In these workbooks of activities the children will use the Star Wars characters to practice reading comprehension, adjectives, verb tenses, writing a report, identifying sentences, and creative writing. The activities will challenge the child and stretch their minds to use their creative thinking and analysis skills.
Some of the pages require prior knowledge. For example the page in which the child must identify sentences according to simple, compound, and complex could be difficult if these terms have not been learned.
I thought that the two pages where the child must use a glossary page to answer questions was very well done.
The child would definitely need to read carefully and use the skills of knowing how to use a glossary to answer the questions.
The answers are located at the end of the workbook.
I view this workbook as one that could provide a child with some interesting ways to practice skills of reading and writing.
STAR WARS WORKBOOKS, 3RD & 4TH GRADE MATH
To make these workbooks fun, the authors have incorporated the Star Wars characters to practice various math skills. .The pages included math concepts using multiplication, division, problem solving, elapsed time, measuring perimeter and area, and reading graphs. The pages are colorful and easy to read and use.
I feel if the child has learned the various skills , the pages should be fun to work on independently. However, the child may need some assistance with the exact meaning of some of the directions.
All the answers at at the end of the books.
I believe an 8-9 year old child will find this book challenging, fun, and a good way to reinforce and apply learned skills.
WWE® and First Book today announced the launch of the 2015 WrestleMania Reading Challenge, giving students ages 4-18 the chance to win a trip to WrestleMania® 31 onSunday, March 29, 2015 at the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Beginning today through Sunday, February 22, students can register for the WrestleMania Reading Challenge at WWEReadingSuperstar.com. Through WWE’s partnership with First Book’s digital reading initiative, We Give Books, children between the ages of 4-12 can select a WWE Superstar Reading Buddy and read digital books to participate, while teens ages 13-18 can select a WWE Superstar Pen Pal, read a book and write an essay.
WWE will make a financial contribution to First Book in order to support literacy initiatives and provide access to books for children across the United States. WWE and its Superstars and Divas will also continue to host reading celebrations, visiting kids at local schools and libraries to stress the importance of reading. Additionally, WWE will utilize all of its platforms, including WWE Network, TV broadcasts, live events, digital and social media to promote literacy.
“The WrestleMania Reading Challenge celebrates the power and strength of being a reader,” said Kyle Zimmer, First Book president and CEO. “First Book is thrilled to partner with WWE and bring more books to children in need across the country.”
“WWE is proud to partner with First Book and continue our long-standing commitment to education and literacy initiatives through the WrestleMania Reading Challenge,” said Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, WWE. “Together, we are providing a fun and engaging experience to encourage children of all ages to read.”
For more information or to participate in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge, visit WWEReadingSuperstar.com.
Amazon has launched a summer reading program to keep kids excited about reading and help meet their literary goals.
Program elements include:
The Summer Reading Sweepstakes – To sweeten summer reading even more, students, parents and teachers can enter for a chance to win 50 Kindle e-readers for their school and keep the fun going all year round
Summer Reading Adventure Map – X marks the spot! Students can embark on a reading adventure by printing out a map where they can track books read and date completed
Book Recommendations – With millions of books to choose from on Kindle, how you can decide what to read first? Now students can head on over to the Summer Reading for Kids page for hand-picked recommendations for students of all ages
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About the Program Reading Eggs makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games and activities.
And it really works!
Children love the games, songs, golden eggs and other rewards which, along with feeling proud of their reading, really motivate children to keep exploring and learning.
Your kids can start reading now – just click the ‘free trial’ button to get started!
My Take on the Program My youngest daughter will be in Kindergarten this fall and want to be able to help her to be able to have a great start, especially when it comes to reading. Diva-PJ has always been a reader even though she could not actually read the words. This program brings together fun lessons, music and funny characters to help children quickly learn reading concepts. I was completely in shock that after only a few lessons my daughter was putting sentences together. We are about a week in and I can already see results. She also sees this as fun and wants to do multiple lessons every day. I am so impressed with what they are doing with this, I can only hope that they continues adding more and more lessons as this will only continue to assist my daughter learn to be even stronger in reading as the years go by! On top of the lessons, the program also adds in some fun interactive components that allow the user to interact with the environment which is also fun. I highly recommend this to all!
