Road To The Code: A Phonological Awareness Program For Young Children

Naeyc and Ira both agree that young children benefit most when they're taught in small groups or individually. Road to the Code perfectly meets this recommended teaching criterion! Designed for helping kindergartners and first-graders who need extra work on their early literacy skills, this proven plan for teaching phonological awareness is a teacher's best friend. Expert researchers created this developmentally sequenced, 11-week program to give students repeated opportunities to practice and enhance their beginning reading and spelling abilities. Each 15- to 20-minute lesson features a Say-It-and-Move-It activity, a Letter Name and Sound Instruction exercise, and Phonological Awareness practice. Perfect for small groups or individual instruction, this program is easy for teachers to use and includes detailed scripted instructions and photocopiable materials. With this all-in-one resource, educators will have everything they need to get students who need extra help off to a better start.

For helping kindergartners and first graders who are having difficulty on their early literacy skills, Road to the Code is a successful, 11-week program for teaching phonemic awareness and letter sound correspondence. Developmentally sequenced, each of the 44 15- to 20-minute lessons features three activities--Say-It-and-Move-It, Letter Name and Sound Instruction, and Phonological Awareness Practice--that give students repeated opportunities to practice and enhance their beginning reading and spelling abilities. Road to the Code is backed by more than 10 years of study in kindergarten and first-grade classrooms. Detailed scripted instructions and photocopiable materials--such as Alphabet Picture and Sound Bingo cards--make this program easy for teachers to use. Teachers have the flexibility to work with students individually or in small groups and may adjust the amount of time it takes for a student to complete the program. With these proven phonological awareness activities, educators can confidently intervene before children have a chance to fail.