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I have a fourth-grade student who is a beginning reader. I think she needs extra phonics help but only with some of the sounds. Should I start her in phonics level .8?
If she is a beginning reader she probably does need to start with phonics level .8. But because she is older and may not need work on all of the sounds, she probably won't need to go through all of the stories in that level. So you can tailor the program to fit her needs. Build a packet of stories from level .8 that only includes the stories that focus on the sounds with which she needs more work. You can do the same thing with levels 1.3 and 1.8 if her situation continues to require this kind of customization.