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Are you looking for a reading program that was developed by a team of teachers, educational writers, animators and web developers. If so Reading Eggs is something to consider! It is geared toward children 3 to 12 and focuses on a core reading curriculum of skills and strategies essential for sustained reading success.
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A free subscription to the "Read Conmigo" bilingual reading books for children grades K-5. Families can receive an English-Spanish reading book at home every other month, at no cost. More than 350,000 free books have been distributed to parents, students, and teachers since March of 2011.
READ CONMIGO: A GREAT (FREE) GIFT FOR FAMILIES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
What is Read Conmigo?
Read Conmigo, sponsored by Infinity Auto Insurance, is the parent-focused bilingual literacy campaign that provides parents with free books and resources to support reading with their children at home. The campaign launched in March of 2011, and has already distributed more than 350,000 free books to classrooms and families.
Why is a Read Conmigo free subscription a great Holiday gift for parents?
Read Conmigo books feature creative, fresh and engaging stories in both English and Spanish, so that parents and children can read aloud together. The campaign promotes the distinct educational, social, and financial benefits of bilingualism and provides parents with free tools and resources to help them create a lifelong love of reading. Many Latino parents who do not read fluently yet in English are hesitant to read to their children at home in Spanish, yet bilingual reading together is just as effective at building good reading skills. This helps students raise their reading levels and succeed in the classroom, and fosters a positive learning environment. The books are also helpful for Hispanics who want to nurture their children's Spanish fluency, and are great for all parents who want to encouraging reading together at home and learning a second language.
How Do Parents Participate in the Read Conmigo Campaign?
Parents of children in grades K through 5 can register online to receive free bilingual children's books every second month, at www.readconmigo.org. There is no cost for shipping for residents of California, Florida, Texas, Arizona and Alabama (all others receive free e-books).
How Do Teachers Use Read Conmigo Resources?
The program is utilized by more than 6,000 educators nationwide. Teachers can learn about the program and sign up for a one-time shipment of free children's books at www.readconmigo.org.
How Does Infinity Auto Insurance Engage Communities Via Read Conmigo?
Read Conmigo also creates publishing opportunities and exposure for up and coming Latino authors and illustrators. Along with these new Read Conmigo authors and illustrators, Infinity Auto Insurance employees engage their communities at family-focused special events, schools and libraries with book-signings and resources fostering bilingual literacy in young readers
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Classic literature has a lot to teach us, but over the years the genre and the method of teaching it has developed a reputation for being unapproachable and, well, a bit… intimidating. At the same time, tablet technology has greatly developed and has earned a valuable spot in the classroom, providing many benefits to both students and instructors. Providence eLearning now proudly brings together the classics that are required reading with the latest iPad technology to allow students to engage in a fun, memorable, and multi-sensory learning experience.
Available as highly interactive iBooks for the iPad, Providence eLearning’s current collection includes an educational series of British literature titles including Macbeth, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Poetry of William Blake, Frankenstein, and Sonnets. Far beyond your typical eBook, each iBook is designed to make the classic come alive with narration and video lectures by top scholars, interactive glossaries and dictionaries, and quizzes to spark engagement and encourage classroom discussion. Instead of skipping through parts of the book or just “getting through” each page, students are now able to appreciate the rich content as they interact with the story itself. With recent studies showing the many benefits of digitally interactive learning, including higher retention rate, students come to the classroom prepared while teachers value the opportunity for increased participation and enthusiasm.
“Our interactive iBooks have truly carved out a niche as the best source for learning literature,” says Cole Mathisen, eLearning Coordinator at Providence eLearning. “The narrators are top educators who are passionate about their material. We combine their literary expertise with technical expertise to create the ultimate comprehensive and interactive learning experience.”
