Explode the Code/Book Four [Paperback]

Nancy Hall (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0838814638 | ISBN-13: 978-0838814635 | Publication Date: June 1990

Explode The Code provides a sequential, systematic approach to phonics in which students blend sounds to build vocabulary and read words, phrases, sentences, and stories. Frequent review of previously

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Educators Pub. Service (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838814638
• ISBN-13: 978-0838814635
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explode the Code Book 4, November 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Explode the Code/Book Four (Paperback)

I homeschool my 7 year-old daughter who is at the 2nd grade level. Explode the Code was recommended to me as a good phonics workbook for her and I agree 100%. Nancy Hall makes this a very easy way to learn phonics. My daughter has accepted this book easily and readily. I recommend this book to anybody who needs to learn phonics or teach it to their child.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great materials for Student and Parent/Teacher., December 5, 2006

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Vantageshop-com "vantageshop-com" (Jacksonville Beach, Fl USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Explode the Code/Book Four (Paperback)

I purchased and have used Explode the Code books 1-4 to date. I also bought and am using the Teachers Guides as well. I enjoy the Guides as they take me through the process of introducing a skill, by offering short and effective interactive presentations or exercises. These usually take only minutes each, and with only a small amount of creativity can be extended when needed. Such activities include a short review of previous skill(s), a phonemic awareness activity, fluency, comprehension, writing, and a challenge, as well as the introduction of that unit's skill. The feedback from these is just what I need to know if its time to progress or not. The exercises also allow me to teach objectives from several angles despite my limited experience. Additional exercises are also presented to appeal to various learning styles.

My student enjoys the Student pages in the Explode the Code books. Once a student learns to do each type of exercise they can be completed with a great degree of independence. Some times we spend more time on student pages one day and more time with other activities the other just to mix it up a bit.

The ETC 1/2 numbered series offers more practice on the same skills taught in the whole numbered books.

For those on a budget, or who are not ready to commit to purchasing an entire phonics system, as well as others who only need to remediate certain objectives, the fact that these books are sold separately is nice.

While I use these as part of our home schooling day, I feel these books would be well suited for parents who wish to challenge a reader who is not being challenged in early grades at school, or who wishes to help remediate a slow or struggling reader. Explode the code is actually written for use in a class setting however is well designed and lends to any student/teacher ratio.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bottom Line - It Works!, November 10, 2005

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CD "devotedmomof7" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Explode the Code/Book Four (Paperback)

The progressive phonics introduction, the engaging little drawings, the repetitive tasks, the systematic skill progression, among other educational objectives, all boil down to one fact ~ THIS WORKS! I've tried several other methods to assist my special child in spelling and reading. While these workbooks are marketed more as a supplement to a reading program, nothing has been more influential in my daughter actually GETTING IT! She is always eager to pull out her Explode the Code book first. The progess is consistently steady. My friend's child who is not learning challenged feels the same enthusiam. The publisher of this series also produces the wonderful Wordly Wise 3000 workbooks which are equally successful and well-received by my students.