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Box 727, Lafayette, Oregon, tel 503-864-2007.  Catalog of high-quality manipulatives. All products are recommended.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.earlyreadingcompany.com/phonemic_awareness.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.earlyreadingcompany.com/phone"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Early Reading Company</B>, 2570 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018, tel 847-824-3300. Offers an extensive line of early reading materials for ages 3 to 6 in either hands-on kits or group instruction flip charts.  Especially recommended: Rhyming Pair Cards, #120; Choose-the-Letter Cards, #259; Read and Match (pictures and word labels), #360; Read and Match (pictures and sentence labels), #460.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.educationalinsights.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.educationalinsights.com"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Educational Insights</B>, 16941 Keegan Ave., Carson, CA 90746, tel 800-995-4436. Educational products through catalog and web site.  Especially recommended: Alpha Tiles, #DL1785; Fonts 4 Teachers, #DQ7780; Phonics Tiles, #DN-1857. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Lakeshore Learning Materials</B>, 2695 E. Dominguez St., P.O. Box 6261, Carson, CA 90749, tel 800-421-5354. Catalog and nationwide stores offering a large number of early learning materials. Especially recommended: Wood Letters, #LC816; Vowel Patterns Puzzle Set, #RR374; Initial Sounds Magnetic Activity Kit, #RR517; Flip for Phonics, Levels 1&2, #LA381 & #RR468; Tub o' Letters, #RR792; Picture-Word Phonics Puzzle Set, #AA129; Simple Word Puzzle Set, #AA854; Phonics Flip Books, #AA902; Beginning Sounds Word Building Kit, #RR981; Rhyming Words Picture Puzzles, #RR729; Make-A-Word Picture Puzzles, #LA137; Sound-It-Out Picture Puzzles, #LA273; Word Family Flip Books, #RR598; Sound, Read & Snap!, #BF651; Harder Sounds Snap!, #BF652; Spell-the-Word Picture Game, #FS786; Lakeshore Letter Box, #RR141 (Note: these letter cards may be thin enough to be sandwiched between clear contact paper to make 2- and 3-letter phoneme units as described in the guidelines on our Teaching Reading page.)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.learningwelled.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.learningwelled.com"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  </FONT><B>Learning Well</B>, 111 Kane St., Baltimore, MD 21224, tel 800-645-6564. Catalog of early learning materials. Especially recommended: Half & Half Match-Mates (Home & Toys), C-#MH3614; Alphabet Sorting Set, #C-F10117, Mix & Matach Alphabet, #C-LF0065; Easy Words to Sound Bingo, #C-LF0031. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.riggsinst.org/index.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.riggsinst.org/index.shtml"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Riggs Institute</B>, 4185 S.W. 102nd Ave., Beaverton, OR 97005, tel 800-200-4840. Phonogram cards; phonogram sounds audio cassette tape.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.schoolspecialty.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.schoolspecialty.com"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>School Specialty</B>, P.O. Box 1579, Appleton, WI 54912 or P.O. Box 8105, Mansfield, OH 44901, tel 888-388-3224.  Web site and catalog of educational materials. Especially recommended:  Beaded Alphabet Cards, lowercase, #302802; Rhyming Pictures, #214056; Consonant Pictures, #214065; Vowel Pictures, #214071; Blends & Digraphs Pictures, #214068; Sentence Builder, #368058.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.school-tools.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.school-tools.com"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>School Tools</B>, 1611 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA 96002, tel 530-221-0902. Web site and catalog of educational materials.  Especially recommended:  Soundtracks, #LL10004.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sound Town</B>, P.O. Box 2122, Billings, MT 59103, tel 888-655-1011. Colorful phonics wall chart with movable pictures, instructional cassettes, and related products. Call to request a brochure.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.spalding.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.spalding.org"><U><IMG SRC="0d21c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Spalding Education International</B>, 2814 W. Bell Rd., Suite 1405, Phoenix, AZ 85053, tel 602-866-7801. Phonogram cards; phonogram sounds audio cassette tape.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.spectrummaterials.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.spectrummaterials.com"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Spectrum Materials</B>, 185 Doral Dr., Pinehurst, NC 28374, tel 888-412-5983. Beautiful phonetic materials for ages 3 through 7. Especially recommended: Phonetic Picture Cards; Phonetic Words & Sentences; Phonogram Books. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.teachersschoolsupply.