Program (textbook) + First Grade Workbook Set

Reading and Spelling Pure & Simple is a thoughtfully designed, well-crafted reading program that takes students from being struggling readers to being confident, full-fledged readers in 90 lessons. The lessons teach the letter and sound patterns of the English language; students learn to associate alphabet letters and letter combinations with their assigned sounds. Concepts are explained in terms of “patterns” rather than “rules”—a far less intimidating approach for most students. Spelling and word comprehension are emphasized throughout the curriculum.

This text provides for small group (centers and reading groups), and one-on-one instruction. Teachers using this curriculum have been pleased by the dramatic improvement their students have shown when tested by reading programs such as Fountas and Pinnell, Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI), and computer programs including iStation and Read 180.

Special education students (those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, or sensory processing issues) have benefited immeasurably from using our curriculum, as have children on the autism spectrum, ESL, and ELL students whose first language is Spanish, Burmese, Vietnamese, or another foreign language. The textbook has been very successfully used in Tier 2 (Response to Intervention) programs. Surprisingly, classroom teachers have realized that accomplished students enjoy and benefit from the lessons as much as those who struggle.