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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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Adventures in Greatness
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
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Adventures in Other Lands
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3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 4th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
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Beyond the Code Book 2
by Nancy Hall
from Educators Publishing Service
for 1st-3rd grade
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$13.49 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Christian Light Learning to Read - 101-105 Practice Sheets
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for 1st grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
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Christian Light Learning to Read - 106-110 Practice Sheets
CLE Learning to Read
Sunrise 2nd Edition from Christian Light Education
for 1st grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
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CLE Reading
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for 2nd grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
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from Unknown Publisher
for 3rd-6th grade
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$2.00 (4 in stock)
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for 1st-12th grade
in Reading Reference (Location: REF-READ)
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Explode the Code 4
by Rena Price & Nancy Hall
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for 1st-2nd grade
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$13.49 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Explode the Code 4 1/2
by Rena Price & Nancy Hall
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for 1st-2nd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$13.49 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Explode the Code 5 1/2
by Rena Price & Nancy Hall
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for 1st-2nd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
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$13.49 $9.50 (4 in stock)
Explode the Code 6 1/2
by Nancy Hall & Rena Price
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for 1st-2nd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
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by Rena Price & Nancy Hall
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for 2nd-3rd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$13.49 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Explode the Code 8
by Rena Price & Nancy Hall
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for 3rd grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
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for 3rd grade
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Letters and Sounds 1 - Tests
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for 1st grade
in A Beka Phonics (Location: PHO-ABK)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Letters and Sounds K5 - Workbook & Teacher Key
by Becky Knowles, Thelma Johnson
from A Beka Books
for Kindergarten Age 5
in A Beka Phonics (Location: PHO-ABK)
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by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
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for 4th-10th grade
$9.00 (1 in stock)
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by Pathway
2nd edition from Pathway Publishers
for 1st grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$3.50 $1.50 (5 in stock)
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by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 3rd grade
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for Preschool-1st grade
$6.50 (1 in stock)
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My Writing Book
by Martha Rohrer
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for Preschool-1st grade
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Our Heritage - Workbook (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 8th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$2.50 $1.50 (5 in stock)
Phonics & English 1 - Activities (old)
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 1st grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (old versions) (Location: OBJU-GRA)
$32.50 $19.00 (5 in stock)
Phonics & English 1 - Student Worktext (old)
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 1st grade
in BJU Writing & Grammar (old versions) (Location: OBJU-GRA)
$39.00 $23.00 (2 in stock)
Phonics for Reading First Level - Student Workbook (old)
by Anita Archer, James Flood, Diane Lapp, Linda Lungren
from Curriculum Associates, Inc.
for 2nd grade
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Phonics for Reading Second Level - Student Workbook (old)
by Anita Archer, James Flood, Diane Lapp, Linda Lungren
from Curriculum Associates, Inc.
for 2nd grade
$5.00 (3 in stock)
Phonics for Reading Third Level - Student Workbook (old)
by Anita Archer, James Flood, Diane Lapp, Linda Lungren
from Curriculum Associates, Inc.
for 2nd grade
$5.00 (3 in stock)
Primary Phonics 3 - Comprehension Workbook
by Barbara W. Makar
from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Primary Phonics (Location: PHO-PRIM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
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by Barbara W. Makar
from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Primary Phonics (Location: PHO-PRIM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
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by Barbara W. Makar
from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Primary Phonics (Location: PHO-PRIM)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
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for 5th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$10.50 (1 in stock)
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2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$10.50 (1 in stock)
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for 1st grade
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Reading 1 - Activities Answer Key
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for 1st grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$26.11 $17.00 (1 in stock)
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by Matilda Nordtvedt
from A Beka Books
for 3rd grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.50 (1 in stock)
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by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 6th-7th grade
$17.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Reading Detective B1
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for 7th-8th grade
in Reading Detective (Location: REACOM-RD)
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Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 2 - Reading Workbook Unit 3
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 2 - Reading Workbook Unit 4
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 2 - Reading Workbook Unit 5
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Seeking True Values - Workbook (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
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for 1st-4th grade
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in Spectrum Word Study & Phonics (Location: ZCLE-SPEC)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
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