Explode the Code Teacher’s Guide for Books 5 and 6

The Teacher’s Guide and Key, Books 5 – 6, expands on the skills presented in the student books, providing teachers with various options for instruction and reinforcement. The wide variety of activities may be adapted for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one learning situations. Each lesson addresses the principles of effective reading instruction and follows the same easy-to-use format:

• Quick Review / Link to Prior Knowledge
• Phonemic and Phonological Awareness
• Phonics
• Vocabulary
• Completing Student Pages
• Fluency
• Comprehension
• Writing
• Differentiating Instruction
• Posttest Keys for Books 5, 5 1/2, 6, and 6 1/2

Explode The Code® has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling.