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Glossary of Terms

Book Notes: A section of Inside Geodes that offers flexible teaching opportunities for each book.

Focus Concept: The phonetic concept that corresponds to a unit in the Fundations® scope and sequence.

Fundations® Decodable Word: A word students can sound out based on their current knowledge of phonics. In

Geodes, words are considered decodable if they contain phonetic concepts that correspond to the taught skills in the Fundations® scope and sequence.

Fundations® Trick Word: A high-frequency word that commonly appears in written English.

module: In Geodes, a module refers to a collection of 16 books that share a connected topic. Each module contains four sets. In Wit & Wisdom, a module refers to a unit of study.

More section: A short, informational selection that expands on and enhances the content in the Geodes. This section is on the inside back cover of each book.

My Geodes: A take-home, markable book that includes all four books in a set. Each module has four My Geodes.

Read Along: A book to be read aloud as students read along.

Recurring Content Word: A content-based word aligned with the topic of a module and repeated throughout a module. The word is taught directly for both vocabulary and sight word recognition.

set: A collection of four books that share a common subtopic related to the module’s topic. Each set contains four books.

teaser: A text excerpt plus a question placed on the back cover of each Geodes book to develop student curiosity.

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