Preview

Curious to see if Literacy Essentials: The Journey from Spelling to Reading is right for your classroom? You have come to the right place! These previews of the First Edition Literacy Essentials for First and Second Grades offer teachers and school leaders a glimpse the changes made to the curriculum since the Pilot, which include a fresh design, layout improvements, in-depth descriptions of all repeated practices, and expanded Copy Masters books re-named as Companion Volumes.

These previews do not include every page. Rather, they showcase key pages that demonstrate the increased clarity and improved design found in the First Edition. 

First Grade

First Grade Teacher Guide PT 1

The Teacher Guides gives extensive background knowledge on grammar concepts, example teacher-student dialogue, and daily orthography instruction. Part 1 includes an introduction to the method and instruction for Weeks 1-14.

First Grade Teacher Guide PT 2

The Teacher Guides gives extensive background knowledge on grammar concepts, example teacher-student dialogue, and daily orthography instruction. Part 2 includes a brief introduction and instruction for Weeks 15-36.

First Grade Companion Volume

The Companion Volume (previously called "Copy Masters" in the pilot edition) contains reference material for teachers on handwriting, phonogram and orthography instruction, reading, grammar, and writing. It contains materials to copy for classroom use and sample wall charts and student orthography notebook pages.

Second Grade