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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 Phonics Level A - Teacher Manual
Adventures in Phonics Series
by Florence Lindstrom
3rd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for Kindergarten-1st grade
in CLP Adventures in Phonics (Location: PHO-CLP)
$11.75
Adventures in Phonics Level B - Teacher Manual
Adventures in Phonics Series
by Florence Lindstrom
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 1st-2nd grade
in CLP Adventures in Phonics (Location: PHO-CLP)
$11.75
Adventures in Phonics Level C - Teacher Manual
Adventures in Phonics Series
by Florence Lindstrom
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 2nd-3rd grade
in CLP Adventures in Phonics (Location: PHO-CLP)
$11.75
All About Reading Pre-Reading - Teacher's Manual
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR)
$19.00 (2 in stock)
Before We Read & First Steps - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for Kindergarten-1st grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50 $3.00 (3 in stock)
Building Our Lives - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 4th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50 $3.50 (2 in stock)
Busy Times and More Busy Times - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50 $3.50 (2 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)
Christian Light Reading - LightUnit 7 Quiz and Test Answer Key
Sunrise 2 from Christian Light Education
for 7th grade
in Christian Light Reading (Location: REA-CLE)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Climbing Higher - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
Revised Edition from Pathway Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Climbing Higher - Teacher Edition (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 2nd grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 $2.00 (2 in stock)
Days Go By and More Days Go By - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
2012 Reprint from Pathway Publishers
for 1st grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Explode the Code 1 & 2 - Teacher's Guide
by Nancy Hall
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten-1st
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$14.59
Explode the Code 3 & 4 - Teacher's Guide
by Nancy Hall
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 1st-2nd grade
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$14.59
Explode the Code 5 & 6 - Teacher's Guide
by Nancy Hall
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 1st-2nd grade
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$14.59
Explode the Code 5 & 6 - Teacher's Guide (old)
by Nancy Hall
from Educators Publishing Service
for 1st-2nd grade
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Explode the Code 7 & 8 - Teacher's Guide
by Nancy Hall
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$14.59 $6.50 (2 in stock)
Explode the Code 7 & 8 - Teacher's Guide (old)
by Nancy Hall
from Educators Publishing Service
for 2nd-3rd grade
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Explode the Code A, B, C - Teacher's Guide
by Nancy Hall
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for Kindergarten
in Explode the Code (Location: PHO-ETC)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Fun with Pets - Teacher Edition
A Beka Reading 1a
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 1st grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
K5 Phonics, Reading, Writing, & Numbers - Curriculum/Lesson Plans
from A Beka Books
for Kindergarten Age 5
in A Beka Phonics (Location: PHO-ABK)
$40.00 (4 in stock)
Language Arts 1 - Curriculum/Lesson Plans
from A Beka Books
for 1st grade
in A Beka Phonics (Location: PHO-ABK)
$40.00 (1 in stock)
Learning Through Sounds 1 and 2 - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for Kindergarten
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Letters and Sounds 1 - Test Key
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 1st grade
in A Beka Phonics (Location: PHO-ABK)
$11.00 (8 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)
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
More New Friends - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 3rd grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Mosdos Press Literature Opal - Teacher's Edition (2 volumes)
from Mosdos Press
for 3rd grade
in Mosdos Press Literature (Location: LITCUR-MOS)
$40.00 (2 in stock)
New Friends - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 3rd grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50 $3.00 (1 in stock)
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading
by Jessie Wise & Sara Buffington
from Well-Trained Mind Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
$18.00 $9.00 (3 in stock)
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading - Instructor Book
by Jessie Wise & Sara Buffington
2nd edition from Well-Trained Mind Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
$33.95
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading - Student Workbook
by Jessie Wise & Sara Buffington
2nd edition from Well-Trained Mind Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
$25.95
Our Heritage - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
Revised Edition from Pathway Publishers
for 8th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Our Heritage - Teacher Edition (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 8th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 $2.00 (2 in stock)
Phonics Pathways
by Dolores G. Hiskes
10th edition from Jossey-Bass
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
$21.00 (1 in stock)
Phonics, Reading, Spelling 1 - Curriculum/Lesson Plans (old)
from A Beka Books
for 1st grade
$15.00 (3 in stock)
Reading 1 - Answer Key
from A Beka Books
for 1st grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$14.00 (9 in stock)
Reading 3 Answer Key
from A Beka Books
for 3rd grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$15.00 (3 in stock)
Reading 4 Answer Key
from A Beka Books
for 4th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Reading 6 Answer Key
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.00 (6 in stock)
Reading 6 Answer Key
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
Reading Pathways
by Dolores G. Hiskes
5th edition from Jossey-Bass
for 1st-3rd grade
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
$24.95
Rod & Staff Reading 2 - Phonics Teacher's Manual
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$3.50 (5 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 2 - Reading Teacher's Manual
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 2nd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$4.50 (5 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 3 - Teacher's Manual
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 3rd Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 4 - Teacher's Manual
Bible Nurture & Reader Series
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 4th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$4.00 (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)
Rod & Staff Reading 6 - Teacher's Manual
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 6th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$3.50 (3 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 6 - Workbook Teacher's Manual
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 6th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
Rod & Staff Reading 7 - Teacher's Manual
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 7th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 7 - Workbook Teacher's Manual (old)
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 7th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
$2.50 (2 in stock)
Rod & Staff Reading 8 - Teacher's Manual
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 8th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
Rod & Staff Reading 9 - Teacher's Manual
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for 9th Grade
in Rod & Staff Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-R&S)
Seeking True Values - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
Revised Edition from Pathway Publishers
for 7th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Seeking True Values - Teacher Edition (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 7th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 $2.00 (2 in stock)
Spellbound - Teacher Manual
by Elsie Rak
from Educators Publishing Service
for 3rd-8th grade
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Step by Step - Teacher Edition
by Pathway
Revised Edition from Pathway Publishers
for 6th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$6.50
Step by Step - Teacher Edition (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 6th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$3.50 $2.00 (1 in stock)
WISE Guide for Spelling (Old)
by Wanda Sanseri
from Back Home Industries
for 1st-4th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Writing Road to Reading
by Romalda Spaulding
6th edition from HarperCollins
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Miscellaneous Phonics (Location: PHO-MISC)
$27.99 $18.00 (1 in stock)
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