Boost materials are free. It would be nice if you would sign my guestbook, however, so I know how many people are using the materials (it takes less than a minute)--it's fun hearing from teachers! Any feedback is welcome. I would like to recommend Starfall.com, Leapfrog.com, the Leapfrog videos on Netflix, Brainchild.com, and the Rewards program by Anita Archer.
Dear Reading Teachers: I have added a new assessment instrument. See Item #8.
1. SET #1-SYSTEMATIC PHONICS© CHARTS
Click to download/print the PHONICS CHARTS.
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SET #2-SYSTEMATIC SPELLING© SYSTEM
--88 lists of words. Each list contains ten words. For example, List #1 is made up of CVC words using only the letters a, b, c, d, m, and t (at, bat, mat, cat, dad, bad, mad, cad, and tab), while list #81 is made up of words with "sure"--sure, surely, treasure, measure, leisure, assure, reassure, surefire, insure, and unsure.
--for teaching phonics/spelling. Each spelling list/phonics chart has a set of cards that can be laminated and used to reinforce teaching various phonics components, such as Silent E, Vowel Teams, Silent Letters, etc.
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SET #3-SYSTEMATIC WORD CARDS
--eight booklets about Mac the Bat, Dan the Ram, Tim the Pig, Sam the Man, Jen the Cat, Zak the Yak, and Bob the Bug. This set introduces abcdm in the first booklet, n and m in the second booklet, etc.
4. SET #4-BOOST FOR KINDERGARTEN©
--Lots of materials to aid in teaching the alphabet, the alphabetic principle, and letters sounds.5. SET #5-ALPHABET LEARNING AID
is an assessment instrument designed to be administered individually at the beginning of kindergarten. Test administration takes only 5-10 minutes per child and results in scores between 0-100, which is a score that parents understand. The PAR© is in PDF format. The PAR© is the only assessment instrument of its kind available, as far as I know.*
6. SET #6-PAR© THE PRIMARY ASSESSMENT OF READING
Click here to download/print the Primary Assessment of Reading.
7. SET #7- BOOST FOR FIRST GRADE© BOOKLETS.
--"The Hurt Puppy" and fourteen other stories teach all the Dolch words in story format.
Click here to download/print the PHONICS/SPELLING PLACEMENT TEST
8. SET #8 THE PHONICS/SPELLING PLACEMENT TEST©
9. MR. BEADY EYES--helps children learn, "b" from "d".
10. READING HELPS BOOKMARKS
11. SOME PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON READING
Note:These materials were developed for children who have great difficulty learning to read and have proven to be very effective with the population for which they were designed. Virtually all students who received the complete kindergarten and/or the complete first grade interventions (as needed) have passed the third grade Texas reading assessment (TAKS). All children may not need such a systematic approach to reading; however, these materials have been utilized successfully with children of various ability levels. I would welcome any comments and suggestions.
Thanks for visiting my site. J.Bordine, Ph.D.