Mott Media Language Arts

This preprimer helps students learn beginning and ending consonant sounds, middle short vowel sounds, and digraphs ch, sh, and th. The activities teach sounds in words and words in sentences. Basic words needed for good sentence sense are included in the lessons, or in correlation activities. Pupils should learn to spell the words taught with the short vowel sounds. Activities are presented in brief lessons in boxes labeled with letters. This format is designed to help pupils keep their places in the workbook. Also, this format is typical of achievement tests with test items in separate boxes. Other activities are included to give pupils learning experiences in categorizing, discrimination, matching items, filling in blanks, singular and plural, using periods and commas, and capital letters. All scripture references are taken from the King James Version.

Delightful, catchy melodies teach each letter of the alphabet and the most important digraphs--ch, sh, th, and wh. Can be used in preschool and primary grades, in remedial reading and speech therapy, and in the teacher preparation program at college level. 76 pages, softcover.

By learning phonics, your child will have the best possible start in reading, spelling, and language skills. Each card in the kit contains one "phonogram", which is defined as either one letter or a combination of letters which represents one sound in a word. For example, in the word "that", the phonograms are "th", "a", and "t". The break-down of a word, such as "that", is called decoding, and is also practiced with these cards. The cards come with a wall chart and detailed instructions for the teacher.

Benefit from the voice of experience! Collected from a variety of magazines, including Evangelizing Today's Child, Home School Digest, Homeschooling Today, and The Teaching Home, Beechick's essays address a wide range of common questions, including "What Happened to the King's English?"; "Should We Buy an Encyclopedia?"; and "How Can I Help My Dyslexic Child?" 249 pages, softcover from Arrow.

What are pattern stories, and how do they help your child's thinking? What is the best way to expand your child's vocabulary? How can you get more learning from field trips? These and many more questions are answered in this manual, which tells you what to teach and how to teach kindergarden and primary children in many areas of language. Contains a full year's lesson strategy. No workbooks needed.

If you've ever been caught off guard by questions like "why is scheme spelled with 'ch' instead of 'k'"? This reference book will help you not only give the correct answer, but explain why. Arranged alphabetically, you'll be able to look up letter or letter combinations, learning about their short, long, broad, unstressed, and team sounds, as well as leveled words, exceptions, spelling rules, and more. Information about English history, syllables, spelling and other information is also given for a complete reference to English phonics, spelling and pronunciation. 342 pages, hardcover with dust jacket.