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.teachersschoolsupply.com"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Teachers' School Supply</B>, tel 800-477-7745. Online catalog of educational materials. Especially recommended: Word-Building Kit, #PC1005; Hands-On Alphabet, #PC1021; Lots O' Phonics Tiles, #EI1857; Rime Power Kit, #PC1458; Alphabet Think & Match Photo Puzzles, #LL10070; Lowercase A-Z Panel Puzzle, #LR2306. </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Publications:</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The ABC's and All Their Tricks</B></I><I> </I>by Margaret M. Bishop. Mott Media, 1000 E. Huron, Milford, Michigan 48042, ISBN 0-88062-149-4. Subtitled "The Complete Reference Book of Phonics and Spelling," this is an encyclopedia of valuable information. Includes sections on syllables, word structure, remedial reading instruction, and other related topics, as well as an alphabetical listing of and spelling rules for the most common phonemes.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.earlyreadingcompany.com/book.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.earlyreadingcompany.com/book."><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Learning to Read is Child's Play</B></I> by Mary Ellen Maunz, Celeste A. Matthews, Ph.D., and Randall C. Klein. The Early Reading Company, 2570 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018, tel 847-824-3300. Explains a practical reading program based on principles of early childhood development and research, as well as years of teaching experience; describes hands-on activities for parents and teachers to teach very young children to read. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The New Reading Teacher's Book of Lists</B></I> by Edward B. Fry, Dona L. Fountoukidis, and Jacqueline K. Polk. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, ISBN 0-13-615543-X. In notebook form, this publication has over 100 lists helpful in developing instructional materials and planning lessons for elementary and secondary students.  Includes antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, roots, parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, prefixes, suffixes, palindromes, and many other useful entries.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Homeschooling<B>/</B>parents as educators:</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.americanhomeschoolassociation"><U><IMG SRC="0d21c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><B>American Homeschool Association</B>.  The AHA is a service organization sponsored in part by the publishers of Home Education Magazine. Services include providing news, information, and resources for homeschoolers, the media, and education officials.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.n-h-a.org/nha.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.n-h-a.org/nha.htm"><U><IMG SRC="0d21c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><B>National Homeschool Association</B>.  In its mission statement the NHA states it exists to advocate individual choice and freedom in education, to serve those families who choose to homeschool, and to inform the general public about home education.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.patnc.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.patnc.org/"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Parents as Teachers</B>.  PAT is a national parent education organization which develops curriculum and works with parents to provide support and information about their developing child. Website provides information on and parent-child activities for encouraging motor development, promoting pre-reading capabilities, the importance of music in the learning process, etc., updated monthly.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Educational organizations offering nationwide teacher training:</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.careguide.net/ams/home.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.careguide.net/ams/home.html"><U><IMG SRC="0d21c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  </FONT><B>American Montessori Society</B>, 281 Park Ave. So, 6th Fl., New York, NY 10010, tel 212-358-1250.  The AMS is a national organization promoting the teaching methods developed by Dr. Maria Montessori which stimulate a child's intellectual development, creativity, self-reliance, and social responsibility through multisensory developmentally-appropriate activities and materials. The Montessori approach to reading involves explicit phonics instruction.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.montessori-ami.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.montessori-ami.org/"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Association Montessori Internationale/USA</B>, 410 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14607, tel 716-461-5920.  Founded in 1929 by Dr. Maria Montessori, AMI serves to promote her teaching methods which are based on the child's natural development.  The method utilizes hands-on activities and takes a strong phonics approach to teaching reading.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.riggsinst.org/index.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.riggsinst.org/index.shtml"><U><IMG SRC="1951c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Riggs Institute</B>, 4185 S.W. 102nd Ave., Beaverton, OR 97005, tel 503-646-9459.  This organization promotes multisensory, direct phonics, spelling, and writing instruction based on the structure of words. The Riggs approach is similar to the Spalding Method mentioned below.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.spalding.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.spalding.org"><U><IMG SRC="0d21c150.gif" border=0 width="28" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B>Spalding Education International</B>, <B> </B>2814 W. Bell Rd., Suite 1405, Phoenix, AZ 85053, tel 602-866-7801. 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