Providence eLearning iBooks offer:
A revolutionary “flipped” classroom experience, where the student is able to engage with the material at home and participate in classroom discussion
Valuable learning techniques including immersion in literary masterpieces through audio narration, video lectures, and quizzes
Proven benefits for learners, including increased retention rate and engagement inspired by the interactive nature of the learning
Advantages for all types of learners, including visual, auditory, read-write and kinesthetic, as well as those with learning disabilities
A powerful educational tool that harnesses the latest tablet technology
With clear benefits for students, educators, parents and anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the reading, Providence eLearning iBooks blend the treasured classics with the latest technology for a truly unique multi-sensory learning experience. Keep an eye out for their upcoming titles, including The Romantics, Pride and Prejudice, Arthur, The Confessions of St. Augustine, and companions to C.S. Lewis’s works.
The mission of Providence eLearning is to produce interactive and engaging eLearning content that emulates the experience of the classroom, providing an enhanced experience to the reader. Based in Plymouth, Minnesota, Providence eLearning has set a new standard for the industry. Using the latest tools and technology available and pushing production to the limits to provide the most engaging learning environment outside of the conventional classroom, Providence eLearning has become an innovator in the eLearning industry.
The Providence eLearning team includes some of the top educators in the United States along with skilled professionals from the television, advertising and graphic design industries. All Providence eLearning products include audio, video, and review questions designed to reach all students at any secondary school level or above regardless of their varied learning styles.
Providence eLearning iBooks can be purchased exclusively through the Apple iBookstore through the iBooks app
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For more than 25 years, American Girl’s award-winning books have helped millions of girls discover the joy of reading and have earned the trust of parents and educators. This summer, to celebrate books and encourage girls to keep their reading skills sharp while school is out, American Girl is introducing Read-a-palooza, a summer reading program created for girls ages 8 to 12. Packed with fun activities and incentives that encourage literacy, Read-a-palooza will run from May 1 to September 3, 2012, and also will include a charitable partnership with Save the Children’s U.S. literacy program.
To participate in Read-a-palooza, girls can visit americangirl.com/reading, where they can download colorful bookmarks and free book-related content, such as tips and materials for starting a book club. They’ll also be able to do reading challenges and take fun, interactive quizzes. Starting in June, girls can participate in Read-a-palooza by visiting an American Girl retail store, where free reading events will be offered all summer long.
To further emphasize the importance of reading and to help a great cause during its Read-a-palooza campaign, American Girl is partnering with Save the Children’s U.S. literacy program. From May 1 through September 3, 2012, $1 of every book purchased through American Girl (up to a maximum of $100,000) will support Save the Children’s efforts to raise literacy rates in impoverished communities by providing basic education and equipping schools and teachers with reading materials. In addition, American Girl will make its third donation of books to Save the Children this fall, bringing the value of the company’s total book donation to nearly $1.5 million.
For more information about Read-a-palooza and American Girl’s partnership with Save the Children, visit americangirl.com/reading.
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About the Book
Blue 2 is a beautiful cacophony delighting everyone! From a to z each letter gives a clue to where the Blue 2 is hidden in each of these spectacular pop-up sculptures. There's a glistening Blue 2, a slippery Blue 2, and even a suspended Blue 2. With gleeful helixes, jubilant kookiness, and mobile nonsense, each page will stun with its paper pop-up phenomenon. This sequel to One Red Dot is surely one to treasure.
About the Author
David A. Carter is a master paper engineer who created the Bugs series which has sold over 6 million copies for Little Simon . He is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed color series featuring One Red Dot, Blue 2, 600 Black Spots, Yellow Square, and White Noise. He lives in Auburn, California, with his wife and two daughters.
