mlktwins Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Hi all! I'm planning to use Explode the Code for my twins for K this fall. How many of you found you needed to buy the 1/2 books for extra practice? Should I just buy the regular books and only get the 1/2 books if we are struggling with a particul regular book? This is going to add up quickly buying 2 of everything :-)! Thanks much! Mendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Hi all! I'm planning to use Explode the Code for my twins for K this fall. How many of you found you needed to buy the 1/2 books for extra practice? Should I just buy the regular books and only get the 1/2 books if we are struggling with a particul regular book? This is going to add up quickly buying 2 of everything :-)! Thanks much! Mendy I never needed the 1/2 books at all. I'd definitely not buy them until/unless you find you need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen+4dc Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Ds7 has just a few pages left of book 4. This is the first time I feel like we need a 1/2 book. I'm going to do a little phonics review from Phonics Pathways with him and then see if he still needs more on syllables (the focus of book 4). If so, we'll do 4 1/2 before moving on to 5. I would not buy any 1/2's unless or until you need them. I get the feeling most people don't need them. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) I've never used the 1/2 books until 4 1/2 just to make sure DD has a better grasp on syllable division. Otherwise, for us, the 1/2 books are unnecessary. Edited March 27, 2010 by ChrisB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Don't buy the 1/2 books unless needed. We did use a few of the 1/2 bks for each of my kids but not all of them. I really like the option for more practice though-it's a great plus of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 We didn't buy the 1/2 books until ds needed them. He did 1 & 2 fine, but need a 1/2 book for 3. I do, however, like how they take the topic just a bit further, providing extra practice that is also a little deeper than the whole numbered books. I would still recommend buying them as needed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightly Salted Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 We didn't buy the 1/2 books until ds needed them. He did 1 & 2 fine, but need a 1/2 book for 3. I do, however, like how they take the topic just a bit further, providing extra practice that is also a little deeper than the whole numbered books. I would still recommend buying them as needed though. Exactly that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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