Spire Decodable Set B1 Starter (Boxed Set)

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Stories

S.P.I.R.E. is a comprehensive, multisensory, systematic reading and language arts program designed for struggling readers and for students with learning differences. At each level for each skill in the S.P.I.R.E. Scope and Sequence, Students read words, sentences, and stories in their Reader to apply and reinforce concepts taught in the Teacher's Guide for that level, as well as to reinforce previously taught skills. The stories in S.P.I.R.E. are not illustrated, so that students focus directly on decoding strategies, not picture-reading strategies, for word recognition and meaning. The stories are written to enable the teacher to directly teach vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. The S.P.I.R.E. scope and sequence is based on utility and frequency of use, spiraling concepts in order to bring students to full literacy. Concepts taught to Level 1 students include: Short vowels a, i, o, u, e: closed syllable, initial and medial positions Consonant digraphs sh, ch, th, wh: initial and medial positions Welded sounds ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk S.P.I.R.E. has been used throughout the country with great success by thousands of students who need a direct, systematic, sequential approach to reading. Based on Orton-Gillingham methodologies, S.P.I.R.E. incorporates the most recent research regarding best practices in reading and language arts instruction. Each level of the curriculum is systematically structured, ensuring that students experience continuous and visible success. S.P.I.R.E. addresses all skills recommended by the National Reading Panel. These skills include: Phonological Awareness Rhyme Providing and categorization Phoneme and syllable segmentation, deletion, and substitution Blending sounds, syllables, and words Phonics Explicit instruction in decoding and encoding skills Comprehensible, decodable text at every level Phonogram cards for sound/symbol relationships Key word concept sheets to reinforce correct phoneme production Fluency Fluency drills for the entire scope and sequence Decodable connected text for automaticity and fluency practice - more than any other program Daily oral reading Phrasing, pausing and inflection are modeled and practiced Comprehension Literal and inferential thinking Visualization strategies Explicit vocabulary development Vocabulary Phonetically controlled vocabulary words with every lesson Vocabulary development to ensure text compr