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Catch Up Your Code

Many students at Year 4 (Grade 3) and up have fundamental gaps in their knowledge of the alphabetic code—the sounds and spelling patterns of English that are critical for efficient decoding and spelling.

Catch Up Your Code quickly identifies and addresses gaps in code knowledge with easy, effective 10-minute lessons that help students catch up fast.

Components include:

  • Lesson Book
    48 fast-paced lessons with teacher notes, answer keys, phoneme-grapheme chart, and downloadable resources (available as a physical book or ebook)

  • Student Practice Book
    Student activities providing practice identifying written code, counting syllables, and identifying vowel spelling patterns (downloadable with purchase)

  • English Phonemes and Graphemes Student Desktop Card
    Durable Desktop Cards for student reference during a variety of reading and writing activities (downloadable with purchase)

  • Assessment
    Assessment including instruction and achievement guidelines (downloadable with purchase)
  • Lesson Template
    Interactive whole-class lesson template for words and spelling patterns (downloadable with purchase)
Catch Up Your Code can help you close the gaps in essential code knowledge in just 10 minutes a day.

More Information and Samples

Resources

Catch Up Your Code 2e Lesson Book

$80.00

Book Format

Physical book

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Catch Up Your Code 2e Lesson Book - VitalSource E-book

$62.08

Book Format

VitalSource E-book

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Catch Up Your Code Phoneme & Grapheme Teaching Chart

$34.95

1 x A2 Phoneme & Grapheme Teaching Chart that displays every English phoneme and the most common graphemes used to write them.

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Catch Up Your Code Phoneme & Grapheme Student Desktop Cards (25)

$49.95

25 x Student Phoneme & Grapheme Desktop Cards that show every English phoneme and the most common graphemes used to write them. These cards support students to write words by sounding them out.

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Catch Up Your Code Phoneme & Grapheme Teaching Chart & Desktop Cards Bundle

$79.95

A class set of 25 x Student Phoneme & Grapheme Desktop Cards and 1 x A2 Teacher Chart that display every English phoneme and the most common graphemes used to write them.

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Catch Up Your Code Webinar Series: Mastering Literacy for Year 4 and Beyond

$80.00

$40.00 if you also purchase the Catch Up Your Code 2e Lesson Book

A 3-part professional development webinar series designed to help you implement Catch Up Your Code, a responsive structured literacy resource endorsed by Prof. John Hattie, in your classroom. This hands-on PD will walk you through using Catch Up Your Code to close literacy gaps and support students struggling with reading and writing.

Session 1
CUYC - The Why, What, and How
  • Explore the research behind CUYC and its endorsement by Prof. John Hattie
  • CUYC assessment and analysis overview
  • Walkthrough of a CUYC lesson with implementation strategies
  • Q&A session on maximizing CUYC's potential
Session 2
Integrating CUYC into Literacy Programmes
  • How to blend CUYC into your reading and writing programme
  • Strategies for immersing spelling and code knowledge
  • Practical tips to ensure students retain learning
Session 3
Digging Deeper with Catch Up Your Code
  • Tier 2 and 3 learning support
  • Assessment using Spelling Analysis
  • Reaching your reluctant spellers
  • Reviewing assessment and going forward
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