Each workbook has 680 words to decode, 50-100 sight words to read and spell, and sentences to read and write.

Develops concept imagery: the ability to create mental representations and integrate them with language. This sensory-cognitive skill underlies language comprehension and higher order thinking for students of all ages.

Provides " ... approximately 770 words for decoding practice."

In Decoding A, the skills are divided into four principal areas: Word-Attack Skills, Workbook Exercises, support activities, and Checkouts and Mastery Tests.

A phonics bestseller for over 30 years, Explode the code has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling.

Gives middle school teachers a range of tools to help monitor literacy behavior continuously as they teach, as well as conduct periodic assessments for accountability. Intended to guide teachers' ongoing observations of student's progress within a literature-based reading program.