{"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

2. Phonics Intervention: https:\/\/saxonpublishers.hmhco.com\/en\/phonicsintervention.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

a. Created specifically for remediation, targeting fourth grade and up, though a second or third grader would also benefit from it<\/p>\n

b. Clear, well-paced lessons at more of a tutorial speed than a regular classroom speed<\/p>\n

c. No training needed; just open and begin<\/p>\n

d. Skills are introduced and repeated as needed<\/p>\n

e. Comes with colorful, controlled-vocabulary reading material, so you do not need to purchase readers<\/p>\n

f. Not too childish for older students<\/p>\n

g. Downfalls: I\u2019ve never used or seen this program first hand, but I have heard a lot of good about it. The downside I would think could be that it is not a Christian publisher, so the readers will likely be secular. However, I think the benefits (tutoring approach, easy to use, reading material provided, intensive phonics, etc.) would outweigh that for a short tutoring situation<\/p>\n

3. Bold Intervention: https:\/\/saxonpublishers.hmhco.com\/en\/boldintervention.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

a. Saxon says this program is THE program to put your older struggling students on the path to progress<\/p>\n

b. Systematic, explicit phonics programs\u2014a real plus for an older child\u2019s remediation program as many times older children\u2019s (and adults\u2019) programs have a tendency to forget the phonics in favor of memorization techniques)<\/p>\n

c. Definitely made for older kids\u2014magazine style books, older topics in the reading materials, not childish looking, etc.<\/p>\n

d. Claims to get results in just one semester\u2014so seems very tutor-friendly, not focusing on superfluous skills but just getting down to the bare bones of making a reader our of a non reader<\/p>\n

e. Easy to teach<\/p>\n

f. \u201cReaders\u201d are magazine style with full color graphics and a variety of types of materials\u2014if you have an older child who need phonics remediation, this would be a real plus because it would not have the student reading \u201cMat sat\u201d at age eleven or twelve, which can be demoralizing<\/p>\n

g. Downsides: Again, I have not seen this program, but it is rare to find a strong phonetically based program for older students\u2014with high interest\/low readability materials such as those contained within this. Again, the content is secular, and I imagine that all of the reading material would not be up to my liking, but the topics (extreme sports, wild animals, legends, etc.) are extremely interesting to older kids<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, I wouldn\u2019t hesitate to use one of the last two programs listed here for remediation (or the Saxon Phonics and Spelling for my first or second grader as a homeschooler). I would probably go with the Intervention for struggling second through fourth graders and Bold Intervention for fifth graders and up who are still word calling at a primary level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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