Learn to Read: 14 Phonics Seeds to Build Reading Fluency and Games Ongoing Club

This ongoing club has 14 phonics skills that will help build your learners reading fluency.  Join for one, for two, or all our phonics sessions!

Below is a weekly breakdown of which phonics skill we will be working on:

 July/August 2022:

1) Phonics Skill: CVC words

Week of July 31: CVC words (short a)- Examples: cat, sat, pan

Week of August 7: CVC words (short e)- Examples: pen, red

Week of August 14: CVC words (short i)- Examples: pin, fin

Week of August 21: CVC words (short o)- Examples: hot, mop

Week of August 28: CVC words (short u)- Examples: run, fun

 

September 2022:

2) Phonics Skill: Initial Consonant Blends (CCVC)

Week of September 4: Initial Consonant bl Blend-CCVC (Example: block)

Week of September 11: Initial Consonant cl Blend-CCVC (Example: clap)

Week of September 18: Initial Consonant sk Blend-CCVC (Example: skip)

Week of September 25: Initial Consonant sl Blend-CCVC (Example: slim)

 

October 2022:

Week of October 2: Initial Consonant br Blend-CCVC (Example: bran)

Week of October 9: Initial Consonant pr Blend-CCVC (Example: prom)

Week of October 16: Initial Consonant tr Blend-CCVC (Example: trip)

Week of October 23: Initial Consonant sm Blend-CCVC (Example: smog)

Week of October 30: Initial Consonant st Blend-CCVC (Example: stick)

 

November 2022:

Week of November 6: Initial Consonant st Blend-CCVC (Example: stick)

 

3) Phonics Skill: Final Consonant Blends (CVCC)

Week of November 13: Final Consonant mp Blend (CVCC)- (Example: camp)

Week of November 20: Final Consonant nk Blend (CVCC)- (Example: junk)

Week of November 27: Final Consonant nt Blend (CVCC)- (Example: sent)

 

December 2022:

4) Phonics Skill: Consonant Digraphs

Week of December 4: ch digraph- (Examples: chin, beach)

Week of December 11: wh digraph- (Example: when)

Week of December 18: sh digraph- (Example: ship)

Week of December 25: th digraph- (Example: thumb, bath)

 

January 2023:

Week of January 1: ck digraph- (Example: sock, duck)

Week of January 8: ph digraph- (Example: phone)

Week of January 15: gh digraph- (Example: graph)

 

5) Phonics Skill: VCCV Pattern (VC/CV)

Week of January 22: VCCV Pattern- (Example: rabbit)

 

6) Phonics Skill: Y as a Vowel (long i and long e sounds)

Week of January 29:  Y as a vowel (long i sound)- (Examples: fly, sky)

 

February 2023:

Week of February 5: Y as a vowel (long e sound)- Examples: windy, sunny

 

7) Phonics Skill: Silent (Magic) e

Week of February 12: magic e with long a sound (Example: tape)

Week of February 19: magic e with long e sound (Examples: Pete)

Week of February 26: magic e with long i sound (Examples: pine)

 

March 2023:

Week of March 5: magic e with long o sound (Examples: pole

Week of March 12: magic e with long u sound (Example: cube)

 

8) Suffixes and Plural Forms: s, es, ies, ing, ed

Week of March 19: Suffix s (Examples: cats, bikes)

Week of March 26: Suffix es (Examples: kisses, beaches, boxes)

 

April 2023:

Week of April 2: Suffix ies (Examples: babies, candies)

Week of April 9: Suffix ing (Examples: playing)

Week of April 16: Suffix ed (Example: played)

 

9) Phonics Skill: Vowel Teams

Week of April 23: Vowel Teams with long a sound- (Examples: rain, play)

Week of April 30: Vowel Teams with long e sound (Examples: leaf, sleep)

 

May 2023:

Week of May 7: Vowel teams with long i sound (Examples: pie and right)

Week of May 14: Vowel teams with long o sound- oa (Example: road)

Week of May 21: Vowel teams with long o sound- ow (Examples: toe and crow)

Week of May 28: Vowel teams with long u sound- ue (Example: blue)

 

June 2023:

Week of June 4: Vowel teams with long u sound-ew (Example: chew)

 

10) Phonics Skill: R-controlled

Week of June 11: R-Controlled (ar)- (Example: card)

Week of June 18: R-Controlled (or)- Example: corn)

Week of June 25: R-controlled (er, ir, ur)- Examples: (hammer, bird, turn)

 

July 2023:

11) Phonics Skill: V/CV Patterns

Week of July 2: V/CV Pattern- (Example: robot)

 

12) Phonics Skill: VC/V Patterns

Week of July 9: VC/V Pattern- (Example: seven)

 

13) Phonics Skill: Consonant le

Week of July 16:  Consonant le- (Examples: puddle, twinkle)

 

14) Phonics Skill: Compound Words

Week of July 23:  Compound Words- (Examples: pancake, baseball)

 

**Since this is an ongoing course, after compound word class the course will repeat.

This course welcomes all types of learners who are looking for a supplement, enrichment, or some extra support in phonics skills. I'll be using an Orton-Gillingham approach that was developed for children with dyslexia but would benefit any learner.


The learners should have fluency in:

-recognizing letters and their sounds

-vowel letters

-consonants vs vowels

-concept of short and long vowel sounds

-basic sight words recognition

-writing skills


Throughout this ongoing course, students will learn and practice:

-strategies on decoding and blending phonics skills by using finger tapping, graphic organizers, looking for patterns and using the Orton Gillingham reading approach.

Students will practice reading and spelling activities.