Customer Reviews

Explode the Code Book 2

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My six year old is almost finished with Explode the Code 2; her decoding skills have increased 100% since starting this program. She loves the simple illustrations and the easy to follow instructions, and I love the pace she is learning at-not too fast, not too slow. She actually loves doing her lesson each day, since the worksheets have a predictable format but aren't boring. The lessons are also short, which helps to keep her attention. Overall this is a wonderful foundation phonics program for beginning readers as well as for those readers learning the more complicated rules of grammar.

My six year old daughter was starting 2nd grade and was struggling with reading. I felt like she missed something in phonics in 1st grade. I bought this book and had her do 1 or 2 pages each day. They were fairly easy for her but it really helped build her confidence and she was able to pick up what she missed.
It covers only SHORT vowel sounds.
It also covers clusters at the beginning and end, for example clam, block, wind
Some of the words covered are:
glass
flag
skunk
crack
spell
sniff
swim
twin
drip
desk
lamp
gift
sink
crust
plant
There are many more words but just to give you an idea of what types of words are on the worksheets.

I have taught with the Explode the Code series for years in private schools, especially in first and second grade. The lessons are very easy to follow - each 8 page sequence introduces a new phonics pattern; the exercises get more challenging as the child moves through the lesson. The directions are very simple and the format is consistent throughout the series. The "1/2" books provide more practice with the previous book's lessons before your child moves on to the concepts in the next book.

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.

My son was given this book by the Title One reading assistant at our school. He was able to do the pages himself and gained confidence in spelling.

I feel this is a great supplement for kids who are a bit behind in their reading skills. I'm getting book 2 &1/2 and 3 to work on in the summer months.

Explode the Code takes learners through word / sound recognition, then practice in spelling and writing and finally checks for understanding/comprehension. I highly recommend it!

My son is an early reader at 4.5 but was at times guessing what certain words were because he was too excited about reading the story. This book teaches not to cheat because they have similar spelled words and you have to read and understand the whole sentence and match it with the picture. It's very good for teaching comprehension. It also teaches spelling in a few different ways while learning phonics. There is lots of review for words learned. I really enjoy this book. It is black and white with minimal graphics. This helps my son because he gets distracted by neat pictures and begins to guess the story line instead of reading. It's a very crisp clean teaching book.

If you child is not yet feeling comfortable with writing this is also a good book because there is some writing but not a ton. We do writing areas orally as suggested by other experienced teachers until he feels more adept at writing.

My daughter is a auditory learner and like almost all kids at five years of age learning is enhanced by a "hands-on" approach. These books are a good combination of both. Children have to mark their selections with X's and circles and introductory spelling of short vowel words. Book 2 focuses on beginning blends as well. They must also read simple sentences aloud to answer yes/no questions and to choose the sentence that best describes a picture. My daughter and I enjoy these books. They are a good complement to our homeschool phonics program.

So glad that I have this. Its great supplemental work and there are so many others who trust this for supplemental work. My son loves get ready, get set, go for the code and so this is a step up from there and i'm happy to have it.

Explode The Code series are soo wonderful. My 6 year old had ended kindergarten and still couldn't read or write. I was at a loss and the teacher would just tell me that she didn't have time to give extra help to children that needed it. My daughter even told me that her teacher told her just to, "sit there and look cute." I thought that maybe something was wrong with my child or that maybe she had a learning disability that I needed to explore in order for her to reach her potential. My cousin that is also a kindergarten teacher recommended this series in order to ease my worries and my mind.

I LOVE THESE BOOKS! They are soo wonderful. My daughter just finished the Explode The Code 3 1/2 now and can't wait to start more. She is now in 1st grade and does her regular homework and then the books on weekdays and weekends.

BOTTOM LINE: Do not worry if your child is beating to his or her own drum, it just takes time for their own learning light to shine! Do NOT rely only on the schools in order for your children to learn, you will be greatly disappointed. You need to be extremely involved in your children's learning. Be very patient, because it will be a slow process when you start. When the light bulbs in their heads finally shine...They will SOAR!!