This text assumes that the student has learned the first 26 phonograms (sounds each letter of the alphabet makes). Students will then begin the text with CVC words, learning the initial markings of phonograms, with the aim of learning 75 phonograms before beginning reading in the included Elson Reader Primer (located in the back of this book). Brief program introductory notes are written to you as teacher; spend some time with these prior to starting the program. Then, as you begin the first week, you’ll follow the scripted lessons. While the author encourages students to read and write the words they are learning, the author does provide alternative methods for students who are still developing their handwriting motor skills. Font print for student material is approximately 18-point. Copyright 2019, 241 pgs, pb. ~ Ruth
Reading & Spelling Through Literature Primer
Product Overview
- Beginning book of this pick-up-and-go Orton-Gillingham series
- Economical phonics-based instruction teaching reading and spelling
- An all-in-one reading program using an included Elson Reader
- Students learn to read and spell simultaneously
Description
Reading Lessons Through Literature is a pick-up-and-go Orton phonogram reading program organized around the stories in The Elson Readers. RLTL teaches 75 basic phonograms. In each level, the spelling lists are organized around the stories in The Elson Readers. Each level the includes instructional material, the spelling lists, and an Elson Reader, so there are no additional readers to purchase.
If you are looking for an intensive phonics approach to reading that’s easy to implement and won’t consume your entire homeschooling budget, Reading & Spelling Through Literature is a good place to look. This is a pick-up-and-go, strong, phonics-based program. The focus is on the beginning reader and includes lists of spelling words and stories to read.
The program takes an Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching: first the phonograms, then spelling, then reading. If you know much about any of the Orton-Gillingham programs, you know that they can be expensive, complicated to use and time consuming to learn. Not so with Reading & Spelling Through Literature. You must take a bit of time to read through the brief introductory material (fifteen pages) and it may take a little time to become comfortable with the process, but after that the program really is pick-up-and-go.
If you add the author’s corresponding grammar program, English Lessons Through Literature, you will have a complete language arts program. The Text (program book) for each level is the one necessary component, although you will most likely want a composition book for each student.
Note: Book 4 has not yet transitioned from Reading Lessons Through Literature. This text will eventually become the new Book 3.
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | K-1 |
| Brand: | Barefoot Ragamuffin Curricula |
| Author: | Kathy Jo DeVore |
| ISBN: | 9781696295093 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.4 |