About CCC Phonics

The Christ-Centered Phonics program is suitable for beginning readers as well as older students needing remediation. (An adult who is a poor reader would profit from the Christ-Centered Phonics Drill Reader; many have also reported using the drill reader successfully as a missionary effort while teaching English to foreigners. See Early Readers at the Online Catalog for a description of its contents.)

The Christ-Centered Phonics program is saturated with Scripture and its principles. The teaching methodology is multi-sensory to insure that all types of learners-auditory, visual, and "hands on"-achieve success. The phonics lesson plans overlap from level to level. In other words, students will repeat certain lesson plan books as they move through the program. However, when doing so, rather than teaching every single exercise in the daily lesson, the focus should be on areas which still need strengthening. A child's academic growth each year will be reflected in how much more is assimilated from the phonics lessons, and the degree of proficiency in completing the increasingly more challenging workbook assignments.

Recommended Pacing Schedule: K4s should normally complete the Level A:1 and A:2 workbooks in one year. However, if A:2 is not finished by the time the next school year begins, do not hold the student back on A:2-go on to Level B:1. K5s or Beginning 1st graders (those not schooled previously) should complete the Level B:1, B:2, and B:3 workbooks within a year. However, an independent reader who has not completed B:3 may skip its completion and go on to Level C:1. Advanced 1st or 2nd graders (A1st/2nd) should complete workbook Levels C:1, C:2, and C:3 in a year.

Traditional Results: If taught properly, K4s (4-year-olds) commonly read at a 1st or 2nd grade level by the end of the school year. K5s (5-year-olds) or B1st (Beginning 1st Grade) students, with only one year of school, traditionally can read at 2nd or 3rd grade level. Those with two or more years of CCC often read at 3rd grade level, or higher; some have even scored at 7th or 8th grade.

For a complete description of all the items below,
click here to access the phonics section of our online catalog.

To see a representative sample of phonics materials, click on Samples.

The Christ-Centered Phonics program is comprised of the following materials:

• Phonics Teaching Aids Package
  Note: This discounted package of teaching aids complements Christ-Centered Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 1-31, 32-66, 67-93, and 94-118.
    
  • Alphabet Wall Cards
  • Phonics Flashcards (118 card set)
  • Noah's Vowel Song
  • Vowel Lane Houses
  • Phonics Drill Charts & Spelling Rules
  • Jacob's Phonics Ladder
  • Letter/Blend/Word Search
  • Phonics Cassette
       
• Christ-Centered Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 1-31, 32-66, 67-93, and 94-118
  Note: The listings underneath the Phonics Lessons are generalities. A 6-, 7-, or 8-year-old who is just starting out, or poor in phonics, should begin at Level B-not Level A, which is specifically designed for 4-year-olds or developmentally-delayed children just starting to learn to read. An older student who needs remediation would do best on Level C materials. (Because the Christ-Centered Phonics program is not written in a little child's language, nor is the artwork infantile, an older student should feel no stigma using Level C.)
    
  • Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 1-31
    After completing the daily phonics lesson, use the appropriate level Phonics Workbook Instructions & Answer Key plus student workbook.
      
    • K4: Level A:1
    • K5/B1st: Level B:1
        
  • Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 32-66
    After completing the daily phonics lesson, use the appropriate level Phonics Workbook Instructions & Answer Key plus student workbook.
       
    • K4: Level A:2
    • K5/B1st: Level B:2
    • A1st/2nd: Level C:1
        
  • Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 67-93
    After completing the daily phonics lesson, use the appropriate level Phonics Workbook Instructions & Answer Key plus student workbook.
       
    • K5/B1st: Level B:3
    • A1st/2nd: Level C:2 (Level C:2 introduces cursive penmanship.)
        
  • Phonics Lessons for Flashcards 94-118
    After completing the daily phonics lesson, use the appropriate level Phonics Workbook Instructions & Answer Key plus student workbook.
       
    • A1st/2nd: Level C:3 (Level C3 includes cursive penmanship.)

Additional Phonics and Writing Materials

• Rubber Pencil Grips
• Black/Red Dry Erase Markers
• Alphabet & Numbers Tracing Masters
• My Character Printing Workbook
• My Keepsake Book

NOTE: For an overview of the four steps involved in teaching a child to read, how to customize Christ-Centered Phonics for your family, plus tips on meeting a large family's teaching needs, click on Phonics in a Nutshell under "Seminars." For detailed descriptions of each of the products, click on Phonics Materials. All of the phonics materials are included in the Discounted Teaching Packages.