The Phonics Plus Five Reading And Writing Program

It’s shocking but true. Forty percent of children experience significant difficulty in learning how to read. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this groundbreaking new book, internationally recognized developmental psychologist and educator Dr. Marion Blank explains why current reading education is failing our children. She goes on to describe her revolutionary new reading system, Phonics Plus Five, which is based on her forty plus years of experience in teaching children from all backgrounds to read. The Reading Remedy offers step-by-step instructions, reproducible forms, and mini-books that parents can start using right away to implement Dr. Blank’s system.

The prupose of the hearing, which was chaired by William F. Goodling, was to disseminate information about the good things that are happening in public education. The document contains the testimonies and prepared statements of the following members of the first panel: (1) Christopher Atchinson, graduate of the West Stand Lake Even Start Program; (2) Mary Brown, an Even Start program supervisor in the Oklahoma Public Schools; (3) Lynn Cherkasky-Davis, a teacher-facilitator at the Foundation School located on Chicago's South Side; (4) Hamid Ebrahimi, executive director of Project SEED, Special Elementary Education for the Disadvantaged; and (5) Samuel C. Stringfield, researcher, Johns Hopkins University. Participants on the second panel included Stanley Litlow, president of IBM Foundation and director of Corporate Support; Frank Brogan, Commissioner of Education of Florida; William Randall, Colorado State Commissioner of Education; Jerry Weast, Superintendent for Guilford County, North Carolina; and James Williams, Superintendent of Education of Dayton, Ohio, City Schools. (LMI)

The EPS Phonics PLUS Teacher Resource Package C provides a user-friendly design for the classroom teacher, yet is flexible enough to be used by, or in conjunction with, literacy specialists. The Teacher Resource Package comes in a handsome storage box and includes these five invaluable resources: Teacher s Edition: the core of your phonics program, this guide provides detailed lesson plans in a wrap-around format to match every activity in the Student Book. Each lesson includes a rich resource of Center activities, providing further practice and application opportunities for the day s lesson. Center activities focus on Reading, Writing, and Language. Also included are: Pre- and post- tests for every unit. Literature Connections to extend lessons Challenge activites Point-of-use cross references to all the Teacher Resource Package Differentiated Instruction Guides Picture Glossary: your own copy of the student resource that presents words encountered in Student Book reading selections in picture dictionary format. A great tool for English language learners and for vocabulary building activities. The following three resources provide classroom teachers with additional lessons that can be used to reinforce the Teacher s Edition lessons. These lessons can be used by the classroom teacher with small groups during Centers activities or with the whole class. Lessons can also be used by specialists with small groups within the general classroom or in pull-out sessions. Reteach and Practice Differentiated Instruction Guide: ideal for students struggling occasionally with particular skills or those who need regular reinforcement. These three-step lessons provide an alternative presentation of the lesson, giving students additional oral and written practice. Blackline masters are included. Learning Differences Differentiated Instruction Guide: geared for students with language-based learning differences. These multisensory lessons are designed to incorporate all sensory modalities and provide the multiple exposures necessary for struggling readers to internalize concepts. Blackline masters are included. English Language Learners Differentiated Instruction Guide: offers lesson modifications to ensure the success of students who are acquiring English.

This reader-friendly book covers both the content of phonics and the ways in which it can be effectively integrated into a comprehensive classroom reading program. The text contains practical teaching suggestions for phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling, presenting phonics as it relates to other components of a classroom instructional program. The fourth edition features an increased emphasis on technology as it applies to phonics instruction, along with additional focus placed on helping children who have trouble learning acquire basic phonics skills.