Gr. 1-2 Synthetic phonics rapidly teaches children to read within weeks rather than years. This method supports oral language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, print concepts, and letter recognition. Teaches r-controlled vowels ar, or, er, ir, and ur and blends ck, sp, st, sm, sn, sc, sk, sw, bl, cl, fl, br, cr, gr, tr, dr, and pr. Features a CD/book kit with songs and lyric book that is great for boosting literacy. The 64-page resource/activitiy book, complete with reproducible lessons and exercises, enhances what is taught in each of the CD/book kits. CD includes 13 songs.