Grade Two Teacher's Guide Set (2nd Edition)

These guides offer 34 Core Units and 8 Consolidation Units of research-based interactive instruction to accelerate learning. This second edition of the Grade Two Teacher’s Guide encompasses the fun of learning with Letterland friends, while ensuring that the core criteria of an effective, systematic, phonics and phonological awareness program are fully met.

This set includes four guides:

• Grade Two Teacher's Guide - Whole Group (2nd Edition)
• Grade Two Teacher's Guide - Small Group (2nd Edition)
• Grade Two Tricks & Strategies (2nd Edition)
• Grade Two Assessments and Progress Monitoring (2nd Edition)

Featuring:

• 34 Core Units and 8 Consolidation Units, each following a clear Five-Day Unit Plan
• A spiralling, cumulative sequence that reviews and consolidates Kindergarten and Grade One concepts while minimising gaps
• Small Group lessons aligned to the Whole Group core lessons for differentiated instruction
• All six Syllable Types, completed with Consonant-le, applied to single and multisyllabic words
• High-utility prefixes and suffixes, with extended morphology and spelling rules
• Blending and reading routines including Live Reading, Word Building and the Finger Tapping Trick
• Spelling integrated with grammar, capitalization and punctuation, using Live Spelling, Sound/Elkonin Boxes, Word Sort and Spelling Sort
• A Tricky Word Procedure that separates the decodable parts of a word from the parts to be memorized
• Text-level fluency work with decodable Unit Stories and 80+ decodable stories from the Phonics Readers
• Vocabulary and comprehension development through Letterland stories and scenes, story maps and character interviews
• Think-Aloud scripts, Teacher Tips and Spelling Tips, and guided self-correction examples
• Core and Supplementary Assessments to monitor progress and guide pacing, reteaching and small group differentiation
• A wealth of supporting resources including Phonics Online downloads, instructional videos and animated stories and songs

Letterland’s K–2 Foundational Skills Curriculum is rated ALL GREEN “Meets Expectations” on EdReports.