Goals & Features
After completion of the Reading Sprouts program, students will:
- know the names and the sounds of the 26 letters of the alphabet.
- correctly form the letters (without lines).
- orally blend and segment three letter words (consonant-vowel-consonant).
- read and spell three letter words (consonant-vowel-consonant).
Features of Reading Sprouts Program:
- suitable for Kindergarten and Grade 1 and remedially for Grade 2
- available for single use, or as black line masters for classroom use
- includes 162 pages of teacher instructions, student pages and black line masters for cards, games and posters
- includes an assessment for phonemic awareness and letter familiarity
- introduction of letters and words is carefully sequenced and organized
- straight forward, easy to use for teachers, parents and students
- children have fun while they are learning
- for each letter of the alphabet there is:
- an introduction page which includes:
- a mnemonic story to help students to remember the sound of the letter
- directions on how to print the letter
- practice printing the letter
- pictures of words that begin with that letter
- an alphabet poster, alphabet cards, word cards
- a magnetic letter and picture for Letter Connecting Board
- a lesson page with new words and sentences
- a cut and paste or word-matching activity
- a concentration game
- a common sense, proven and successful program which helps even the most at-risk students to be ready to learn to read
Reading Sprouts is a prerequisite for Reading Roots After completion of the Reading Roots program, students will:
- read 100 common words as sight words.
- spell correctly 80 of these common words.
- know the sounds of 60 graphemes.
- read the key words for the 60 graphemes.
- blend and segment words with adjacent consonants.
- sound out words and use other strategies as needed.
- print in lines, using correct letter formation.
- write in creative writing book.
- correctly answer comprehension questions.
Features of Reading Roots Program:
- suitable for Grade 1 & 2 and remedially for Grade 3
- suitable for ESL and special needs students
- available for single use, or as black line masters for classroom use
- includes 10 readers, a 124-page teacher manual, a 168 page student book, and 216 pages of masters for cards, posters and games
- a unique and fast-paced program for beginning reading and writing
- uses hundreds of pictures, posters, games, and activities to help children learn to read, print, and spell
- children have fun while they are learning
- vocabulary is controlled and introduction of new concepts carefully sequenced
- straight forward and easy to use for teachers, parents and students
- includes daily and weekly plans and a total program overview
- includes several assessments for before, during and after the program
- a common sense, proven and successful program which helps even the most at-risk students learn to read
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