Basic Angling PDF Download

Phonics programs may go in and out of fashion in mainstream education, but there's always an ongoing need for them -- especially among special needs students who require visual pegs to hold onto as they climb the literacy ladder. The Angling for Words instructional program is one that teachers across the country have depended on for many years...because it works!Developed by remedial language therapist Carolyn Bowen and other talented educators, the program is carefully designed to combine auditory, tactile, and motor channels. Based on classic Orton-Gillingham procedures, it offers students with learning difficulties a step-by-step approach for learning efficient reading and spelling skills.The key elements of the program are the Basic Angling Workbook, which focuses on building beginning decoding skills, and the Study Book and Teacher's Line, both appropriate for use with students who have skill levels of 4th grade and up. The Angling Workbook gives students added opportunities to apply the decoding skills they are learning in the Study Book. Angling for Words is an effective phonics program for elementary students and ESL and adult literacy classes.This versatile component (tan cover) of the Angling program is designed for any student needing phonetic decoding and spelling training controlled to basic vocabulary. Primary children with reading difficulties, students in learning disabilities programs, and participants in adult literacy instruction have all benefited from its use in one-to-one or small group settings. It can be used either as a sequentially controlled instructional program or as a supplement to other programs.The teacher's manual incorporates the entirestudent text with instructions for each page. An Appendix includes a phonetic survey for pre- or post- testing, a sample lesson plan, and progress charts to display mastered phonograms in reading and in spelling for student and teacher reference.