Courses Overview
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
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)
