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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 (old)
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
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
Billy Sunday
by Elaine Cunningham
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$12.00 (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)
Discovering New Worlds Through Literature
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$17.85
Discovering New Worlds Through Literature - Answer Key
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$6.45
Discovering New Worlds Through Literature - Student Exercises
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$6.45
Discovering New Worlds Through Literature - Test Packet
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$6.45
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)
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)
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
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
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 (4 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 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)
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
by William Holmes McGuffey
Revised from American Book Co.
for 6th-7th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$6.00 (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
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 6th-7th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
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
Moore McGuffy Readers: Third Reader
by William Holmes McGuffey, edited by Raymond & Dorothy Moore
for 6th-9th grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Workbooks (Location: REA-MCG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mountain Pathways (old)
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.00 (10 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 2 (old)
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.00 (15 in stock)
Of America 2 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Pinocchio's Quest
by Robert Rogland
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$16.75 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Pinocchio's Quest - Coloring Book
by Vic Lockman
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$4.20
Readers in Residence Volume 1
by Debra Bell
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-MISC)
$64.00
Readers in Residence Volume 1 - Answer Key
by Debra Bell
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-MISC)
$12.00
Reading 6 - Assessments
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$21.11
Reading 6 - Assessments Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$15.28
Reading 6 - BJU Subject Kit
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Subject Kits (Location: WH-BJUK)
$219.35
Reading 6 - BJU Subject Kit (old)
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Old Editions) (Location: OBJU-REA)
$95.00 $45.00 (4 in stock)
Reading 6 - Student Activities
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$43.33
Reading 6 - Student Activities Answer Key
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$43.33
Reading 6 - Student Textbook
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$75.56
Reading 6 - Student Textbook (old)
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Reading 6 - Teacher Edition
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th grade
in BJU Reading (Location: REA-BJU)
$93.89
Reading 6 Answer Key
from A Beka Books
for 6th grade
in A Beka Reading (Location: REA-ABK)
$9.00 (6 in stock)
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 3
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
$17.29
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 3 - Answer Key
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
$5.19
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 4
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 6th-7th grade
$17.29
Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter Book 4 - Answer Key
by Jane Ervin
from Educators Publishing Service
for 6th-7th grade
$5.19
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 Detective Rx
by Cheryl Block, Christine Broz, Dave White, Margaret Hockett
Grades 6-12+ from Critical Thinking Books
for 6th-12th grade
in Reading Detective (Location: REACOM-RD)
$24.99
Reading Grade 6
from Kumon Publishing
for 6th grade
in Kumon Reading & Writing (Location: WRI-KUM)
$6.76
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)
Ready Readers - Children's Literature Volume 1
by Missy Andrews
2nd edition from Center for Literary Education
for 1st-6th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$29.00
Ready Readers - Elementary Literature Volume 1
by Missy Andrews
2nd edition from Center for Literary Education
for 3rd-8th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$29.00
Ready Readers - Middle School Literature Volume 1
by Missy Andrews
from Center for Literary Education
for 6th-12th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$29.00
Ready Readers 1 (old)
by Missy Andrews
from Center for Literary Education
for 1st-6th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$19.00
Ready Readers: The Chronicles of Narnia
by Missy Andrews
from Center for Literary Education
for 6th-12th grade
in Teaching the Classics (Location: LITCUR-TTC)
$29.00
Reasoning & Reading 1
by Joanne Carlisle
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in EPS Reasoning & Reading (Location: REACOM-EPS)
$23.49
Reasoning & Reading 1 - Teacher's Guide / Answer Key
by Joanne Carlisle
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in EPS Reasoning & Reading (Location: REACOM-EPS)
$23.89
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)
Spectrum Reading Grade 6
by Vincent Douglas
from Spectrum
in Spectrum Reading (Location: ZCLE-SPEC)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Spectrum Word Study & Phonics Grade 6
from Spectrum
for 6th grade
in Spectrum Word Study & Phonics (Location: ZCLE-SPEC)
$7.00 (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)
Step by Step
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 6th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$11.00
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)
Step by Step - Workbook
by Pathway
Revised Edition from Pathway Publishers
for 6th grade
in Pathway Readers (Location: REA-PATH)
$3.50
Step by Step - Workbook (old)
by Pathway
from Pathway Publishers
for 6th grade
in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD)
$2.50 $1.50 (3 in stock)
Story of Inventions
by Frank Bachman & Michael McHugh
from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$14.50
Story of Inventions - Answer Key
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30 $2.50 (1 in stock)
Story of Inventions - Tests
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 6th grade
in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP)
$5.30
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Usborne Beginners Plus
by Henry Brook
from Usborne
for 3rd-6th grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
$5.40 (1 in stock)
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