Direct Instruction Materials

Reading Horizons offers a wide range of direct instruction materials to meet your unique classroom needs. Age- and level-appropriate manuals and instructional aides ensure your instruction is right on target for the students you serve. Read on for more information about our effective direct instruction materials.

• Teacher's Manual (two volumes) with lessons plans, including phonemic awareness activities. Enrichment CD contains black-line masters, teacher aids, and activities.
• Sound Essentials Manual with activities to enrich and reinforce instruction including practice pages (black-line), games, and instructional aids.
• 616 Reverse Listening Cards for student practice and reinforcement.
• 14 wall posters (42 sounds of the alphabet, blends, key vowels, Five Phonetic Skills, Two Decoding Skills, and 9 Most Common Words posters).
• Tote bag.
• Optional flip charts (blends and alphabet sounds purchased separately, $60).

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• The same Teacher's Manual (two volumes) as C500. Enrichment CD contains black-line masters, teacher aids, and activities.
• Kindergarten Sound Essentials Manual.
• 792 large-print Reverse Listening cards for student practice and reinforcement.
• Seven wall posters (alphabet, blends, vowels, and four Most Common Words posters).
• Tote bag.
• Optional flip charts (blends and alphabet sounds purchased separately, $60).

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The same components as the C500, with two exceptions:

• Reverse Listening Cards. This kit contains 876 large-print Reverse Listening Cards that divide skills into smaller learning increments, have fewer words on each card, and have large print, making them easier for special needs students to read.
• Flip charts to practice alphabet and blends sounds.

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The computer software refers to the Little Books for additional practice. The Little Books contain vocabulary-controlled stories and are designed to sequentially follow the phonics skills and Most Common Words taught in each section of the Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself program. The Little Books are cleverly illustrated and provide an excellent opportunity for students to use and practice the phonics, grammar, and reading skills they have learned in each of the lessons. The set is color-coordinated with the section skills in the Teacher’s Manual. This supplement is a must for all elementary customers. (5.5 x 8.5 inches)

One set included with purchase of C500, C550, and C560.

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• Teacher's Manual contains instruction in foundational concepts pertinent to the Reading Horizons program. Includes clearly marked ELL language guides and aids. Enrichment CD contains, teacher aids, and activities.
• 248 Reverse Listening Cards which are used for students' practice and skill reinforcement.
• Five wall posters (42 sounds of the alphabet, blends, key vowels, Five Phonetic Skills, and Two Decoding Skills).
• One Student Workbook, which provides worksheets and activities that correlate directly with the software and teacher materials to enhance learning (consumable).
• One English Language Enhancement booklet with additional activities for ELL students (consumable).
• Tote bag.

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• Teacher’s Manual (two volumes) with lesson plans and activities designed for use with older students, including clearly marked ELL language guides and aids. Enrichment CD contains, teacher aids, and activities.
• 248 Reverse Listening Cards, which are used for students practice and skill reinforcement.
• Five wall posters (42 sounds of the alphabet, blends, vowels, Five Phonetic Skills, and Two Decoding Skills).
• One Student Workbook, which provides worksheets and activities that correlate directly with the software and teacher materials to enhance learning (consumable).
• One English Language Enhancement booklet with additional activities for ELL students (consumable).
• Tote bag.

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The Reading Horizons Student Workbook was developed to provide reinforcement activities for students while in class or at home. Student Workbook activities provide a simple review of the skills taught and allow students to practice marking words, read passages that contain applicable text, and then apply the skill to see it used in context. This consumable workbook is correlated exactly with either the Reading Horizons software or direct instruction materials. Every lesson in the teacher materials references the applicable workbook activity.

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This booklet provides additional activities for ELL learners as they proceed through the Reading Horizons curriculum. It integrates vocabulary strategies, pronunciation practice, and a culture reference to expand the program’s usefulness for English language learners. This item is consumable.

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C626 - (Reading Grade levels 1–4)

C627 - (Reading Grade levels 5–6)

C628 - (Reading Grade levels 7–12)

C629 - Teacher Edition

The Reading Library books contain the passages that are presented in the Reading Horizons software library. The passages are leveled from 1st–12th grade and include graphics and comprehension questions. Book 1 includes passages that range from first to fourth grade, Book 2 fifth to sixth, and Book 3 seventh to twelfth.

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