Starter Pack

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How can teachers unravel the mysteries of written English, teach sound recognition, decoding & letter-sound knowledge? By using this book! Professor John Hattie Catch Up Your Codeidentifies & addresses gaps in knowledge of the alphabetic code of English. This knowledge is critical for efficient decoding & spelling. Any gaps impact negatively on reading comprehension & quality writing. Catch Up Your Code starts with a short assessment to identify gaps in code knowledge, then provides a series of fast, effective 10-minute lessons to close the gaps. This series supports both remote or face-to-face learning environments. This Starter Pack Contains: The Teacher’s Book x 10 Student Workbooks x 10 Desktop Cards The Wall Chart The lessons in the Catch Up Your Code Teacher’s Book guide students to explore the sounds of English, think about where each sound occurs in a word, & discover the different ways the sound can be written. These lessons, suitable for students from ages 7+ to adults, provide teachers with the tools to close the gaps in code knowledge for all of the sounds of English. This Teacher Book
Includes:: 48 fast-paced lessons that can provide instruction for all the sounds of English OR just the sounds that are least well known Flexibility in teaching to the whole class, small groups or individuals Teacher notes that explain the rules for using the code accurately Appendices with strategies for addressing gaps in phonological awareness & for transferring code knowledge to writing & reading A glossary of terms, answer key, & phoneme-grapheme chart The Practice Book provides students with practice activities: identifying the diverse written code for each sound of English counting syllables in words identifying the vowel spelling pattern in each syllable The durable Desktop Card illustrates the sounds of English & common spelling patterns that can represent them (phoneme – grapheme relationships). It provides students with a convenient reference that can be used during a variety of reading & writing activities. Sold as a set of 10 copies. The poster-size Wall Chart illustrates the sounds of English & the different ways each sound can be written (phoneme – grapheme relationships). It provides teachers & students with a comprehensive reference for locating common spelling patterns & for recalling the diversity of the alphabetic code.