For some reason I can't seem to reach this site. I am overseas. I wonder if that is the problem!!! This is why I asked in the forum.

Can anyone share the Table of Contents for Rod and Staff English grades 1, 2, 3, 4? I am teaching an ESL student, and I am trying to place her. I used to be able to see the scope and sequence at www.milestone.com, but the website is not accessible now. Thank you.

I used to buy them from www.milestonebooks.com but I can't seem to connect to this site. Where else can I purchase new Rod and Staff books?

Hello, In teaching phonograms, what sound does "a" say in "about" and "around?" Is it the third sound? Is it something else? Is there a rule for why "a" says the sound that it says? Thank you.

If you teach phonograms, can you tell me how to explain the "a" in about and around? Is "a" saying the third sound? Is it saying something else? Is there a rule to explain this? TIA

I just finished LOE with my 9 and 7 year old nephews. I am not sure what to do next. Any suggestions?

Thank you everyone for your replies. Now it makes more sense to me. I am learning so much from these phonograms!!

When you teach using phonograms, how do you explain the word "the?" Why doesn't it say "th--ee"?

Actually, I was wondering about "the" too. Can you explain the reasoning for "thuh" instead of "thee"? Thank you.

I have another phonogram question. I know that English words do not end in V, so "have" has an "e" at the end. For save, the silent "e" makes the a long...so it says "save" with a long a sound. But why don't we say "have" with a long a sound? Why is the a sound short a sound?

I can hear it when I say it slowly. I need to practice saying it slowly. Thank you!

That's really good to hear! Thank you!

Thanks for the link for the site. I hear the difference, but it still doesn't sound like t-r-u-ck...it sounds more like tr-u-ck. But I do hear the difference between "ch" and "tr".

I am confused with the "tr" sound in teaching phonograms. I've looked at different phonogram programs and "tr" is not a phonogram. But to me, "tr" sounds more like "ch" than t-r... For example, "truck" has 4 phonograms t-r-u-ck, but it sounds more like ch-r-u-ck. Am I saying this wrong? Should I be saying t-r-u-ck, t-r-e-e, and t-r-i-ck etc? Thank you in advance for your help.

I see. Thank you.