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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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Abigail Takes the Wheel
An I Can Read Chapter Book
by Avi
from HarperTrophy
for 3rd-5th grade
in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
Adventures in Nature
A Beka Reading 5
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
All About Reading - Divider Cards
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR)
$4.95
All About Spelling / All About Reading Letter Tiles
from All About Learning Press
for 1st-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$25.95
At Last! A Reading Method for Every Child!
by Mary F. Pecci
from Pecci Educational Publishers
for Kindergarten-Adult
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
Beyond the Horizon
A Beka Reading 5b
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
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)
Building a New Nation - Teacher's Manual
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
Building a New Nation - Test Packet
from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
Children of the Covered Wagon
by Mary Jane Carr
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 3rd-5th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$16.75
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 5
by Wendy Kramer
4th edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$13.35
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 5 - Answer Key
4th edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
Christian Liberty Nature Reader set
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
Christian Liberty Nature Reader set
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$62.28
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)
Clues to Comprehension, Grades 5-6
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Reading Comprehension (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Critical Conditioning
by Kathryn Stout
from Design-A-Study
for All grades
in Design-A-Study (Location: HSR-DAS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Daily Phonics Grades 4-6
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 4th-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Phonics (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Reading Comprehension (Location: ZCLE-EM)
Developing Better Reading - Pupil's Workbook
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for Middle Grades and Above
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
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)
Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race
Step Into Reading Level 3
by Monica Kulling, Illustrated by Richard Walz
from Random House Books for Young Readers
in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP)
$5.99
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)
Extreme Sports
Usborne Beginners Plus
by Emily Bone
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
Fighter Planes
by Mairi MacKinnon
from Usborne
for 4th-8th grade
in Aviation History (Location: HISV-AVIA)
Finding Providence
An I Can Read Chapter Book
by Avi
from HarperCollins
for 3rd-5th grade
in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
$4.99
Handy English Encoder Decoder
by Harvey Bluedorn
2nd edition from Trivium Pursuit
for All Ages
in Reading Reference (Location: REF-READ)
$15.00
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)
Helicopters
Usborne Beginners Plus
by Emily Bone
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
How to Report on Books Grades 5-6
by Jill Norris
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 4th-6th grade
in Evan-Moor Literature & Poetry (Location: ZCLE-EM)
$16.99
Ice Wreck
Stepping Stones: True Stories
by Lucille Recht Penner
Reissue from Random House Books for Young Readers
for 3rd-5th grade
in 20th Century Exploration (Location: HISW-20EXP)
In Character
A Beka Reading 5A
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
In Character - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5A
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Indian Summer
by F. N. Monjo
from HarperTrophy
for 2nd-5th grade
in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
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)
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)
$10.50
Let's Go for a Drive
Elephant & Piggy #18
by Mo Willems
from Hyperion Books for Children
for 3rd-6th grade
2013 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$9.99
Living Together
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 5th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$11.00
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 1-7 After Foundations - Set
Core Knowledge Series
for 3rd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$101.65
LOE Essentials Grammar Rule Quick Reference
from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$9.99
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 (5 in stock)
LOE Essentials Reader - Bundle
from Logic of English, Inc.
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$53.97
LOE Essentials Reader - Student Activity Book
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$14.99
LOE Essentials Reader - Teacher's Guide
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$19.99
LOE Essentials Volume 1 - Student Workbook
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$8.99
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 2 - Teacher's Guide
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$54.99
LOE Essentials Volume 3 - Student Workbook
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$9.99
LOE Essentials Volume 3 - Teacher's Guide
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$54.99
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)
LOE Essentials Volume 4 - Teacher's Guide
3rd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for 2nd-6th grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$54.99
McCall-Crabbs Books A-E - Teacher's Guide & Answer Key
by William A. McCall & Lelah Mae Crabbs
from Back Home Industries
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
McCall-Crabbs Comprehension Connection Book 2
from Spalding Education International
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
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)
McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading
by William A. McCall & Lelah Mae Crabbs
from Back Home Industries
for 1st-9th grade
in McCall-Crabbs Reading Comprehension (Location: REACOM-MC)
McGuffey Readers - Boxed Set
by William McGuffey & Ruth Beechick
from Mott Media
for Kindergarten-10th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
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 1
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 1 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
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 3 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 4
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 4 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 5
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 5 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 6
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 6 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
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)
Megawords 7 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 8
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 8 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
121st edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Message of the Mountain
A Beka Reading 5B
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Message of the Mountain - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5B
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon
A Step into Reading Level 5 Book
by Judy Donnelly
from Random House
for 2nd-5th grade
in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP)
$4.99
More Than Conquerors
A Beka Reading 5E
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
More Than Conquerors - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5E
1st edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Set
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
Mosdos Press Literature Coral - Student Activity Workbook
from Mosdos Press
for 5th grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
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)
Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words
A Beka Reading 5C
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Noah Webster: A Man Who Loved Words - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5C
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Of America 1
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Of America 1 - Answer Key (old)
4th edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
$2.50
Of America 1 - Tests (old)
4th edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
$2.50
Of America: Hometown Tales
A Beka Reading 5F
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Of America: Hometown Tales - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 5F
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
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)
Paint Brush Kid
by Clyde Robert Bulla
from Random House
for 3rd-5th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$5.99
Parent Teacher Guide for Original McGuffey Readers
from Mott Media
for k-4
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
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