Questions about Our Materials
1. What is the difference between
Wordly Wise and Wordly Wise 3000™ 2nd Edition?
2. What storybooks and workbooks can I use after Primary
Phonics?
3. Is the number on the book the same as the grade level?
4. Some books within a series have overlapping grade level
suggestions. How do I know which book is appropriate for my student?
5. Do I need the Answer
Key or Teacher’s Guide that accompanies some EPS books?
6. Which EPS materials
for students with learning differences require special training?
7. Which materials can be used without special
training?
1. What is the difference between
Wordly Wise and Wordly Wise 3000™ 2nd Edition?
The chart below offers a comparison between the main features of Wordly
Wise 3000 2nd Edition and the original Wordly Wise series. If you have specific questions about
the two series, please contact Customer Service at 800.225.5750.
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2. What storybooks
and workbooks can I use after Primary Phonics?
Storybooks to read after completing the Primary Phonics series are Let's
Read 6, 7, 8, and 9; Success Stories 1 and 2; and the MTA Readers 3, 4, 5, and 6.
If students are ready for non-phonetically controlled chapter books, the Next
Stop books are a good choice. The Early Reading Comprehension series is also
a good fit if your students are ready for a comprehension strand. Explode
The Code and Beyond The Code are also good choices for reinforcing the phonetic
concepts from Primary Phonics and introducing a comprehension component.
3. Is
the number on the book the same as the grade level?
The number on a book is not the grade level. It is simply the number of the
book within a series. Grade levels are provided at the top of each series and
book description that we offer online and in the pricing tables at the bottom
of the descriptions. These are suggested grade levels only.
Teachers, tutors, and parents all know that students vary:
what is appropriate for one second grader might not be appropriate for another.
Our grade-level
suggestions are intended for teachers to use as general guidelines; for further
information, we recommend calling Customer Service at 800.225.5750.
4. Some
books within a series have overlapping grade level suggestions. How do I
know which book is appropriate for my student?
When a series contains books with overlapping grade levels, the best way to
decide which book is appropriate for your student is to call Customer Service
(800.225.5750) and we'll be glad to discuss the books you are interested in
with you.
You can also use the search function on the left to find
information on a specific series and each book within that series, which may
help to answer
your question. You can also view our
list of sample
lessons from
various series that are ready to use with your students—you may find lessons
from the series you are interested in that will allow you to see which book
is appropriate for you. Finally, you can
view our list of Program Overviews that
offer in-depth information and sample pages from selected series.
And remember that if
you order a book
that turns out to be too easy or too hard, you may return it for full
credit. Click
here to view our return policy.
5. Do
I need the Answer Key or Teacher’s Guide that accompanies some EPS books?
The choice to purchase a Teacher’s Guide or Answer Key is entirely individual.
Often, customers opt to purchase the Answer Key to save them the time involved
in having to complete the exercises or to have as a reference for teacher’s
assistants or student graders. Teachers’ Guides provide useful information
about the program's rationale and often offer instructional information, page-by-page
guides, and tips for extension activities. You can use the search function
on the left to find information on a the Teachers’ Guides and Answer Keys available
for each series, which may help you make your decision. Additionally, our customer
service representatives (800.225.5750) can give you more information on what
each Guide or Key contains and help you make an informed choice.
6. Which
EPS materials for students with learning differences require special training?
We recommend formal training for the Gillingham Manual, Slingerland, Alphabetic
Phonics, the Multisensory Teaching Approach (MTA), the Association Method,
Dyslexia Training Program, and the Literacy Program. To get more information
on training for each program, you can call Customer Service at 800.225.5750
or use the contact information below.
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In addition, EPS offers online training in the Orton-Gillingham
method. Click here for more information.
7. Which
materials can be used without special training?
With the exception of the learning differences programs listed above, EPS materials
do not require special training. They can be used either on their own or with
a Teacher’s Guide.
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