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Friendly Village Grade 2 Book 2 (Alice and Jerry Basic Reading Program)
SKU
060654
ISBN
9781597654494
Grade 2
Traditional
Neutral
Medium Teacher Involvement
Visual
No other materials needed
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
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No other materials needed
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$16.95 
Description
In Grade 2 there are three readers. Down the River Road can be used in four ways for different student purposes: as a quick review of the vocabulary from the previous year; as independent reading for accomplished readers; to provide new challenges for average readers; and as a regular teaching book for less proficient students. Friendly Village presents the bulk of the new vocabulary. Neighbors on the Hill is a parallel reader designed to apply vocabulary to new content and to develop confidence, power, and pleasure in reading by supplying content well within the range of a pupils reading ability.
Increased reading skill development is evident in the Workbooks for Grades 2. In addition to word skills and recall questions, activities include inferential thinking, vocabulary development, sequencing, and phonics/spelling practice. The TEs provide two lessons for each story. The first lesson introduces the story and new words while the second focuses on flashcard practice, oral reading, and thinking about the story. Answers are provided through reduced student pages.
(Basic Second Reader) 396 new words. 254 pgs. hb.
Category Description for Alice and Jerry Basic Reading Program
This carefully structured reading program was first published in 1957 and retains its pre-politically correct flavor. Each unit is a series of stories, with multiple units in each book. New words are introduced in the "Presentation Units." In the "Absorption Units" that follow, students read additional stories, reviewing and reinforcing words recently presented. New vocabulary is constantly practiced and strengthened. Grade 1 starts with four Preprimers which feature short sentences, easy words, and lots of delightful nostalgic illustrations. Rebus illustrations (small drawings that substitute for words too difficult for a beginning reader) are incorporated. Grade 1 Semester 2 and Grades 2-3 (with 3 Readers each) follow a pattern. For each grade level, the first reader can be used for: vocabulary review; independent reading; to challenge average readers; or to build up proficiency. The second reader presents most of the new vocabulary. The third reader applies vocabulary to new content, staying in the reading level. The Fourth Reader, Singing Wheels, is about pioneer life. Stories in the Fifth Reader, Engine Whistles, highlight trans¬portation and inventions. Workbooks provide story recall questions, word recognition, and handwriting practice in the early grades but transition into reading skill development with some basic phonics reinforcement. ***PLEASE NOTE***There are instances where the workbooks and the readers seem to be misaligned, however; the concepts and copywork are at the same level as the readers even with the mismatches. We have to chalk this up to the charm of a vintage reproduction as it is something that cannot be changed. It doesn't take away from the style of teaching. TEs (where available) provide lesson plans and answers in early grades. Workbooks without TEs have some teacher instructions but no answers.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 2 |
| Brand: | AB Publishing |
| ISBN: | 9781597654494 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 6.125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.8125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 5, 2023
Just what I was looking for !
This curriculum looked so sweet and simplistic in its format so I took a chance on it. Im so glad I did! It has been a great companion to our language arts curriculum for my 2nd grader. Reading comprehension was a concern of mine and this fit the bill with our being overwhelming for her. I purchased the teachers guide as well, its not required but has been a great help with teaching prompts for me. Over all I would buy this again and again, I only wish I had found it and started it sooner !
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Why did you choose this?
If I have mostly vintage books from this series, can I use these to fill in? Does anyone know of any differences in the original ones, the ones with "the new" in the title and these?
The ones we carry are reprints of the originals and although uncorroborated appear to be exact replicas of the original.
Used these books as a child and wanted to help my niece read while using them.
I love these readers for their quality literary content and vocabulary building sequencing! Our children enjoy having a good story to be absorbed into and I love that they are building their reading…
We have been helping our grandson with his studies since the Covid 19 outbreak closed schools. In our story time, I started reading Singing Wheels to him, because it was a book I remembered enjoying…
Sweet, wholesome, and good quality stories for kids to practice reading!