Explode the Code 3

I was very glad I started my 14 year old with Down Syndrome on these early books even though he was above this level. It gave him confidence to do the work books and helped him focus on following directions which will help when getting to the books in the series he struggles with. Great pictures. The only issue I have is sometimes the pictures can be confusing like for the letter N the picture is a tie in a collar. The first word that came to my mind and my son’s was “tie” but I realized since we were on the letter N it must be “necktie” that seems like two different words to a young reader and there are a couple of other compound words like that which young kids and ones with learning disability might struggle with so it is important to sit with your child and make sure they understand the right word for the drawing.

I'm using these books I originally discovered at our local thrift store. They are excellent books to teach little ones to learn to read, whoever designed these books did a very good job. the only complaint I would have is the illustrations in the book could be way better. I fully recommend these books.

These Get Ready A-C books are great. It is best to use these after the kids know the letters but haven’t learned letter sound yet. We used all about reading pre-reading which is A Lot more expensive than these but find my child learn better using these workbook style “curriculum.” One downside is the pictures can be a bit confusing to recognize but at least they appear over and over again.

We had been doing a different phonics curriculum (Spell to Write and Read), which was perfect for one of my children, but one of my kids was struggling to remember the various rules (like silent e's and long vowels) the way SWR presents them (kind of...haphazardly). We needed more regimented structure and ridiculous amounts of repetition to boost his confidence. So we jumped right in to this book for my 1st grader and (remedial) 2nd grader without doing any of the others in the series.My kids love:1. The silly sentences2. The "tricky" choose-the-right-word sections3. That they can jump right in and do pages without my help.I love:1. That they can jump right in and do pages without my help.2. The VERY methodical approach and plentiful repetition. My struggling son really needs the repetition, but he gets annoyed and discouraged when I remind him of the same things over and over. He seems to accept the repetition from the workbook more happily than from me. My not-struggling daughter doesn't really need the reading repetition, but she thinks the activities are pretty fun, and she benefits from the writing practice.3. The pictures of the other levels on the back of the book. My kids are stoked to "move up a level" when they're done with this book.I DON'T love:1. That there's no cursive option. We have been doing cursive since age 4 and love it, but there are unfortunately no phonics workbooks available that use cursive.2. That some phonics rules are kind of loose. SWR (which is like the Spalding method or Writing Road to Reading method) is amazing at being thorough and closing all those dumb English loopholes, and this is a bit less intensive. But it's working for us right now.

Awesome learning books for homeschooling

I know that Explode the code has been a round for a while. But to me this is new as my oldest is in Kindergarten now.I was unsure which book would be appropriate for him and I guessed that 3 would be the right one for him. I was right. I took a picture of the explode the code series content so you too - new parent- know what is in each book. I am not sure why the specifics of the contents of the book is not written on the product description.I am homeschooling and we have a very nice phonics program. However, it is nice to have extra practice that includes some writing and other little activities already there for me to pick through and for my child to complete. I think parents with kids struggling in school or looking for summer practice could also benefit of a workbook like this one.The pages are of decent quality. The child can erase a few times without ripping the page. All the pictures are black and white. In some activities the pictures will help kids know which word they are looking for. The book includes activities where the child has to read the words to match a picture or read a little sentence. There are explanations written in simple language for the kids. For example here's a quote: "If a little word ends in y, the y says /ī/."I bought a "used" workbook from one of the vendors. It doesn't look used to me. I did pick one that was described as excellent condition and I'm very happy with the purchase.

My son really likes this book. He never complains and looks forward to it. My only suggestion is maybe ship in in a box instead of paper. My book came extremely wrinkled like it got smashed in between some stuff.

Easy to use, easy to teach. Ive used these book for 3 of my other kids. I like it because it teaches with a pattern so the kids learn what to do without being able to read instructions. Some can be done independently. Only complaint is some of the pictures in the later books are hard to decipher what they are asking for.

These books are repetitive which is just what new learners need. These books are east enough that kids gain confidence quickly and enjoy the learning.

The kids love these books!

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Really pleased with advances in learning using this.Next Book please!