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First Grade Phonics: Foundational Skills for Reading, Spelling, and Writing
Class experience
US Grade 1
Phonics skills are the foundation of reading, spelling, and writing for young learners. This 32-week course covers all of the essential skills for first-grade students. Utilizing the UFLI Foundations Curriculum, learners will receive systematic, explicit, hands-on, and engaging phonics instruction. This unique curriculum features interleaved practice of skills, so learners will continuously be practicing previously learned skills while also be introduced to new skills. This unique, small...
10 units//160 lessons//32 Weeks
Unit 1Short Vowel ReviewShort Vowel Review15 lessons3 WeeksWeek 1Lesson 1Short A ReviewLesson 2Short A ReviewLesson 3Short I ReviewLesson 4Short I ReviewLesson 5Review & AssessmentWeek 2Lesson 6Short O ReviewLesson 7Short O ReviewLesson 8Short U ReviewLesson 9Short U ReviewLesson 10Review & AssessmentWeek 3Lesson 11Short E ReviewLesson 12Short E ReviewLesson 13Short Vowel Review (all)Lesson 14Short Vowel Review (all)Lesson 15Review & AssessmentUnit 2DigraphsDigraphs30 lessons6 WeeksWeek 4Lesson 16FLSZ Spelling RuleLesson 17FLSZ Spelling RuleLesson 18Words with -all -oll -ullLesson 19Words with -all -oll -ullLesson 20Review & AssessmentWeek 5Lesson 21CK DigraphLesson 22CK DigraphLesson 23SH DigraphLesson 24SH DigraphLesson 25Review & AssessmentWeek 6Lesson 26Voiced TH DigraphLesson 27Voiced TH DigraphLesson 28Unvoiced TH DigraphLesson 29Unvoiced TH DigraphLesson 30Review & AssessmentWeek 7Lesson 31CH DigraphLesson 32CH DigraphLesson 33Digraphs ReviewLesson 34Digraphs ReviewLesson 35Review & AssessmentWeek 8Lesson 36WH and PH DigraphsLesson 37WH and PH DigraphsLesson 38NG DigraphLesson 39NG DigraphLesson 40Review & AssessmentWeek 9Lesson 41NK DigraphLesson 42NK DigraphLesson 43Digraphs ReviewLesson 44Digraphs ReviewLesson 45Review & AssessmentUnit 3Long Vowels with Silent e (VCe)Long Vowels with Silent e (VCe)22 lessons5 WeeksWeek 10Lesson 46Long A (a_e)Lesson 47Long A (a_e)Lesson 48Long I (i_e)Lesson 49Long I (i_e)Lesson 50Review & AssessmentWeek 11Lesson 51Long O (o_e)Lesson 52Long O (o_e)Lesson 53VCe Review & Long E (e_e)Lesson 54VCe Review & Long E (e_e)Lesson 55Review & AssessmentWeek 12Lesson 56Long U (u_e)Lesson 57Long U (u_e)Lesson 58VCe Review (all vowels)Lesson 59VCe Review (all vowels)Lesson 60Review & AssessmentWeek 13Lesson 61Soft C/Silent E (_ce)Lesson 62Soft C/Silent E (_ce)Lesson 63Soft G/Silent E (_ge)Lesson 64Soft G/Silent E (_ge)Lesson 65Review & AssessmentWeek 14Lesson 66VCe Review & VCe ExceptionsLesson 67VCe Review & VCe ExceptionsUnit 4Inflectional Endings & Open/Closed SyllablesInflectional Endings & Open/Closed Syllables15 lessons4 WeeksWeek 14Lesson 68Inflectional Ending -esLesson 69Inflectional Ending -esLesson 70Review & AssessmentWeek 15Lesson 71Inflectional Ending -edLesson 72Inflectional Ending -edLesson 73Inflectional Ending -ingLesson 74Inflectional Ending -ingLesson 75Review & AssessmentWeek 16Lesson 76Closed & Open SyllablesLesson 77Closed & Open SyllablesLesson 78Words with 2 Closed SyllablesLesson 79Words with 2 Closed SyllablesLesson 80Review & AssessmentWeek 17Lesson 81Words with an Open and a Closed SyllableLesson 82Words with an Open and a Closed SyllableUnit 5Ending Spelling PatternsEnding Spelling Patterns18 lessons4 WeeksWeek 17Lesson 83-tch Spelling PatternLesson 84-tch Spelling PatternLesson 85Review & AssessmentWeek 18Lesson 86-dge Spelling PatternLesson 87-dge Spelling PatternLesson 88Long VCCLesson 89Long VCCLesson 