My Take on the Book
This book was an amazing collection of three-dimensional pop-ups that kids love. I have both a 3.5 and a 7 year old and all of them loved searching out the Blue 2 on each of the pages. I also love the ideas that this book promotes which is a love for reading, but larger than that, a love for art and an appreciation for detail. The only caution with this book is that some of the three-dimensional pop-ups are a bit delicate and need to be treated with care so that they will not rip. Other than that though this book is definitely one that I would share with all, and being that the book is a Reading is Fundamental Book this year, it stands for beliefs that I my wife and I stand for and that I know many other families do too.
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About the Book
When you bend yourself into a letter shape or have an alphabet phone conversation, learning to read is FUN. Young children learn and retain more information when they are enjoying themselves. In Reading Games for Young Children, best-selling author Jackie Silberg offers over 200 activities that will keep children ages three to six engaged, interested and entertained as they acquire the skills they need to become successful readers. Organized by elements of literacy, such as alliteration, alphabet, letter sounds and rhyming, this book provides research-based information on literacy development in young children. The fun and easy-to-do activities require little preparation and few materials. Trusted author Jackie Silberg brings us another book full of wonderful learning activities.
A few examples of the fun and simple reading games you’ll find:
The First Sound Store
Betty, Batter, Butter, Bitter
Where Is the Letter?
Close Your Eyes Art
The Sound Shopping Trip
Singing the Vowels
Food Names
Letter Buffet
Circle the Letter
Alphabet Car Trip
Sticker Sound Story
Same or Different
Long Vowels Chant
About the Author
Jackie Silberg is an early childhood advocate and popular keynote speaker nationally and internationally. She received the Distinquished Alumna Award from Emporia State University, recognizing her current achievements as well as her long and prolific career. Jackie lectures at Johnson County Community College.
My Take on the Book
This book had a great variety of games that were both fun and educational. I loved the way in which the book was set up, as it was very easy to follow and to implement. We tried a few of these games with our youngest and she had a blast. She actually asked us to "do it again". which is always a good sign. As parents I am always looking for wad to incorporate learning and fun and this is one book which will assist us in making this a reality!
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Adapted from his book, "Raising Confident Readers"
As soon as your baby is born, his brain begins building the neural connections for reading and writing. Age zero to 2 is the age most directly connected with a baby's speech development. A new research study found that reading age-appropriate books to your baby before he learns to talk not only establishes a reading habit later on, but correlates with later expressive language abilities at 12-16 months of age. In other words, reading to your infant helps grow his brain.
For parents who can't imagine how to read to an infant, here are some guidelines that will help.
Don't just talk to your baby--read to her.
Reading aloud increases repetition during a critical period of learning, and provides more words and richer grammar for your child to hear so your baby lays down more elaborate circuits than if you just talked to her. Reading aloud, starting at birth, permanently shapes the function and structure of your baby's brain.
Make reading multisensory.
Reading aloud stimulates more than just language. It stimulates and grows circuitry in many areas of your baby's brain associated with hearing, vision, page turning for motor control, and social/emotional development. Young babies even use their mouths to "experience" the book. Make reading a multisensory event. One parent stimulated large motor skills by walking around with her toddler like a penguin while they read a book about penguins.
Turn reading into a conversation.
Your baby needs face-to-face contact so he can see your lips as you speak and watch your smiles and expressions. Listen for his coos, body movements, smiles, and lip movement--and then respond back. In essence, you are having a happy conversation with your child while engaging with print.
Find a good reading time.
Almost any time is a good time to read to babies. At birth, babies detect the sound of your voice even when they are asleep. Reading during nursing is a good time, and after three months, when babies are alert and awake. Read a few minutes at least twice a day, and stop reading when the baby gets restless.
Don't relegate reading to books alone.
By six months of age, you can label a few objects in the baby's nursery and introduce an activity called "Reading Around Baby's Room." Research shows that babies may understand words five months before they can speak them, and that five-month-olds can recognize and remember a visual stimulus for up to two weeks after seeing it. Write 5-10 words like chair, box, red, hat, and Spot on 5-7 cards and tape them to the object or pet photo. Once your baby starts to show interest in the activity, gradually add more words.
