Explode the Code Book 5® introduces students to new word endings and three-letter blends and is ideal for students in grades 2-4. Skills addressed through a variety of encoding, decoding, and writing exercises include the sounds of -ed, words ending in -ey, word families all-alk, old-olt-oll, ild-ind, 3-letter blends thr-, shr-, scr-, str-, spr-, spl-, and qu words. Students will also practice blending sounds to read and write multi-syllabic words. Two review lessons are included along with a posttest.The 2nd Edition of Explode the Code® features:Revised student directions for precision and ease of understandingUpdated content and some illustrations to clarify examplesStories in Books 7 & 8 were revised and/or replaced with new content
