The Teacher’s Guide and Key, Books 7–8, 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
* Answer Key for student book exercises
* Post test Keys

Explode The Code® is a research-based, multisensory program geared to improving literacy with direct, systematic, phonics instruction. Explode The Code’s classic print program includes a sequence of student books with coordinating placement tests and instructional support. Build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling with the Explode The Code series.

This proven Orton-Gillingham based program has helped millions of students gain early literacy skills.

The Explode The Code Difference
- Research-based, multisensory instruction
- Abundant practice and reinforcement opportunities for greater retention
- Development of comprehension skills through reading in context
- Accommodations for English Language Learners and struggling readers

Scope and Sequence

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