Find age-appropriate books.
The best books for age 0-2 are: wordless picture books; nursery rhyme books; books you can chant; books you can sing; pattern books (easy-to-read books with predictable, repeated patterns of text); board books (sturdy cardboard books that withstand baby handling); soft cloth books; storybooks; information books; and books with textured illustrations for touching.
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J. Richard Gentry PhD is a nationally acclaimed expert on childhood literacy, reading, and spelling development, and the author of Raising Confident Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write — from Baby to Age 7 (Da Capo / Perseus). Find out more at www.jrichardgentry.com.
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Marc Brown Studios and ScrollMotion , the largest developer of branded apps in the iTunes App Store, has expanded its ARTHUR READS app series on iTunes this week. Narrated by Marc Brown, creator of Arthur, the ARTHUR READS app series includes 9 book apps; the first, Arthur Turns Green, launched in April and willcontinue to roll out new apps throughout this year with three new additions launched on the iTunes store this week including:
With many great features in tow, the app gives kids and parents the opportunity to read books together (even when apart) and participate in interactive sessions! Kids can scroll through the pages of the book and follow along, while their parent’s pre-recorded voice reads the book aloud. Some of the other tools that enhance learning and engagement include putting together puzzles of Arthur illustrations and even coloring pictures of Arthur, DW, Buster, Francine and the rest of the group to bring characters to life.
Each app is compatible with iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and available for $2.99 on the iTunes App store
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About the DVD
Practice is the key to reading and spelling success-and now it's more fun than ever. We've turbocharged our best-selling Phonics video program with new animation along with sentence and story practice. Volume 2 builds on Volume 1, with catchy rhymes to make rules easy to remember. Delayed answers and our "on-screen mouth" let students check their reading and pronunciation. Read-along stories and fun songs provide practice applying the rules and building reading fluency. Context clues help students develop multiple strategies to read for meaning.
Ages 6 & up. Approx. 78 minutes Rock ‘N Learn Phonics Volume 2 DVD is perfect for students after they've mastered the material on Volume 1. With Phonics Volume 2, students discover other ways besides "silent e" to make long vowels, such as: ai, ay, ee, and ie. They practice long vowel patterns and apply phonics rules by reading sentences with words that feature long vowel sounds.
Students also practice reading words and sentences with r-controlled vowels, diphthongs, the schwa sound, syllables, ending sounds, and more. Eventually, students read stories that proceed from simple to complex. By also singing along with songs about the stories, students build reading fluency and have lots of fun.
Rock ‘N Learn Phonics is designed to allow learners to practice specific chapters in the DVD as many times as needed before moving to other material. This self-paced approach allows repetition and fun review. as needed. Because Rock ‘N Learn Phonics DVDs have catchy songs and lots of humor, students enjoy working with the material as often as required to ensure mastery. Exciting new, animated characters entertain students and motivate them to build the skills for becoming confident readers. The little human mouth found on many sections helps students properly form the sounds and check their pronunciation.
Busy parents appreciate an approach that's easy for students to use on their own. These DVDs differ from complicated kits that require a lot of time to understand and figure out before being used. You won't find a phonics video program more thorough and entertaining than Rock ‘N Learn Phonics DVDs. Kids are thrilled to work with the phonics video segments again and again. They take pride in their accomplishments as they build skills and boost their confidence.
Rock ‘N Learn Phonics Volume 2 is developed by educators who recognize that students have different abilities and ways of learning. Teachers love an approach that facilitates differentiated instruction by including several different ways to practice the lessons. Plus, teachers can use our phonics DVDs with one group while providing individual attention to other students. The entertaining visual and musical format of Rock ‘N Learn Phonics DVDs engages students and gets results when other methods have fallen short. Students learn in a variety of ways, and our phonics videos provide an effective tool to meet individual needs and unique learning styles.
