Dr. Michael Bend of ABeCeDarian Company in Ithaca, NY and Author/Illustrator Dr. Andrea Hazard of Danby, NY, announced the launch today of an illustrated series of 10 companion storybooks for the ABeCeDarian Company Reading Program.
Michael Bend, spends quite a bit of time summarizing the required knowledge for students to be able to decode words and to do it well: knowledge, skills, strategies and practice.
He goes into a lot of detail explaining why this knowledge is important and how it will be taught using ABeCeDarian. I really appreciated this level of detail, as I am working with a very intelligent, yet struggling, 2nd grade reader who has been working on his reading skills by choice, since he was 3 years old and his big brother sat down for his first kindergarten lessons and he followed suit, though this had not been my plan. No tubs of educational toys for this child, he wanted to do his lessons like his 3 older siblings. He has a high level of concentration and comprehension, but has struggled to learn how to read.
FROM: oldfashionedgirls
The ABeCeDarian reading program is a comprehensive phonics-based program that also teaches spelling and handwriting.
It teaches phonics through practice and familiarity rather than by requiring students to memorize rules. Rather than learning numerous rules, children learn to “flex” by experimenting with the various possible sounds that might be represented by the letters. All of the steps for learning to read are taught explicitly, which can be especially helpful for children who struggle with learning to read.
Level A | Interactive and E-reader versions now available
Interactive Level A and e-reader versions of the Storybooks are now available!
A digital, interactive Level A student workbook is now available. Put all of the tools you need to conduct Level A lessons on your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. The interactive workbook contains exactly the same lessons in the same sequence as in regular Student Workbooks A1 and A2, so you can use the interactive book along with the paper workbooks or in place of them.
THE STORYBOOKS FOR LEVEL A ARE ALSO NOW AVAILABLE IN E-READER VERSIONS ON AMAZON.COM AND THE APPLE IBOOKS STORE.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR LEVEL A STUDENT WORKBOOK
All the materials for Level A are now available in digital formats
in the form of an Interactive Student Workbook that can run from any device with a web browser and e-reader versions of the Storybooks for Level A.
The Interactive Level A workbook presents all of the lessons and activities contained in ABeCeDarian Student Workbooks A1 and A2, including Word Puzzles, Spelling Chains, Reading Chains, as well as handwriting and spelling practice. The digital version can work in concert with Student Workbooks A1 and A2 or can replace them entirely.
E-Reader Versions of the Storybooks for Level A
The ten companion Storybooks for Level A are available in e-reader forms for use in iBooks, Kindle, and other e-readers. You can get a look at these books by clicking on a title in the box below. The e-reader versions of the Storybooks are sold individually.