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Saxon Phonics and Spelling K-2

Phonics Intervention Homeschool Kit

The comprehensive, research-based Saxon Phonics and Spelling K-2 includes explicit instruction in the important foundational skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, fluency and handwriting.  This phonics series is supplemental and may be used with any basal reading program. The objective is to provide children with the skills they need to be able to read and spell independently whenever they are developmentally ready.

Phonics Intervention was written specifically for older, struggling students who have difficulty reading and spelling. This supplemental program is designed to ensure that no student is left behind.

Phonics K, Phonics 1, and Phonics 2 homeschool kits contain many of the same elements, so ordering information will follow the explanations of all three programs rather than repeating the information.

Phonics K
1st Edition, 2001

Phonics K begins by working with auditory discrimination skills to assess children's phonemic awareness -- that is, their cognizance of the different sounds of the English language. Phonemic awareness indicates that children are ready to learn to read. When they are ready, the parent begins to introduce each letter individually. In order to allow plenty of time for exposure, one week is devoted to the introduction of each letter.
 

Phonics K students will:

• learn the sound, name, and written form of each letter
• review daily all previously taught letters to ensure sufficient exposure to and mastery of each letter
• create words by blending sounds
• spell by un-blending sounds
• never be asked to read or write sounds that have not been taught
• be assessed regularly to monitor progress
• participate in games and activities that motivate, reinforce, and remediate

Phonics 1
 1st Edition, 2001

In Phonics 1, reading and spelling are the aims of all instruction and practice. Phonics 1 begins by teaching a new letter or letter cluster every day, then reviews those letters for as long as necessary.
 

Phonics 1 students will:

• learn two letters and then begin blending sounds to read and unblending sounds to spell
• review daily all previous learning and complete worksheets for continued reinforcement
• learn to spell by using knowledge of the spelling rules taught rather than by using only memorization
• learn common suffixes and selected prefixes
• read from small books (controlled, decodable readers) that contain words with sounds they can blend
• be assessed regularly by comprehension and spelling tests so that parents can monitor progress
• participate in games and activities that motivate, reinforce, and remediate

Phonics 2
 1st Edition, 2001

Phonics 2 begins with a quick review of vowels and consonants and then moves to decoding, spelling, and reading comprehension.
 

Phonics 2 students will:

• encounter challenging comprehension questions, advanced spelling words, and higher-level vocabulary
• learn prefixes and suffixes
• receive continual reinforcement by completing daily worksheets
• read factual as well as fictional stories
• participate in games and activities that motivate, reinforce, and remediate

Phonics K-2 Homeschool Kit Contents

Saxon's primary phonics programs have been carefully planned and packaged. All you need to successfully teach each program is included in the homeschool kit.

Phonics K, Phonics 1, and Phonics 2 homeschool kits contain the following:

•  The Teacher's Manual has been carefully written to use language and provide activities appropriate for the student's grade level. The unique instructional format provides the parent with directions and lesson scripts that include possible student responses. Each lesson contains a list of materials, preparation instructions, the entire scripted lesson, and reduced versions of applicable student materials. Also in the manual are introductory materials explaining how to implement the program, coding charts, a glossary, word lists that may be used for extension activities, and detailed game directions.
•  Teaching tools are included to help implement the program. These include review decks, kid cards, a rule book, an audiotape, and a video instructional guide.
•  Literature Extensions, now part of the Phonics K-2 teaching tools, supplement phonics instruction by incorporating quality works of classic and contemporary literature. All titles have been carefully selected from core reading lists and should be readily available in libraries or bookstores. A booklet of fourteen extensions is provided for each level of the primary phonics series. Each extension provides practice in literary analysis and comprehension skills as well as an activity for phonics reinforcement.
• Student Materials. The student is given a set of grade-appropriate practice materials with which to review the concepts he or she is learning. The set includes a two-part student workbook, student readers, and a colorful alphabet strip with D'Nealian-style letters on one side and block-style letters on the other. Phonics K and 1 include a complete set of alphabet letter tiles. Phonics 1 and 2 contain an irregular spelling booklet.

Phonics Intervention Homeschool Kit
 1st Edition, 2001

Developed by Lorna Simmons, author of the successful Phonics K-2 series, Phonics Intervention was written specifically for older, struggling students who have difficulty reading and spelling. This supplemental program is designed to ensure that no student is left behind.

• The program begins with a quick review of consonants and then moves to vowels, decoding, spelling, and reading comprehension.
• Students are taught explicit, predictable strategies for decoding and spelling words.
• Worksheets, speed drills, and vocabulary tests provide continual reinforcement of concepts learned as well as a daily opportunity to read connected text.
• All student reading materials contain fully controlled, decodable text to ensure student success.
• A built-in vocabulary component helps increase vocabulary while reinforcing phonics and spelling rules.
• Progressively difficult alphabetizing activities teach dictionary skills.
• Cumulative assessments occur at regular intervals, and specific remediation activities are provided for students who have difficulty.
• Worksheets include twenty-five fact-based paragraphs that teach students about U.S. history, so students learn valuable information and don't feel as if they're in a remedial reading class.

Phonics Intervention Homeschool Kit Contents

The Phonics Intervention homeschool kit includes a teacher's manual, classroom materials, and a student workbook. All three components are fully integrated into the daily lesson plans.

• The teacher's manual is well-organized, providing all the information a parent needs to successfully teach. Every lesson provides model dialogue and lesson plans for parents to follow, ensuring clear, well-paced instruction. The manual also contains an assortment of supplementary materials, including assessments; remediation activities; vocabulary tests; speed drills; and extensive reading, spelling, and vocabulary word lists.
• The consumable student workbook serves as both a reference book and a practice book. It contains everything the student will need throughout the year, including worksheets, assessments, speed drills, word lists, and reference materials. The student keeps his or her workbook at the completion of the program for continued reference and review.
• The non-consumable classroom materials include six card decks, one audiotape, and assorted masters. Letter, picture, spelling, sight word, affix, and vocabulary cards form the Review Decks. An audiotape of phonetic sounds allows parents to hear the correct pronunciation(s) of each letter or letter cluster. Finally, parents are provided with a variety of masters: a pretest, a post test, a phonemic awareness assessment, assessment recording forms, sight word evaluation recording forms, and a master sight word list.

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