Little Bee Phonics Level 1 with Ms. Louise 

Join us and learn how to blend sounds into words, and read and write short sentences! 
Your learner will enjoy this small group class where they can feel comfortable taking risks, participate in many learning activities, and be given opportunities to practice outside of class. 

PREREQUISITE SKILLS: 
Learners who have mastered letter recognition and most associated sounds, and have experience with rhyming and syllabication are ready to move into the next stage of sequential phonics. Many learners who have taken my "Early Reading Skills: Pre Phonics, Phonological Awareness" ongoing class are ready for Little Bee Phonics Level 1.

CLASS GOALS: 
This class incorporates prior learner knowledge about letters and their sounds with learning to read and write words through blending, decoding, and encoding, and will also include a focus on sight words throughout. In addition, we will read and create simple sentences to support fluency and comprehension. 

HOW WE WILL REACH OUR GOALS:
 Learners will interact with the teacher and peers during every class, using opportunity for "try-its,"  as well as peer support and feedback. This class uses slides, stories, hands-on participation, song, games during classes, as well as a provided workbook for outside of class activities and support. In addition, we will take a 1-3 minute "brain break" of dance or movement game about halfway through class to help support stamina and stimulate the brain. 

* Please carefully view the class supply list. 

EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR CLASS:
I typically enjoy having learners unmuted. However, depending on the background noises and learner vocal activity, I may ask all learners to mute for a time. I also encourage the use of headphones if there is a moderate amount of background noise within the environment so that learners are able to get the most out of their class time. Please ensure your learner is able to mute and unmute or has someone nearby who can assist.  Per Outschool policy, please remember that only the learner should be onscreen. Siblings, friends, and grown-ups should remain out of view. 

Level 1 LEARNING TARGETS:

              review consonant letter sounds
              short and long vowel sounds 
              blending short vowel CVC words  (ex: hat)
              basic digraphs- beginning and ending (ex: chin, wish)
              consonant blends- beginning and ending (ex: flip, nest)
              blending CCVC and CVCC words (ex: chin, wish, flip, nest)
              Sight word focus- the, of, and, a, to, in, is, you, am, an, at, it,
                                           do, I, for, like, can, go, see, he, me, she

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What is...

Blending? Using knowledge of letter sounds to combine the sounds to form words

Decoding? Using knowledge of letter sounds in written word to pronounce, or read words

Encoding? Using knowledge of letter sounds to write words

CVC? A word with consonant, vowel, consonant

CCVC? A word with consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant

CVCC? A word with consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant

A Consonant Blend? A combination or two or three consonants spoken quickly together, but still making their own distinct sounds

A Digraph? A combination of two letters that make only one special sound 

If you have any questions about this class and whether it would be appropriate for your learner, please don't hesitate to contact me.