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Explode the Code is a phonics curriculum that is widely used in homeschools for reading instructions.  It spans grades K through 4 in one comprehensive program. It is also useful for remedial instruction.

Some of the features that homeschooling families like in the phonics curriculum include:

• Research-based, multisensory instruction in encoding and decoding, and writing exercises that allow for handwriting instruction and practice
• Reinforcement in the “½ books” series offering extra practice for every skill taught in books 1–6
• Teacher support provided through Teacher’s Guides and a Placement Test
• Instruction in early literacy skills and letter formation in Books A, B, and C
• Additional comprehension development in the Beyond The Code series
• English Language Learners Guide for teachers that focuses on vocabulary, grammar, reading and comprehension
Get Ready, Get Set, Go for The Code
Grades K–1

Get Ready for The Code A
Consonants b, f, k, m, r, and t

Get Set for The Code B
Consonants d, h, j, n, p, and s

Go for The Code C
Consonants c, g, l, q, v, w, x, y, and z

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Grades K–4

Books 1 and 1 ½
Consonant review
Short vowel sounds

Books 2 and 2 ½
Initial and final consonant blends

Books 3 and 3 ½
Long vowels including silent –e
Digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch, ng, ck)
Trigraphs (-tch)
Vowel digraphs (ee-ea, ai-ay, oa-ow)

Books 4 and 4 ½
Compound words
Common endings (-ful, -ing, -est, -ed, -ness)
Syllable types (open, closed, ending in -y and -le, diphthong, and three-syllable words

 Books 5 and 5 ½
Word families (all-alk, old-olt-oll, ild-ind, qu words)
3-letter blends (thr, shr, scr, str, spr, spi)
Diphthong -ey
Three sounds of -ed

Books 6 and 6 ½
r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur)
Diphthongs (oo, oi-oy, ou-ow, au-aw, ew-ui-ue-ou)
Vowel digraphs (ea, ie, igh)

Book 7
Soft c and g
Silent consonants
Word patterns (ear, ei, eigh)
Digraph ph

Book 8
Advanced suffixes and endings
Beyond The Code
Grades 2–4

Beyond The Code 1

Beyond The Code 2

Beyond The Code 3

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