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We encounter language in four basic ways: hearing, speaking, reading and writing. The first form by which language comes to us is hearing—before we are able to express language, we hear it used by those around us. Eventually children learn to speak themselves, and by the time they learn to read the average child has a spoken or oral vocabulary of 400-500 words. The larger the child's oral vocabulary, the easier it will be for him to learn to read.

The transition between spoken and read language comes when a child begins to realize the symbols he sees all around him—on road signs, in the hymnal, on the cereal box—represent the words he hears and speaks. Learning to read is simply learning to decipher these symbols in context.

Phonics is the study of the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who learns to read phonetically learns to understand written language based not on the mere appearance of words on the page, but based on the sounds and oral vocabulary he already knows. Phonetic instruction provides the most thorough foundation for understanding written language because it builds upon prior naturally acquired knowledge, rather than setting up a brand-new learning paradigm that can ultimately confuse and frustrate students.

Of course, there is good and bad phonics instruction. Good phonics instruction is the result of pairing an understanding of Phonics Facts with a good Phonics Habit. Phonics facts are the sounds letters make alone or in combination, also called phonograms. A good Phonics Habit entails the ability to read and pronounce phonograms correctly by recalling them from oral memory.

Without a firm grasp of Phonics Facts and a solid Phonics Habit, a person is limited to reading only words he can memorize. No one can memorize every word in the English language, but with phonics a student can read virtually any word he encounters, whether he has seen or heard the word before or not.

Teaching a child to read well takes time; the purpose is not simply to be able to let the child loose as soon as possible, but to provide him the proper tools for unlocking language on his own. The rewards of teaching your child to read are some of the greatest you'll ever have academically—you can almost see his mind waking up as the whole realm of learning opens before him. Basically all knowledge is made available by the ability to read, not just of science and history, but knowledge of God and His people, and the offer of this to your child is one of the greatest gifts you'll ever provide.

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Building a New Nation - Reader
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$17.85 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Building a New Nation - Student Exercises
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30 $2.75 (1 in stock)
Christian Light Reading - LightUnit 501-505 Answer Key
Sunrise 2nd Edition from Christian Light Education
for 5th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Christian Light Reading - LightUnit 501-505 Quizzes and Tests Answer Key
Sunrise 2nd Edition from Christian Light Education
for 5th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Critical Conditioning
by Kathryn Stout
from Design-A-Study
for All grades
in Design-A-Study (Location: HSR-DAS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Do-It-Yourself Homeschooling Reading Time 180 Day Journal
by Sarah Janisse Brown
2019 printing from Thinking Tree
for 1st-12th grade
in Reading Reference (Location: REF-READ)
$8.75 (1 in stock)
Eclectic Third Reader
Original McGuffey's
by William McGuffey
from Mott Media
for 3rd-5th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th- grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$15.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition - Answer Key
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Harvey's Revised English Grammar
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$17.50 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Harvey's Revised English Grammar - Answer Key
Harvey's Language Course
by Thos. W. Harvey
from Mott Media
for 4th-8th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$4.50 $3.00 (1 in stock)
Iron Scouts of the Confederacy
by Lee McGiffin
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Living Together - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 5th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50 $3.50 (4 in stock)
Living Together - Workbook
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 5th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$3.50 $2.00 (1 in stock)
LOE Essentials - Morpheme Flash Cards Set (old)
from Logic of English, Inc.
for 3rd-5th grade
$8.00 (1 in stock)
LOE Essentials Reader
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$24.99 $12.50 (4 in stock)
LOE Essentials Volume 1 - Teacher's Guide
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$54.99 $30.00 (1 in stock)
LOE Essentials Volume 2 - Student Workbook
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$9.99 $7.00 (2 in stock)
LOE Essentials Volume 4 - Student Workbook
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$9.99 $7.00 (1 in stock)
McCall-Crabbs Comprehension Connection Book 2
from Spalding Education International
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader
by William Holmes McGuffey
Revised from American Book Co.
for 5th-6th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 2 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 7
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Teacher's Edition (2 Volumes)
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
$40.00 (1 in stock)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Textbook
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
$25.00 (2 in stock)
Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words
by Elaine Cunningham
from A Beka Books
for 5th-6th grade
in A Beka Book Report books (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.50 (10 in stock)
Of America 1
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Open Windows
CLE Reading to Learn
by Ruth K. Hobbs
from Christian Light Education
for 5th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Reading 5 - Assessments
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$19.66 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Reading 5 - Assessments Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$14.17 $8.50 (2 in stock)
Reading 5 - BJU Subject Kit (old)
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Old Editions) (Location: OBJU-REA)
$95.00 $50.00 (2 in stock)
Reading 5 - Student Activities Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$43.33 $24.00 (2 in stock)
Reading 5 - Student Textbook (old)
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$10.00 (3 in stock)
Reading 5 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$106.67 $65.00 (1 in stock)
Reading Detective A1
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-6th grade
in Reading Detective (Location: REACOM-RD)
$24.99 $16.50 (1 in stock)
Reading Grade 5
from Kumon Publishing
for 5th grade
in Kumon Reading & Writing (Location: WRI-KUM)
$6.76 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Reading Teacher's Book of Lists
by Edward B. Fry, Jacqueline E. Kress
5th edition from Jossey-Bass
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Teacher's Guide
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Tests
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$1.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 5 - Workbook Teacher's Guide
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 5th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Spell to Write and Read
by Wanda Sanseri
from Back Home Industries
for Kindergarten-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Spell to Write and Read (Location: PHO-SWR)
$58.00 $24.00 (1 in stock)
Spell to Write and Read (old)
by Wanda Sanseri
from Back Home Industries
for Kindergarten-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Spellbound - Teacher Manual
by Elsie Rak
from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-8th grade
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Stories of the Pilgrims (old)
by Margaret Pumphrey
Revised Edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 (2 in stock)
Tanks
Usborne Beginners Plus
by Henry Brook
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
$5.40 (1 in stock)
Teaching the Classics - Seminar Workbook (old)
by Adam & Missy Andrews
from Center for Literary Education
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Usborne Discovery: Mummies and Pyramids
from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$4.50 (2 in stock)
Victory Drill Book (old)
by August C. Enderlin (editor)
from Victory Drill Book
for Preschool-8th grade
$12.00 (1 in stock)
World War II Years
Readers' & Writers' Genre Workshop
by Cathleen Schurr and Charles Hipser
from Benchmark Education Co.
for 3rd-6th grade
in WWII: European Theater (Location: HISA-20WW2E)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
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