Great Books ForumK-6 Phonics and English
Primary Phonics
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Memoria Press
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Level: k-3
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“Primary Phonics Readers give focused phonetic reading with specific phonograms. Each set not only gives practice with a new sound but also reviews sounds previously covered. These black and white readers are the perfect supplement for a blossoming reader, and beg to be colored!” – Memoria Press
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Shurley Grammar
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Christian Book
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And Veritas Press
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Level: All Grade Levels
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“Shurley English is an English language arts program for grades 1 through 7 that covers grammar and composition. It does NOT cover phonics, reading, spelling, or literature. Children memorize jingles to learn some grammar basics. They learn a “question and answer flow” whereby they learn to attack sentences by asking exact questions to determine subject, verb, direct object, etc. Workbooks carefully present sentences with particular elements, adding questions to the “question and answer flow” as sentences become more complex. The combination of visual, verbal, and written activity helps children with different learning styles. Children become proficient in identifying parts of speech and their syntax, and they also learn proper usage (e.g., verb tenses), capitalization, and punctuation. Once children have mastered enough grammar, they begin writing, constructing sentences according to “formulas”—(e.g., article, adjective, subject noun, verb, adverb). From there they go on to paragraph construction and longer compositions.
This program is highly structured. Lessons are taught with continual teacher-student interaction. Students then complete worksheets or writing assignments from their workbooks. CD’s present jingles and the question and answer flows for different types of sentences. The teacher’s manual explains the methodology and offers useful teaching tips and some creative ideas.” – Cathy Duffy Reviews
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Sing, Spell, Read and Write
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Christian Book
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Level: k-3
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“This multi-sensory, sequenced curriculum uses fun songs, interactive charts, games, readers, and workbooks to teach homeschooled students how to spell, read, and write. Covering two years’ worth of language arts instruction, thirty-six steps divided between Kindergarten (15 steps) and Grade 1 (21 steps) cover the alphabetic principle, phonics, sound/letter correspondence, short vowel sounds, blending, and eventually how to read single and short-vowel words.” – Christian Book
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Spell to Write and Read
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Christian Book
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Level: k-6
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“Wanda Sanseri wrote Spell to Write and Read, a guide for teaching the first four years of language arts—phonics, penmanship, spelling, reading, composition, logic, and introductory grammar—using methods originally presented by Romalda Spalding in The Writing Road to Reading. The Writing Road to Reading has a challenging organizational structure that makes it difficult for parents to use without assistance, so Wanda came up with her own easier-to-follow presentation.
The heart of Spell to Write and Read (SWR) is the phonograms which children practice saying, writing, seeing, and reading. Phonetically-taught spelling is the primary tool used for teaching writing and reading rather than a skill to be picked up later through reading.
The program uses its own system for marking the phonograms and highlighting rules in spelling words. Students internalize spelling in a way that naturally blends into reading.” – Cathy Duffy Reviews
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Spelling Workout
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Memoria Press
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Level: 1-7
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Spelling Books for grades 1-7.
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The Grammar of Spelling Series
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Logos Press
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Level: k-6
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“Our simple spelling program is a no-nonsense approach to this often vexing subject. It was developed and used at Logos School.
This program contains an overview of our spelling program as a whole, 36 lessons with tests, weekly word lists, worksheets, and dictation exercises to be used in the classroom or at home.” – Logos Press
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Traditional Spelling
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Traditional Spelling
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Level: k-3
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“Memoria Press is proud to introduce the Traditional Spelling series. It is a comprehensive, phonetic approach to teaching spelling, and is the culmination of our primary Reading & Phonics program. It is designed to follow completion of the Kindergarten Curriculum Package or First Start Reading Books A-D, which ensure students have mastered reading “consonant-vowel-consonant” words with short vowels. Paired with StoryTime and More StoryTime Treasures in first grade, or with the literature study guides in second grade, Traditional Spelling provides your student with an extensive mastery-based study of phonics for spelling and reading. Begin this program with Traditional Spelling I.” – Memoria Press
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Well-ordered Language
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Classical Academic Press, Tammy Peters
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Level: k-6
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“Grammar is a vital tool used throughout a lifetime to express creativity and original thought. A strong, creative, and engaging approach to grammar will grab students’ attention and equip them to use these tools to great effect.
With our new Well-Ordered Language series, we are changing how students learn grammar. Using tested content, beautiful design, and proven classical pedagogy, we have developed this series to provide students with clear paths to mastery.” – Classical Academic Press
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Writing Trails in American History
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Logos Press
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Level: k-6
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“Integrate history, vocabulary, thesaurus, cursive practice and key word outlining in this multi-faceted writing modeling program for 3rd and 4th graders.
Using the very effective method of “Imitation in Writing” taught by the good folks at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, students imitate short essays on major figures and events in American history: The Mayflower, Paul Revere, The Declaration of Independence, Lewis and Clark, The War of 1812, The Oregon Trail, The War Between the States, WW I, WW II, Famous Inventors, Immigration, and more.
Includes 17 writing assignments and a scope and sequence detailing a 31-week schedule. Of course, you can pick and choose the topics and the order in which they are presented.” – Logos Press
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Writing Trails with Great Composers
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Logos Press
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Level: 3-6
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“This new resource from our 4th grade integrates learning about great composers of classical music such as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn with outlining, summarizing, and re-writing short biographies using the highly regarded Excellence in Writing technique. Students love this writing technique because they are given the what and can concentrate on the how.” – Logos Press
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