Rock 'N Learn Phonics DVDs are perfect for regular education, special education, remedial classes, ESL, and adult basic education. Plus, many students have found our phonics videos to be helpful for learning to speak English. We have even received success stories of our phonics programs helping adults improve their reading and spelling skills.
Teachers can use Rock ‘N Learn DVDs with any DVD player, computers with a DVD player, interactive white boards, and projection screens. Interactive whites boards often come with software that allows teachers to stop the video and add their own content to the lessons on our phonics DVDs.
Phonics Volume 2 covers:
Introduction • Long a • Long e • Long i • Long o • Long u • Sentence Practice • ar • er, ir, ur • or • ire, are, air • Story: "Fruit on the Beach" • Song: "Fruit on the Beach" • Diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow) • au, aw, all, al • Sentence Practice • Break It Down (syllables) • Schwa Sound • How Many Syllables? (phonemic segmentation) • Ending Sounds • Endings: y and le • Sentence Practice • Rule Breakers • ph and gh • Memory Words • Read-Along: "The Dog Days of Summer" • Silent Consonants • Story: "The Zany Rainy Bread Lady" • Song: "The Zany Rainy Bread Lady" • Read-Along: "Jade and Chip's Amazing Snow Dance"
Bonus Sections-Reading for Fluency
Story: "Fruit on the Beach" (Faster Pace)
Story: "The Zany Rainy Bread Lady" (Faster Pace)
My Take on the DVDI had reviewed Phonics 1 in the past and found this to be great for pre-K students, and Phonics 2 is a great follow-up to the first DVD going into more complex words and concepts. My daughter is going into first grade this next year and I can tell that this would be a great DVD for any first grade student.
With the use of great music and repetition, this DVD hits home the point of the importance of learning to read. What I loved about this DVD is that it makes reading fun, and I can tell that as a child you would just want to watch this to "rock out" as well as simply having fun with the on-screen characters.
All-in-all, this DVD provides kids a great way to learn!
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ummer is here and for most kids it means leaving behind classes and homework. But summer should not be the equivalent of a learning-free time for kids. To encourage learning in the summer months, Sylvan Learning is offering a suggested reading list for grades K-12 to help parents find the right book for their child’s summer reading fun.
Elementary School
Kindergarten: Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Krause
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Grade 1: Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
Grade 2: Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
How Much Is a Million by David M. Schwartz, Stephen Kellogg
Grade 3: Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Beach for the Birds by Bruce McMillan
Grade 4: Summer Reading is Killing Me! By Jon Scieszka
So You Want To Be President? byJudith St. George and Illustrated by David Small
Grade 5: Holes by Louis Sachar
Science Kitchen by Chris Maynard
Middle School
Grade 6: Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
Grade 7: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom by Walter Dean Myers
Grade 8: Ender's Game (Ender Series #1) Orson Scott Card
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
High School
Grade 9: Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard
Silent Spring by Rachel L. Carson
Grade 10: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy
Grade 11: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith and Katherine G. Balderston
Grade 12: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift and Pat Rogers
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sylvan Learning offers a free reading incentive program for children in grades K-8 at www.bookadventure.com. With Book Adventure children can create personalized book lists from more than 7,500 recommended titles, take quizzes on the books they’ve read at school or at home, and earn prizes for comprehension of the books they’ve read.
Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. With 30 years of experience and more than 900 centers located throughout North America, Sylvan’s proven process and personalized methods have inspired more than 2 million students to discover the joy of learning. Sylvan's trained and Sylvan-certified personal instructors provide individualized instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Sylvan helps students develop the skills, habits and attitudes needed for lifelong success. Visit www.DrRickBlog.com to share your personal academic experiences and comment on academic trends. For more information, call 1-800-31-SUCCESS or visit www.SylvanLearning.com-
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is perfect for students after they've mastered the material on Volume 1. With Phonics Volume 2, students discover other ways besides "silent e" to make long vowels, such as: ai, ay, ee, and ie. They practice long vowel patterns and apply phonics rules by reading sentences with words that feature long vowel sounds.