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Comprehensive Overview of Voyager Series

Voyager: Reading and Writing for Today’s Adults is a four-stage program. Learning to Read includes Foundation Book and Book1. The Emerging Reader includes Books 2 and 3.

Reproduced from promotional materials for Voyager

Reading level	Foundation 0.5-1.5	Book 1 1.0-2.5	Book 2 2.0-3.5	Book 3 3.0-4.5
Word Work	Consonants and short vowels Initial consonant blends Sight words Word families Form words Form sentences* Phonics chart*	Short and long vowels Consonant blends Digraphs Vowel combinations R-controlled vowels Form words* Phonics chart*	Vowel combinations Use context clues Compound words Prefixes, roots, and suffixes Use a dictionary *	Word recognition strategies: - Use context clues - Divide compound words - Divide prefixes, roots and suffixes - Syllabication Use a dictionary*
Types of Reading/ Genres	Sentences and paragraphs Cloze stories Language experiences stories Poems and limericks	Stories and poetry Adult student writing Historical accounts News articles Journal entries	Stories and other prose Adult student writing Letters and journal entries Poetry and songs Biographical sketches	Stories and other prose Adult student writing Letters and journal entries Poetry and a song Biographical sketches
Reading Strategies		Use prior experience and knowledge Visualize what you read	Use prior experience and knowledgge Imagine Retell	Use prior experience and knowledge Predict Empathize
Reading and Thinking Skills	Read, complete and discuss cloze stories Add endings to stories Dictate, read and copy stories Answer comprehension questions about stories Read and discuss limericks	Sequence events Cause and effect Main idea and details Make predictions and inferences Sequence* Main idea and details*	Understand: - Plot and character - Main idea and details - Poetic devices (rhythm, rhyme and repetition) - Make inferences - Plot map* - Character web* - Main idea and details*	Understand character, setting and plot Main idea and details Find the theme Draw conclusions Identify viewpoint Make inferences Plot map* Character web* Main idea and details*
Writing	Copy and write letters and words Copy sentences and stories Letter formation* Form sentences*	Write: - Poems and stories - Paragraphs - Journal entry - About a reading or a person Make lists Complete a diagram	Use the writing process Write: - Poems and letters - Sequence of events - Note - Journal entry - Short autobiography - Paragraphs about a song, an interview, and a description - Cursive handwriting*	Use the writing process Write: - A song and a poem - Stories - Descriptions - Paragraphs - Journal entry - Letter Story frame* Character web* Writing starters*
Writing Skills Mini-Lessons		Complete sentences Capitalization rules Contractions Add –s, -es, -ed, and –ing	Add endings Capitalization rules Complete sentences Compound sentences	Compound sentences Complex sentences Fix sentence fragments
Speaking and Listening	Dictate words Dictate stories Discuss stories	Discuss Retell Read aloud Interview	Discuss Retell Read aloud Interview	Discuss Retell Read aloud Interview
Life Skills				Read U.S. map*

* Indicates a photocopy master available in the Teacher’s Resource Guide

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