Foundations A Teachers Manual

Help you child learn to read and spell - while having fun! Teachers and parents are raving about it! This first step in the Logic of English Foundations series opens the door to reading with phonemic awareness activities, fun lessons that practice the sounds of a-z, and creative blending games. Foundations lessons integrate innovative Rhythm of Handwriting instruction for cursive or manuscript. A multi-sensory approach engages all learning styles, as students learn how to read and write consonant-vowel-consonant words. Innovative learning games get children up and moving, leading kids to beg for more! By the end of Level A students read and comprehend phrases with short vowels. Foundations A Required Materials: Foundations A Teacher’s Manual Foundations A Student Workbook - choose cursive or manuscript Doodling Dragons Basic Phonogram Flash Cards Tactile Cards - choose cursive or manuscript 2 sets of Logic of English Game Cards - choose one set in cursive or manuscript, and one set in bookface. Rhythm of Handwriting Quick Reference - choose cursive or manuscript Students who complete Level A will: Be aware of how sounds are formed in the mouth Blend and segment words as an auditory activity (with no printed words) Be able to identify the initial and final sound in a word and match it to the correct letter Read all the sounds for lowercase a-z Write the lowercase alphabet in manuscript or cursive Read CVC words Be able to decode 25 high frequency words with some fluency Spell short vowel words Read short vowel words that include consonant blends Read and comprehend phrases that include all lowercase letters and short vowels Logic of English - Combining the Science of Reading with the Joy of Learning! Level A includes: 40 Lessons + 8 review lessons 6 Student readers which develop true reading comprehension skills, not “picture reading” 22 Phonemic Awareness Games 28 Phonogram Games 10 Reading Comprehension Games 2 High Frequency Word Games