Comprehension * | Strtng Comprehension Starting Visually 3

Starting Visually 3 Introduces 47 Imageable And Graphically Memorable Words (Such As “Grass,” “Fish,” And “Rip”) As Well As Some More Abstract Function Words (Such As “Am,” “You,” And “Have/Had/Has”). These Function Words Are Introduced Gradually And In Context. Book 3 Also Introduces The Compound Word “Into”; Proper Nouns; Simple Contractions; The Inflections “Ing,” “Ed”; And Direct Quotation.

Starting Comprehension Promotes Reading For Meaning In Beginning Readers By Respecting That Children Do Not All Learn To Use Phonetic, Semantic, And Syntactic Reading Cues In The Same Order, Or With The Same Ease.

• Bridges The Gap Between Phonemic Awareness (An Understanding That Words Are Made Up Of Sounds) And Beginning Reading
• Children Learn To Write Each New Letter As They Learn Its Sound, Then Each New Sound Is Immediately Used To Read And Spell Words
• Differs From Conventional Instruction In Which The 26 Sounds Of The Alphabet Are Taught In Isolation Before They Are Used In Real Words
• Can Be Used To Supplement Any Beginning Reading Program