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Beyond The Code Develop Comprehension and Reasoning Skills Early

Focused on developing important comprehension and thinking skills at the earliest level, this four-book series features charming, illustrated stories, and exercises that develop comprehension and critical thinking.

  • Foundational Literacy
  • Grades 2–4
  • Tiers 1, 2, & 3
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Develop Comprehension and Reasoning Skills with Stories and Exercises

This four-book series helps students develop important comprehension and thinking skills at the earliest level. Beyond The Code books contain charmingly illustrated stories with exercises following the same phonetic structure as the Explode The Code® series. Each story is preceded by writing and spelling activities that introduce new sight words and teach phonetic patterns, followed by questions and exercises that help develop comprehension and critical thinking.

This Four-Book Series Engages Students with Charmingly Illustrated Stories

  • Ideal for developing critical comprehension skills
  • These books feature charmingly illustrated stories
  • Writing and spelling exercises introduce new sight words and reinforce phonetic patterns
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The program addresses multiple skills required for comprehension and reasoning:

  • Spelling patterns
  • Sight words
  • Vocabulary development
  • Sequencing
  • Categorizing
  • Following directions
  • Critical thinking
  • Story recall
  • Inferential thinking
  • Rhyming words
  • Multi-syllabic words
  • Matching sentences to pictures

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Program Overview

  • Explode The Code

Sample Lessons

  • Beyond The Code 1: Zack the Dog Part 1
  • Beyond The Code 3: Table of Contents
  • Beyond The Code 3: 'Day Care for Dogs' Lesson
  • Beyond The Code 4: Think About It!
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