90Review & AssessmentWeek 19Lesson 91Ending Y (long i sound)Lesson 92Ending Y (long i sound)Lesson 93Ending Y (long e sound)Lesson 94Ending Y (long e sound)Lesson 95Review & AssessmentWeek 20Lesson 96-le EndingLesson 97-le EndingLesson 98Ending Patterns ReviewLesson 99Ending Patterns ReviewLesson 100Review & AssessmentUnit 6R-Controlled VowelsR-Controlled Vowels15 lessons3 WeeksWeek 21Lesson 101R-Controlled (ar)Lesson 102R-Controlled (ar)Lesson 103R-Controlled (or, ore)Lesson 104R-Controlled (or, ore)Lesson 105Review & AssessmentWeek 22Lesson 106R-Controlled (er)Lesson 107R-Controlled (er)Lesson 108R-Controlled (ir, ur)Lesson 109R-Controlled (ir, ur)Lesson 110Review & AssessmentWeek 23Lesson 111R-Controlled (er, ir, ur, w+or)Lesson 112R-Controlled (er, ir, ur, w+or)Lesson 113R-Controlled Vowels ReviewLesson 114R-Controlled Vowels ReviewLesson 115Review & AssessmentUnit 7Vowel TeamsVowel Teams20 lessons4 WeeksWeek 24Lesson 116Long A (ai, ay)Lesson 117Long A (ai, ay)Lesson 118Long E (ee, ea, ey)Lesson 119Long E (ee, ea, ey)Lesson 120Review & AssessmentWeek 25Lesson 121Long O (oa, ow, oe)Lesson 122Long O (oa, ow, oe)Lesson 123Long I (ie, igh)Lesson 124Long I (ie, igh)Lesson 125Review & AssessmentWeek 26Lesson 126Short /oo/ (oo, u)Lesson 127Short /oo/ (oo, u)Lesson 128Long /oo/ (oo)Lesson 129Long /oo/ (oo)Lesson 130Review & AssessmentWeek 27Lesson 131Long /oo/ (ew, ui, ue)Lesson 132Long /oo/ (ew, ui, ue)Lesson 133AW Sound (aw, au, augh)Lesson 134AW Sound (aw, au, augh)Lesson 135Review & AssessmentUnit 8Diphthongs and Silent LettersDiphthongs and Silent Letters7 lessons2 WeeksWeek 28Lesson 136Diphthongs (oi, oy)Lesson 137Diphthongs (oi, oy)Lesson 138Diphthongs (ou, ow)Lesson 139Diphthongs (ou, ow)Lesson 140Review & AssessmentWeek 29Lesson 141Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb)Lesson 142Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb)Unit 9Suffixes and PrefixesSuffixes and Prefixes8 lessons2 WeeksWeek 29Lesson 143Suffixes (-s/-es)Lesson 144Suffixes (-s/-es)Lesson 145Review & AssessmentWeek 30Lesson 146Suffixes (-er/-est)Lesson 147Suffixes (-er/-est)Lesson 148Suffixes (-ly)Lesson 149Suffixes (-ly)Lesson 150Review & AssessmentUnit 10Suffix Spelling ChangesSuffix Spelling Changes10 lessons2 WeeksWeek 31Lesson 151Doubling Rule (-ed/-ing)Lesson 152Doubling Rule (-ed/-ing)Lesson 153Doubling Rule (-er/-est)Lesson 154Doubling Rule (-er/-est)Lesson 155Review & AssessmentWeek 32Lesson 156Drop -e RuleLesson 157Drop -e RuleLesson 158Change -y to i RuleLesson 159Change -y to i RuleLesson 160Review & Assessment
Students will learn age-appropriate phonics skills and will be able to apply them to reading, spelling, and writing.
I am a former first-grade teacher with a love for teaching phonics. I received my LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Certification in 2020.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Students will be progress monitored weekly.Grades Offered
Learners should have knowledge of all letter names and sounds. They should be able to read, spell, and write most CVC words.
white board and dry erase marker decodable stories (need to be printed at home)
UFLI Foundations Teacher Manual and Website
Greetings! I am a former public-school teacher with over 10 years of experience teaching preschool and early elementary. In Spring of 2022, I left the classroom in search of more flexibility and to spend more time with my son. I love teaching kids...
Group Class
$50
weekly or $1,600 for 160 classes5x per week, 32 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
3-6 learners per class