Prepared to guide the nonprofessional in helping another person learn to read, this book consists of systematic phonics for the remedial or beginning reader. Some of the pages in the book are addressed to the tutor and some to the learner. Introductory material includes descriptions of reading, the teacher, phonics, tools used in learning to read,…

Very often, the greatest source of difficulty for the disabled reader is the inconsistency of the vowel sounds in the English language. This program, intended primarily for remedial use with any reader above the first grade, is designed to attack this problem by providing intense, highly structured practice in the regular vowel sounds while…

This book describes the step-by-step procedures of a program for reading, writing, and spelling. First published in 1972, it has been revised and expanded so that not only teachers but also parents and other interested adults can use the prescribed sequential lesson plans for one-to-one reading and spelling instruction. Stressing a positive…

The basic reading course outlined in this student handbook emphasizes the decoding process. The contents consist of a letter-and-sound spelling chart and 87 course modules which are based on single-letter and letter-combination sounds. Many of the modules include exercises, and some contain reading material. (JM)

This handbook outlines the curriculum objectives for the children's television program, "The Electric Company." The first portion of the text delineates strategies for teaching symbol/sound analysis, including units on blends, letter groups, and word structure. A second section addresses strategies for reading for meaning, including…