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These are the support and help articles for Explode the Code Online.
A phonics bestseller for over 30 years, Explode The Code has helped millions of students nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: phonological awareness, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and spelling. This research-based and teacher-tested program meets and exceeds “No Child Left Behind” requirements and National Reading Panel Standards.
The Explode The Code difference:
abundant practice and reinforcement opportunities for greater retention
development of comprehension skills through reading in context
accommodations for English Language Learners and struggling readers
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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
What are the system requirements?
Should my student use the Explode The Code workbooks, Explode The Code Online, or both?
What do the Explode The Code lessons look like in an online format?
How do I know where to start a student in the program?
How does student timing on lessons affect their progress through the program?
What can I do for students who are placed in the same lesson more than once?
If my computer is held up/freezes, will data be lost?
Are there any separate considerations for homeschoolers in using Explode The Code Online?
Why does my student often repeat lessons that require typing?
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Efficacy Studies
Explode The Code Online has been used by thousands of struggling readers. Efficacy studies indicate that students who used Explode The Code Online every day for 20 minutes for at least 10 weeks gained reading proficiency at a rate of at least three times that of students from the same schools who did not use the program. (Results are based on statistically significant Chi-Square test analyses of student performance on the California Standards Test in 2004-05 and 2005-06 from three schools in the Ravenswood City School District.)*
Results have been dramatic for English Language Learners. Among Explode The Code Online users, the percentage of English Language Learners who performed at far below basic and below basic levels decreased by 37.5%. There was no change in the performance among English Language Learners from the same schools who did not use the software.
*Explode The Code Online was used in a Supplementary Education Service (SES) setting
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Data-Driven Instruction
Students are constantly assessed for proficiency as the program records correct and incorrect responses, response patterns, and completion times
Sophisticated branching techniques adjust curriculum accordingly, ensuring that students work only on areas of need
Assessment zones throughout the program determine appropriate, individualized student placement
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