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About the Essentials 1st Edition Teacher's Manual

Logic of English Essentials is a unique program that provides students ages 8 to adult with a direct path to learning the 104 tools that unlock English words. This Teacher's Manual, for the first edition of Essentials (2012), includes:

• 40 Lessons
• Reliable rules that actually work
• Learn how English works while you teach!
• 74 Phonograms
• 30 Spelling Rules
• Grammar lessons
• Vocabulary including prefixes, suffixes, and an introduction to Latin and Greek roots
• Dictation
• Assessment every fifth lesson
• Scripted lessons

Learn More

• About Essentials
• On the blog: posts about helping struggling readers
• On the blog: Does LOE Help Strong Readers and Spellers?
• On our YouTube™ channel: Teaching Struggling Readers and Spellers

Recommended for

• Ages 8 to adult
• Anyone who wants to learn why English words are spelled the way they are
• As a phonics, reading, spelling, vocabulary and grammar curriculum for 2nd through 5th Grade
• Struggling readers
• Struggling spellers
• Students with dyslexia
• ELL students

What else do I need to teach Essentials?

Required

• Essentials Student Workbook, 1st Edition
• Basic Phonogram Flash Cards
• Phonogram and Spelling Rule Quick Reference

Strongly Recommended

• Phonogram and Spelling Game Book
• Phonogram Game Cards - 1 set of Bookface cards
• Phonogram Game Cards - 1 set of either cursive or manuscript cards 
• Spelling Journal
• Spelling Analysis Card
• Free Advanced Essentials Spelling Lists for adapting the lessons for older students or reviewing the curriculum a second time (optional)
• The Essentials Reader (optional; strongly recommended as a reading comprehension supplement for older struggling readers)

Also Recommended

• Spelling Rule Flash Cards
• Grammar Flash Cards
• Advanced Phonogram Flash Cards
• Phonogram Game Tiles
• Essentials Answer Key (optional)

Ordering Information

• You will need both the 1st Edition Teacher's Manual and the 1st Edition Student Workbook to teach the older edition of Essentials. These materials are not compatible with 2nd edition books.
• Available in print (while supplies last) and PDF. Choose the format you want from the drop-down menu above. (Learn about downloads.)
• Essentials 1st edition workbooks are out of print. The PDF versions of the Manuscript and Cursive Essentials Workbook, 1st edition will continue to be available for sale on our webstore for returning customers.

Product Details

• Casebound, durable hardcover
• 612 pages
• Two-color printing - blue and black
• Weight: 4.2 lb.
• Product SKU: CLE1UH
  ISBN 978-1-936706-09-9

• Downloadable PDF format in a ZIP file. Includes two versions:
  • Two-page spreads: for use on a tablet or digital device
  • Single pages: for printing
• See PDF license information below
• Product SKU: CLED1F
  ISBN 978-1-936706-50-1

PDF License

Copyright Notice: Our digital downloads come with a limited reproduction license. Licensed users may use the files on any device or computer and may print them, but may not sell, share, copy, transfer, or distribute files or prints to people not covered by the license.

Single Teacher License: This digital license is for use by only ONE teacher. Multiple teachers in the same school or multiple parents in the same co-op must each have their own purchased license.

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