Secret Code Actions! A Resource to Support Learning to Read and Spell the English Language (Teacher Edition)

Get ready to help your students discover - and remember - the "secrets" of the English alphabetic code!

Secret Code Actions:
• Provides snapshots of the most common elements in the English alphabetic code
(a "dictionary" for the code).
• Presents fun ways to master the "secrets" of the code by weaving kinesthetic mnemonics
into the learning process.
• Suggests creative ways to bring physical activity into practicing the secrets of the code at any time - classroom, hallway, gym, playing fields...!
• Strengthens concept knowledge by offering "Clues & Alerts" and "Detective Enrichment" tips.
• Makes learning to read and spell the English code more fun for both teacher and learner!

Secret Code Actions is an essential teaching resource presenting valuable information about the English alphabetic code, including the most common correspondences (sound-to-symbol / symbol-to-sound) in English words plus learning tips ("Clues and Alerts") for the essential components of code-based instruction: phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics and syntax. Secret Code Actions delves into the components of the English language that underlie reading/spelling success, yet are the most difficult for many children to learn unless they receive explicit instruction and a great deal of practice.

Secret Code Actions is an indispensable tool for any educator teaching reading and spelling from Kindergarten up - whether brand new to teaching the alphabetic code or experienced in the delivery of explicit instruction for students struggling to learn to read and spell. It is an especially crucial resource for educators working with students diagnosed with dyslexia (LD), ADHD and/or 2E, and students who are ELL.

Purchasers of Secret Code Actions have access to download free supplementary materials created by the author including an example of a teaching sequence.