Explode the Code 1

WOW! Our daughter was a struggling reader. The school's means for teaching her how to read just did not work for her. I remembered as a child that my parents drilled me with phonics workbooks, and I am now an English teacher. Therefore, I bought the series for our daughter. From day one of using this series of workbooks her confidence shot through the roof. Lessons are straightforward and precise. The format is repetitve so she can easily familiarize herself with what's expected of her. She is now reading at grade level, and will soon start to shoot ahead (and she hasn't even finished with the third workbook). Glad I invested in this set; I wish the schools would consider such a worthwhile product.

It breaks words down and supplies repetition to help beginning readers. It is only one component, but it helps.

This is the workbook to the text, Ordinary Parent's guide to teaching your child to read. It is incremental, and covers everything that the texts does in the order that the text book covers it. It really is a shame that the OPGTTYCR did not tell me that these were the workbooks for that guide. I found out on a homeschooling yahoo group and we have been happily progressing along.

This series is amazing!!!!! My four year old has completed explode the code 1 and is sounding words out, reading and SPELLING!!!!! These books are engaging and she loves them. Where were these books when I was a child? The author has broken down phonics, reading and spelling into a very easy, very user friendly system. I use it and my best friend who also homeschools in using these books with the same results.

I have used these products with small reading groups and with my own children. I also like the before the code and beyond the code books.