Why create a Phonics Home School Edition?
- The Christ-Centered Phonics Program is now streamlined to be more user-friendly for parents.
No lesson plans have to be repeated. There is only one workbook per lesson plan. (The streamlining also lowers your cost. See below.) - The program better accommodates what is commonly considered age-appropriate for home school students.
For example, Phonics Level A is now primarily for teaching advanced 3’s or young 4-year-olds twenty minutes or so two or three days per week. An Advanced K4 who is eager to read will normally do better on Level B (teach in sequence at whatever pacing your child needs). - While we recommend using the Home School Edition lesson plans, in most cases (not all) the Edition 1 lesson plans can be used.
For example, the content is basically the same except for the new Phonics Lessons for Aa-Zz: Level A (a simplified version of Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 1-31). In addition, Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 32-66: Level B:2 has expanded Pacing Schedules that reflect 43 additional phonics pages from the original Phonics Workbook C:1. For suggestions on how to upgrade, see the “Phonics Edition 1 vs. Phonics Home School Edition Chart” below. - You, our valued customer, ultimately save money.
The materials for the new Home School Edition are streamlined and less expensive to produce, and we are happy to pass that savings on to you.
How to transition from Edition 1 to the Home School Edition
Making the transition to the new Homeschool Edition is easy. In many cases, you can continue to use your same lesson plans. See below.
(To help you locate items quickly, lessons are burgundy, workbooks are blue, and instruction / answer keys are green.
| Christ-Centered Phonics Edition 1 | Christ-Centered Phonics Home School Edition |
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| If you were using: | You should use: |
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| No Phonics Lesson in Edition 1 | 202 NEW: Phonics Lessons Aa-Zz (Advanced 3's, Young 4's) |
| Phonics Workbook A:1 | 203 Phonics Workbook A (Note: Long vowels have been moved to the end) |
| Instructions/Answer Keys A:1 | (Note: Use Edition 1, but at the end of Phonics Workbooks A -- Part 203 -- refer back to the long vowels section.) |
| If you were using: | You should use: |
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| Phonics Lessons 1-31 | (Note: You can still use Edition 1.) |
| Phonics Workbook B:1-- for Advanced K4, K5, B1st (Note: Discontinued. Order Part 205.) |
205 Phonics Workbook B:1 (Note: Skip the 10 review lessons at the end.) |
| Instructions/Answer Keys B:1 | (Note: Use Edition 1, but no review keys included.) |
| If you were using: | You should use: |
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| Phonics Lessons 32-66 -- Advanced K4, K5, and B1st (Note: Significant change. Order Part 206.) |
206 Phonics Lessons 32-66:B:2 (Note: Pacings adds 43 pages from Edition 1 C:1) |
| Phonics Workbook A:2 (Note: Discontinued. Order Part 207.) |
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| Phonics Workbook B:2 -- Advanced K4, K5, and B1st (Note: Significant change. Order Part 207.) |
207 Phonics Workbook B:2 (Note: Includes 43 pages from Edition 1 Level C:1) |
| Instructions/Answer Keys B:2 | 207AK Instructions/Answer Keys B:2 (Note: Includes 43 extra answer keys) |
| Phonics Workbook C:1 (Note: Discontinued. Phonics Pages now in Phonics Workbook B:2, Part 207. Spelling & Vocabulary are in Part 208.) |
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| Instructions/Answer Keys C:1 | (Note: You can use Edition 1 keys with Part 208 below.) |
| 208 Spelling & Vocabulary Workbook B:2 (Note: previously covered in Edition 1 Level C:1) |
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| 208AK Spelling & Vocabulary Instructions/Answer Keys B:2 (Note: Optional full size keys for easier reference.) |
| If you were using: | You should use: |
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| Phonics Lessons 67-93 | (Note: Pacing calls for teaching 1 day per lesson. To learn how to adapt for 2 day pacing with the homeschool edition, click here.) |
| Phonics Workbook B:3 (Note: No longer necessary.) |
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| Phonics Workbook C:2 (Note: Order Part 210. The same workbook but Spelling and Vocabulary pages are beside each other.) |
210 Phonics Workbook C:2 (Note: Spelling/Vocab. pp. beside each other) |
| Instructions/Answer Keys C:2 | (Note: You can use your Edition 1 Instructions/Answer Keys) |
| If you were using: | You should use: |
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| Phonics Lessons 94-118 | (Note: Pacing calls for teaching 1 day per lesson. To learn how to adapt for 2 day pacing with the homeschool edition, click here.) |
| Phonics Workbook C:3 (Note: Order Part 212. The same workbook but Spelling and Vocabulary pages are beside each other.) |
212 Phonics Workbook C:3 (Note: Spelling/Vocab. pp. beside each other) |
| Instructions/Answer Keys C:3 | (Note: You can use your Edition 1 Instructions/Answer Keys) |