Courses Overview
Welcome to Phonics, Level 1! Our mission is to make learning phonics enjoyable for beginning readers. We keep our class sizes small to ensure personalized attention for every student, fostering a supportive environment for growth.
Our course goals are aligned with kindergarten and first-grade phonics skills, aiming to equip students with the foundational knowledge necessary for successful reading.
Level 1 Lessons Include:
- Letter recognition/ sound assessment
- Review struggle consonants (based on pre-assessment)
- Short vs. long vowel sounds
- Open vs. closed-door rule
- Magic e rule
- Digraphs – sh, ch, wh, th, ng (ang, ing, ong, ung), tch
- Consonant blends – l, s, r
- Three letter blends
- Long a vowel teams (ai, ay)
- Long e vowel teams (ee, ea)
- Long i vowel teams (_y, high)
- Long o vowel teams (oa, ow)
- Long u vowel teams (u, ew, ue)
- R-controlled blends (ar, er, ir, or, ur, ore)
- Short oo & long oo (u)
- Diphthong – ow, ou, oi, oy
Minimum of 6 students/Maximum of 10 students
Materials
*Materials may be purchased privately or with educational funds.
- Access to a printer
- Composition or spiral notebook
- Pencils
- Crayons and/or colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Markers
- Safety scissors
- Glue and/or tape
- Whiteboard and markers
- 2-3 toilet paper rolls (empty)
