by Dolores G. Hiskes
"Best Phonics Program" multiple-award winner.
Clear steps to easy reading and perfect spelling.
For all ages ... children and adult.
ISBN 0-9620967-3-3
Softcover, 256 pages, 8.5x11, 2000

Phonics Pathways is a complete reading and spelling program for learners of all ages.
No special training is needed.

Phonics Pathways contains all of the following learning tools:

• lessons
• examples
• games
• teaching tips
• spelling rules
• practice readings

User-friendly & Flexible
Simple directions begin every lesson. Letters and patterns are added one at a time and gradually blended into syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. All practice readings are 100% decodable. It is easily implemented, flexible enough for individual or group work, and needs little or no preparation time. It spans grade levels, is sequential, and fits into existing reading programs. It can be used as a stand-alone reading and spelling program or as an enhancement with any other program. 

Dyslexic or Remedial
Special graduated blending exercises embedded in every lesson prevent or correct reversals. Strengthens eye tracking and increases eye span. Supplemental vision/motor training exercises. Multisensory. Continuous review ensures retention. Large 24-point letters are illustrated with multiple pictures that begin with that sound to illustrate subtle sound variations in each letter.

Simple to Complex
Only one sound per letter is taught until reading is well-established. Especially effective with second-language learners.

Words Built ASAP
Building words as letters are being learned provides concrete exemplars for what can otherwise be confusing and abstract rules, and gives meaning to what is being learned. It is easier to remember something new if you can connect it to something already known ... improves reading comprehension.

Complete Spelling Reference
Reading and spelling enhance one another and are best taught as an integrated unit. Learning how to read by logical rules and patterns also develops clear, analytical thinking, a skill that enhances many other disciplines such as math.

"Phonics Pathways is one of the finest books for teaching CHILDREN and ADULTS I have ever reviewed. With clarity, interest, good humor, and precision Dolores has pulled together the essential elements of a reading program that is second to none. Oh yes, there are many successful reading programs out there, but Phonics Pathways holds a place of its own. It is a clear, straightforward instructional recipe for phonics that contains all the elements of scientifically valid reading instruction. The knowledge found here should be in every first-grade classroom in this country."
                                                                -- Robert W. Sweet, Jr., Professional Staff Member, 
                                                                   Committee on Education and the Work Force,
                                                                   U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C.