Edmark Reading Program 2nd Edition - Level 2

Reading Level: Grade 1 – Grade 3.
Interest Level: K - Adult.

Complete Level 2 Program includes Program Overview, Mastery Test, 5 Lesson Plan/Record Books, Word Recognition Books 1-4, Phrase Match cards and boards, Stories 1-4, Reading and Social Skills Games, 2 Display Masks, Word Signs DVD, 5 Judy’s Birthday reward books and 5 Certificates of Completion.

ERP has long helped students who need an alternative to phonics to learn to read. The key to this success is the program’s use of a carefully sequenced, highly repetitive word recognition method combined with errorless learning. This approach eliminates incorrect responses and helps students view themselves as readers.

In Level 2, students learn an additional 200 words from grades 1–3 reading levels. The words in the two levels, which include easy words, such as the, and run, and more complicated words, such as different and vegetable, will be encountered throughout a reader’s lifetime.

Students begin by recognizing and reading a new word in isolation and then in the context of phrases, sentences, and stories. They use their newly learned words in a variety of reading activities, which include matching pictures to words, using manipulatives, reading story books, practicing spelling and writing, and playing interactive card and board games for reinforcement of word recognition and comprehension.

Extensive practice reinforces new learning, ensures automatic word recognition, and facilitates the generalization of students’ reading skills to new and varied situations. Playing games provides the opportunity for students to practice their reading skills in a social setting and requires quick recognition and reading of the target words.

Print version contains one-on-one lessons that can effectively teach reading comprehension with a clear structure of presentation that allow teachers to effectively employ paraprofessionals and peer tutors in their teaching. Can be used independently or in combination with the online web-based versiom.

Research-based instructional strategies:

• Errorless learning
• Positive reinforcement
• Use of manipulatives
• Oral and sight word vocabulary
• Controlled vocabulary stories
• Social skills enrichment
• Continuous progress monitoring

Built especially for:

• Students with developmental disabilities or autism
• Students with learning disabilities
• Title 1 students
• ESL students
• Preschool and kindergarten students who lack vocabulary development
• Non-readers who struggle with phonics

Learning Opportunities:

• 200 words from Dolch Word List and basal readers
• Extensive comprehension practice of words, phrases, and stories
• Visual memory of words
• Left-to-right reading/tracking
• Thinking and discrimination skills
• Association between oral language and print

Features of 2nd edition:

• Many new stories and full-color illustrations
• Mastery test integrated into the program to provide baseline data and periodic assessment
• Lesson Plan/Record Book combines lesson planning and ongoing progress monitoring
• Simplified numbering, easy to plan and manage
• Reading and social skills games with lesson plans teach social skills while reinforcing vocabulary and comprehension
• Judy’s Birthday - a new reader that is a student reward for completion of level 2
• Word Signs DVD - a word-signing guide demonstrating the 350 words from Levels 1 and 2

Resources Flash Drive provides PDF versions of all these activities and kits to complement Level 2:

• Comprehension kit - 140 activities
• Spelling - 53 activities
• Homework - 199 activities
• Take-Away Readers - 58 readers
• Bingo - 200 activities

Program Overview
Contains a quick tour of the entire program with an illustration and description of how to conduct each activity, a complete description of each of the resources to be used in the program, a detailed explanations for correct placement in the program and for continuous progress monitoring, teaching strategies and references. 64 pages.

Mastery Test
A domain referenced, nationally field-tested instrument designed specifically to assess the performance of students using the Edmark Reading Program. Can be used for continuous progress monitoring, to determine the student's mastery of the program, as a placement instrument for students whose instruction in the program has been interrupted, to identify targeted reading objectives for the student's IEP. Detailed information on administration, scoring and interpreting results provided in the manual. Contents: Manual, 15 test booklets, 15 scoring forms, 15 summary forms, portable and permanent record of progress.

Lesson Plan/Record Book
Serves as a tool for continuous progress monitoring of student achievement. It is also a convenient lesson planner and a guide to the sequence of activities within each lesson. Includes 200 lessons. Five booklets; one booklet per student is needed.

Stories
Three books containing 100 short fictional stories illustrated with full-color art. The stories enable students to practice reading words they have learned to recognize, but in a new context. These engaging stories contain only familiar words. Discussion questions encourage conversation and promote comprehension. Students demonstrate comprehension by answering discussion questions and by engaging in conversation about the stories and illustrations.

Word Recognition Books
Students repeatedly hear, see, point to, and read. Provides repeated exposure to previously learned words. 200 activities.

Phrase Match
Students read, comprehend, and match phrases to illustrations. 99 phrase match cards, 25 phrase match activities, and 25 phrase match boards. 2.25" x 3.5" cards. Replacement cards contain 99 cards packaged in a box.

Reading and Social Skills Games
Includes 40 games with lesson plans, including card games, board games, and games of movement. The games provide reinforcement of Edmark words in the context of playing a variety of games. Students develop social skills such as interacting, cooperating, and problem solving, and a basic understanding of various game playing procedures. Contents: Two, 2-sided game boards, manual including lesson plans, word cards, game pieces and dice.

Display Masks
Set of two 7.5" x 11.25" white vinyl masks allow students to focus on one line of text at a time through a wide or narrow transparent strip.

Word Signs
DVD with 350 video demonstrations of the signs for each Edmark word. Includes PDF with lists of words. Tables of contents with hotlinks to each word in alphabetical or lesson order, plus searchable index to quickly find desired word.

Judy’s Birthday and Certificates of Completion
Intended as a culminating activity to be given to each student along with a certificate as a reward for completing Level 2. The story uses all 200 words taught in Level 2 and many words from Level 1. 28 pages, 7” x 10”. Pack of five books and five certificates.