MCP "Plaid" Phonics Level A helps students become fluent readers. Activities help students develop spelling (encoding), recognize words in context, and use phonics in word-building and personal writing. It provides teachers with a direct model for integrating phonics and reading through reading activities. 

• Integrates reading comprehension and critical thinking.
• Offers flexible choices along with comprehensive coverage to supplement any reading program.
• Builds in formal and informal assessment tools to guide effective, efficient instruction. 

Modern Curriculum Press “Plaid” Phonics set the standard of excellence in its 50-year history of helping more than 55 million children learn how to read. Make your child part of the tradition! Use MCP “Plaid” Phonics’ proven scope and sequence, along with abundance of practice, review, and application of skills, to ensure comprehensive coverage and the best practices in phonics instruction. This “stand out in a crowd” program will: 

• Increase fluency and comprehension, as well as phonics and phonemic awareness, by connecting phonics skills practice to meaningful reading experiences.
• Deliver a proven program of success with current research and the best practices for teaching essential phonemic awareness and phonics skills.
• Guide effective student-centered instruction to meet the needs of individual students with flexible and manageable assessment options.
• Offer meaningful practice through flexible yet comprehensive coverage to supplement any reading program and boost reading and writing skills. 

Student Workbook: Flexible lessons divided into skill focus areas develops alphabetic and phonemic awareness.