{"id":1208,"date":"2010-06-18T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-167-summertime-beginning-reading-help-saxon-phonics-programs-to-use-with-struggling-young-readers-part-iv-of-iv\/"},"modified":"2015-03-12T02:38:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T02:38:59","slug":"day-167-summertime-beginning-reading-help-saxon-phonics-programs-to-use-with-struggling-young-readers-part-iv-of-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-167-summertime-beginning-reading-help-saxon-phonics-programs-to-use-with-struggling-young-readers-part-iv-of-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"day 167: summertime\u2014beginning reading help\u2014SAXON –phonics programs to use with struggling young readers\u2014part iv of iv"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saxon Publishers<\/p>\n
Saxon has three options to teach phonics to young children and struggling\/older students. I will detail the three separately since they are uniquely designed for different purposes.<\/p>\n
1. Saxon Phonics and Spelling: https:\/\/saxonpublishers.hmhco.com\/en\/saxonphonics.htm<\/a><\/p>\n a. Complete phonics program graded for each grade kindergarten through third grade<\/p>\n b. Concepts are introduced incrementally<\/p>\n c. Easy to use lesson scripts <\/p>\n d. Has remediation strategies and activities emphasized throughout<\/p>\n e. Contains little readers that go with each lesson (no need to purchase separate readers); this would also save you from trying to figure out which reader out of your collection is appropriate for your child following each lesson<\/p>\n f. Includes a good blend of high frequency words and phonemic awareness<\/p>\n g. Good for spelling instruction too; strong foundation for spelling later too<\/p>\n h. Daily practice and review<\/p>\n i. Downfalls:<\/p>\n (1) Pricey for remediation\u2014might be more \u201cstuff\u201d than a summer remediation really needs<\/p>\n (2) Contains handwriting practice within it, which many might consider a benefit, but my struggling readers were not ready to do a lot of writing too, so I would consider that a downside or just omit that portion<\/p>\n (3) Created for the classroom (like Saxon Math); thus, it has \u201cmore\u201d than a tutor might need; contains some busy work because of this<\/p>\n (4) Looks overwhelming when you open the package AND you have to assemble all of those great little readers I just described above!<\/p>\n (5) Since it is a \u201cgraded\u201d program, you will likely not get what you need in a remediation situation; you will either get all of the first grade skills (if you purchase grade one) or all of the second grade skills (if you purchase grade two), etc.<\/p>\n