Explode the Code 2 1/2 2E
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official category rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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- Curriculum is authorized with format and availability conditions
PEP-2026-27-AUTHORIZED-CURRICULUM-CONDITIONS
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Product description
Explode the Code 2 1/2 bridges the gap between Books 2 and 3 in this systematic phonics series, providing targeted practice with consonant blends and digraphs. Students work through exercises featuring bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl blends at the beginning of words, plus ch, sh, th, and wh digraphs. The workbook uses the series' signature approach of combining visual decoding with written exercises, helping second and third-grade students solidify their understanding of these essential sound patterns. Each lesson follows a consistent structure where students identify letter combinations in pictures, complete words by filling in missing blends or digraphs, and read sentences that reinforce the target sounds. This half-step book specifically addresses students who have mastered basic consonant-vowel-consonant patterns but need additional practice before tackling more complex phonetic concepts in Book 3.
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- FESUA_HomeWorksforBooks
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- Search
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- Unknown
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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