Essentials 1-7 for struggling readers (Manuscript) Complete Set

This set includes all the components of Essentials needed to teach the first seven lessons of the curriculum - typically a quarter to a semester depending on your pace - to one student.

This set is designed to help improve the reading and writing skills of struggling readers by combining three sets into one! Essentials 1-7 Spelling Set, Essentials Reader Set, and the Rhythm of Handwriting Manuscript Set!

With these materials you will have everything you need to teach handwriting, the five essential skills of reading, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and composition to one student. The Essentials 1-7 Struggling Reader Set also includes the core materials you'll use again throughout the curriculum!

What’s Included:
Volume-Specific

• Essentials 1-7 Teacher's Guide
• Essentials 1-7 Student Workbook
• Essentials 1-7 Morpheme Flash Cards

• Essentials Reader
• Essentials Reader Teacher's Guide
• Essentials Reader Student Activity Book

• Rhythm of Handwriting Student Book - Manuscript
• Rhythm of Handwriting Quick Reference - Manuscript
• Rhythm of Handwriting Tactile Cards - Manuscript
• Rhythm of Handwriting Desk Strip - Manuscript

Core Materials

• Spelling Journal
• Basic Phonogram Flash Cards
• Spelling Rule Flash Cards
• Advanced Phonogram Flash Cards
• Grammar Flash Cardsr Manuscript
• Phonogram Game Card Set - Manuscript
• Phonogram Game Tiles
• Essentials Grammar Rule Quick Reference
• Phonogram & Spelling Rule Quick Reference
• Spelling Analysis Quick Reference

Other Materials not included in this bundle but recommended. Can be purchased separately:


Logic of English Student Whiteboard - recommended (sold separately through CHER or can be purchased through your local office supply store)



Teaching multiple students? Each additional student will need:
- Essentials Student Workbook, Lessons 1-7
- Spelling Journal (one per student)
- Student Whiteboard (recommended; included in Rhythm of Handwriting Set)
- Optional: Phonogram Game Cards (add additional sets if teaching more than four students; used in groups of four)
- Optional: Phonogram Game Tiles (we recommend one set for every one or two students)



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Continuing through Essentials
After completing these lessons, add the new materials for Lessons 8-15. Continue with Lessons 16-22 and 23-30 when you are ready for them. At a pace of one lesson per week, you can complete all 30 lessons in a school year; at a pace of half a lesson per week you will complete about 15 lessons in a school year.

The entire curriculum, Lessons 1-30, can then be reused up to two additional times at a more advanced level of instruction.

Essentials Scope and Sequence

Essentials Placement Test

"Help Me Choose" flowchart for which program best suits your needs



Introduction Sample

Pre-Lessons A & B Sample

Teacher's Guide Sample

Student Workbook Sample

Spelling Journal Sample

Basic Phonogram Flash Cards