Putting Foundational Phonics into Practice

Discover Geodes^®, an innovative approach to early literacy from Great Minds^® that provides emerging readers with the opportunity to read to learn as they learn to read. Rich with facts and ideas that spark students’ curiosity, these books feature diverse characters, beautiful illustrations, and opportunities for beginning readers to practice phonics and decoding skills. Geodes are designed to be paired with foundational reading programs such as Fundations^®, Really Great Reading, and 95 Phonics Core Program that provide systematic and explicit phonics and phonemic awareness instruction.

Hear from our content expert Virginia Day, implementation leader for humanities at Great Minds, as she provides a comprehensive walk-through of the components that set Geodes apart. Virginia will share more about

• how Geodes couple specific decoding skills with content and vocabulary,
• the support offered for educators, students, and their families, and
• how to bring Geodes to your school or district.

Additional Resources

• Review Geodes to learn more about how your students can benefit from these highly readable, knowledge building books
• Read what the latest research says about the right texts for your beginning readers in our "Leveled, Decodable, Readable" research brief
• Discover how Geodes, Wit & Wisdom, and foundational skills programs work harmoniously together to support evidence-based literacy instruction in our white paper
• Take a look inside a box of Geodes in our "Unpacking Geodes: Engaging Early Readers and Building Lasting Knowledge" blog post
• Find out how to implement Geodes in your classroom in our "Four Common Questions You May Have When Getting Started with Geodes" blog post
• Explore how using Geodes helped fellow educators shift their instructional practices to align with the science of reading in our Cracking Open the Science of Reading webinar
• Dive into the world of Geodes in episode 9 of the Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast: Geodes Rock!
• Hear from two early grade veteran educators in episode 92 of the Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast: Talking About the Literacy Block with Two Early Elementary Teachers