“Plaid” Phonics: Grade 2 “The variety of activities and colorful presentation make these workbooks appealing to children, and large print reduces the intimidation factor.” – Cathy Duffy, author of Top 100 Picks for Homeschooling Curriculum 55 MILLION READERS Teaching your child to read can seem challenging, but fortunately, you have years of knowledge on your side in the form of Phonics instruction. Phonics is a method of teaching reading that combines sound and symbol recognition. By pairing a group of letters with the sounds they make, your child will start to understand how to read the English language. “Plaid” Phonics is a homeschool program that helps you teach your child to read. Originally known as Modern Curriculum Press (MCP) “Plaid” Phonics and now published by Pearson, the “Plaid” Phonics K-6 program will help you teach your child the building blocks of language and literacy. “Plaid” Phonics has a long history of success. For more than 50 years, the program has helped more than 55 million children learn to read. GRADE 2 MILESTONES “Plaid” Phonics Grade 2 is a beginner’s level program geared toward helping your child develop foundational reading skills. During this portion of the “Plaid” Phonics program, your child can focus on developing the following skills: Read simple multisyllabic words, such as “open.” Read and understand words with prefixes and suffixes, and be able to isolate the meaning of those prefixes and suffixes. Notice mistakes he or she makes when reading aloud, and correct them. Read age-appropriate words that have irregular spellings, such as “half.” ENGAGE EVERY LEARNER “Plaid” Phonics was designed with plenty of engaging activities meant to help your child become a fluent reader. Each lesson-planning guide is broken into six parts to solidify Phonics knowledge for your child. He or she will learn letter recognition, how to write letters, phonemic awareness and around-symbol correspondence. Every lesson features a Picture Dictionary page. Additionally, an array of multisensory teaching options addresses different learning styles. INTEGRATE SPELLING You can round out your child’s Reading education by teaching Spelling alongside it. In fact, “Plaid” Phonics can be used in conjunction with MCP Spelling Workout. Be sure to select the corresponding MCP Spelling Workout program to ensure the two curricula are teaching your child at the same level. HOMESCHOOL BUNDLE The materials included in “Plaid” Phonics: Grade 2 Homeschool bundle will help your child become a skilled lifelong reader. The bundle includes a student edition, teacher’s edition and parent guide. For more information, visit the Features and Benefits page. Looking for other grade levels? Kindergarten 1st Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade MCP “Plaid” Phonics will help your child become a fluent reader. Activities help develop spelling (encoding), recognize words in context, and use phonics in word-building and personal writing. It provides a direct instructional model for integrating phonics and reading through reading activities. Level B Students are empowered to become independent readers, with greater emphasis on word analysis, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Level B engages children with more advanced phonics skill lessons focus on increasing fluency and critical thinking activities to help process words more efficiently and with meaning. MCP “Plaid” Phonics works side by side with Spelling Workout to reinforce key spelling and phonics skills. Looking for other grade levels? Kindergarten 1st Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade