charlotte Mason
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Secular
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Christian/Religious
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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)
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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.
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Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
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Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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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.
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Description
Student Readers use a distinctive print font that is easy on the eyes and utilizes the forms of letters being taught (i.e. a manuscript "g rather than the more typical printed "g). Stories have noticeable moral content.
Publisher's Description of Horizons Phonics and Reading 1 Student Reader 1
Teaching your child to read is easy with the Horizons 1st Grade Phonics & Reading Student Reader 1: The Fox in the Box. Eighty phonics-based short stories such as "The Wrong Present," "Brenda's Phone," and "Jim and the Soccer Ball" stress godly character qualities and will have your homeschool child reading in no time at all. What's more, each delightful story uses easy-to-read words that reinforce phonics rules taught in the Horizons 1st Grade Phonics & Reading Student Book 1. The result? As your child deciphers new words and improves his reading fluency, he'll also increase his reading comprehension. Just imagine the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment he'll feel as he eventually learns to read each story all on his own!
But that's not all! Colorful illustrations and easy-to-read font make this reader appealing to young eyes. Comprehensive and review questions at the end of each story test your child's retention. Sound like what you're looking for in a beginning reader? The Horizons 1st Grade Phonics & Reading Student Reader 1 from Alpha Omega Publications is a must-have reading resource in your homeschool. Add one to your shopping cart today!
Category Description for Horizons Phonics and Reading 1
This creative and colorful course from Alpha Omega Publications is a complete phonetically-based word recognition and reading program. With all the elements one expects to find in an excellent, easy-to-use program, basic concepts are approached in several ways for emphasis. Concepts are presented one at a time while review of previous material helps student achieve mastery. Sounds, the basic building blocks of reading, are presented phonetically and are practiced in words, word lists, word families, and short sentences. There is also a strong emphasis on general language arts skills and comprehension. The Horizons courses are notable for their balance between teacher/student interaction and independent student work.
Covers vowel pairs, contractions, compound words, prefixes and suffixes, x words, y as a vowel, and irregular plurals. Language arts instruction includes capitalization, punctuation, writing lessons (stories, letters, personal narratives, poems, and journal entries), possessives, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms as well as alphabetical order (to the second letter).
The Complete Boxed Set for Grade 1 includes two student workbooks, two readers, and a teacher guide. Teacher guide and readers are non-consumable and student workbooks are consumable.
Details
| Product Format: | Spiral Bound Book |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 1 |
| Brand: | Alpha Omega Publications |
| Author: | Polly A. Wood |
| ISBN: | 9780740303210 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.75 |
| Width in Inches: | 7 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.8 |
| Ages: | 6+ |
| Edition: | Student Manual |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
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We liked the Readers from the 2nd grade curriculum that we used this past year for our older child. Planning to do this with the younger child from the start!