Built upon Science of Reading research and the tenets of Structured Literacy, StartUp BuildUp SpiralUp Phonics supports small group phonics instruction. Diagnostic and cumulative assessments and flexible pacing allows teachers to pinpoint individual needs and accelerate as students progress. 100 grab-and-go skills bags across grades K-2+ deliver effective and efficient instruction in an easily organized solution.
Explicit phonics lessons with spiral review support the Science of Reading research and tenets of Structured Literacy.
New, engaging, and beautifully designed decodable readers were created under the guidance of phonics expert Wiley Blevins.
Flexible resource in a grab-and-go format supports multiple school needs while delivering tailored, student-centered instruction.
Wiley Blevins is a literacy expert and early reading specialist. Wiley has written and edited many phonics and reading materials and is the author of best-selling title Meaningful Phonics and Word Study. Wiley wrote the International Literacy Association’s brief on phonics “Meeting the Challenges of Early Literacy Phonics Instruction.”
Wiley Blevins led the systematic, purposeful scope and sequence and instructional design of the program. Additionally, Wiley authored many decodable readers, including:
Beginning-Level Phonics Skill Bags for Targeted Instruction in:
Concepts of Print
Letter Recognition
Single Consonants
Short Vowels
CVC Decoding
30 grab-and-go Skill Bags support instruction through:
Building Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Encoding & Decoding
Knowledge Building & Comprehension:
Home Connections
Assessment
Each skill-specific bag contains 5-day lesson plans, student resources, and assessments
Available in print and online formats!
5-Day Skills Lessons
Reteach Lesson Cards
Blackline Masters
Program Guide
Phonics Assessment Toolkit
Manipulatives
Student Workmats
Letter Songs
Articulation Videos
Advancing-Level Phonics Skill Bags for Targeted Instruction in:
Long Vowels
6 Syllable Types
Homophones and Compound Words
Contractions and Possessive Nouns
Comparatives, Superlatives, and Inflectional Endings
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Final Stable Syllables
36 grab-and-go Skill Bags support instruction through:
Building Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Encoding & Decoding
Knowledge Building & Comprehension:
Home Connections
Assessment
Grab-and-go Skill Bags allow for immediate intervention in the target skill.
Available in print and online formats!
5-Day Skills Lessons
Reteach Lesson Cards
Blackline Masters
Program Guide
Phonics Assessment Toolkit
Manipulatives
Student Workmats
Letter Songs
Articulation Videos
Extending-Level Phonics Skill Bags for Targeted Instruction in:
Short and Long Vowels
Blends and Diagraphs
R-Controlled Vowels
Dipthongs
Complex Vowels
34 grab-and-go Skill Bags support instruction through:
Building Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Encoding & Decoding
Knowledge Building & Comprehension:
Home Connections
Assessment
Grab-and-go Skill Bags allow for immediate intervention in the target skill.
Available in print and online formats!
5-Day Skills Lessons
Reteach Lesson Cards
Blackline Masters
Program Guide
Phonics Assessment Toolkit
Manipulatives
Student Workmats
Letter Songs
Phonics Songs
Articulation Videos
A robust suite of assessments enables placement and progress monitoring. Components include:
Intensive Phonological Awareness, featuring routines, assessments, and activities for each of the 17 key phonological/phonemic awareness skills
Quick Phonics Assessment (with Quick Spelling Assessment), a comprehensive phonics and spelling survey by Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D.
The Assessment & Screener Handbook, to help evaluate students’ reading rates, document their progress, and identify those needing additional, more intensive support
