VOWAC - Vowel Oriented Word Attack Course
VoWac is an incredible program for direct phonics instruction. When I began teaching in Arizona (back in 2000), my school purchased the VoWac program and it was used across all the grade levels. As a Reading Specialist, I feel strongly about the power of this program. I used it for two years in Kindergarten and then for two years in Second Grade. I was amazed at the growth in reading skills back then and I still reflect on it today. When I moved to Florida, VoWac was not one of the programs that my school used. I taught with fidelity the program that was adopted by my district but felt that there was still a need in strong phonics instruction. I added little snippets to my lessons, the powerful snippets and my children responded. Even though I was not at a VoWac school, I was able to use the blending shelf, phonics cards, and CLOVER method. You have to check out the CLOVER method for syllabication rules. It is AMAZING!!! I strongly reco...