Reading Step by Step CDs
PRODUCT DETAILS
Comprehensive, expertly paced instruction is systematically used to develop auditory discrimination, auditory motor, visual motor, and auditory memory skills. Appealing illustrations and large print are combined with dramatization, dialog, music, and sound effects. Self-directing, self-correcting lessons enable independent and small group learning. Unit 1 (readiness) teaches left to right progression; visual discrimination of letters, symbols, and two- and three-letter words; categorizing words; associating meaning with recognition; words with opposite meanings, and beginning use of context clues. Unit 2 (letter sounds) covers letter sounds and decoding reinforcement; consonants in initial position; discriminating consonant sounds using rhyming words; discriminating initial, medial, and final consonant sounds; consonant blends; consonant digraphs and diphthongs; and long and short vowel sounds. Unit 3 (comprehension) teaches beginning comprehension with identifying unknown words, using pictures and context clues; locating the main idea; categorizing phrases; sequencing; new word meanings; recognizing details in a story; building imagery; generalizing from given facts; recognizing cause and effect; drawing conclusions; recognizing story structure; and grasping implied ideas. Included is a 128 page activity book with teacher’s guide. Complete program includes 36 lessons, 18 audio CDs (six per unit), three CD-ROMs with student activity pages in PDF format (one per unit), and a 128-page book with reproducible student activity pages and teacher’s guide with answer keys all contained in a sturdy vinyl binder. Grades K-3 (Remedial 4-6).
