A wonderful introduction to early language arts skills, First Start Reading covers consonants, short & long vowels, common words, and manuscript printing. Simple, effective, and reasonable, this enjoyable curriculum accompanies the lessons with artist-drawn coloring pictures and drawing pages for every letter. Your child will begin reading in the very first lesson as he or she progresses through five student books and two teacher's guides.

The teacher's manual will guide you through the program; reduced student pages are prominently placed at the top of the page; beneath, a scripted introduction and lesson are provided, incorporating letter names and sounds, ear training, letter formation with pencil checks, blendings, workbook exercises, reading comprehension questions, and other applicable exercises.

Workbook A features coloring pages with items with the same beginning letter as the accompanying handwriting page; students trace letters and can draw their own picture. Short stories are included in the back (with room to again draw a picture), and a word mastery list is provided.

Workbook B includes the letter pages, short stories, and word mastery list, as well as room to write in dictation exercises

Workbook C features handwriting practice that focuses more on words, longer stories, and a word mastery list.

Workbook D covers CVC common words, final consonant blends, and completing words.

Workbook D covers CVC common words, final consonant blends, and completing words.

Workbook E covers long vowel teams, soft c and g and the three sounds of y.

    This Kit Includes:
  • Teacher Guide A-D, 327 pages, softcover, with blackline masters
  • Teacher Guide E, 80 pages, softcover.
  • Workbook A, 68 pages, softcover.
  • Workbook B, 76 pages, softcover.
  • Workbook C, 106 pages, softcover.
  • Workbook D, 72 pages, softcover.
  • Workbook E, 80 pages, softcover.

First Start Reading Books

  1. First Start Reading Book A
    Cheryl Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2010 / Trade Paperback
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  2. First Start Reading Book B
    Cheryl Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2010 / Trade Paperback
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  3. First Start Reading Book C
    Cheryl Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2010 / Trade Paperback
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  4. First Start Reading Book D, 2nd  Edition
    Kelly Booker
    Memoria Press / 2020 / Trade Paperback
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First Start Reading Storybooks

  1. First Start Reading Storybook A
    Memoria Press / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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  2. First Start Reading Storybook B
    Memoria Press / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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  3. First Start Reading Storybook C
    Memoria Press / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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  4. First Start Reading Storybook D
    Memoria Press / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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First Start Reading Teacher Guides

  1. First Start Reading Teacher's Guide,  3rd Edition
    Cheryl Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2020 / Spiral Bound
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  2. First Start Reading Book E Teacher's  Guide
    Michelle Tefertiller
    Memoria Press / 2015 / Trade Paperback
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Phonics Resources

100 Days of Summer Reading

  1. 100 Days of Summer Reading 1
    Leigh Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2018 / Trade Paperback
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  2. 100 Days of Summer Reading 2
    Leigh Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2018 / Trade Paperback
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  3. 100 Days of Summer Reading 3
    Leigh Lowe
    Memoria Press / 2018 / Trade Paperback
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Easy Reader Classics

  1. The Wind in the Willows #1: The  Riverbank
    Kenneth Grahame
    Memoria Press / 2003 / Trade Paperback
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  2. The Wind in the Willows #2: The Open  Road
    Kenneth Grahame
    Memoria Press / 2003 / Trade Paperback
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  3. The Wind in the Willows #3: The Wild  Wood
    Kenneth Grahame
    Memoria Press / 2004 / Trade Paperback
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  4. The Wind in the Willows #4: Home  Sweet Home
    Kenneth Grahame
    Memoria Press / 2004 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Phonics From A to Z, 4th Edition: A  Practical Guide
    Wiley Blevins
    Scholastic Teaching Solutions / 2023 / Trade Paperback
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  2. Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the  Intermediate Grades, 3rd Edition
    Wiley Blevins
    Scholastic Teaching Solutions / 2023 / Trade Paperback
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