Fast Track Phonics - Student Book Author:Kaye Wiley Fast Track Phonics, by Kaye Wiley, is a highly visual program centered around the activities of a lively "Phonics Team." Each unit contains carefully controlled high-frequency words embedded in the context of simple, decodable sentences, with clear illustrations to bolster new readers' comprehension and confidence. Features The Student Book uses... more » the advantage of the Phonics Team to present: *Activities highlighting vowels, blends, digraphs, and dipthongs. *More than 400 high-frequency words illustrated in sentences. *Survival themes--sports, health, food, and shopping. *Grammar topics, including prepositions and verbs. *Ten engaging photo stories and photo plays for students to read and act out together. *Audiocassettes or audio CDs with chants, songs, readings, and photo stories and photo plays. *Colorful Phonics Cards to visually reinforce sounds and letters. *A comprehensive Teacher's Guide with phonetic awareness practice and a host of extension activities to engage older learners.« less