In this class your learner will get phonics instruction and hands-on practice building CVC, CVCC,   and sight words. 

If you want to build a strong house, you start by building a strong foundation.  This class will build your child's reading skills at the foundational level so that your child will be a strong, confident, independent reader. Reading is an essential skill. It is important learners are taught to read correctly. Reading can improve your child's communication skills and develop your child's self-confidence and independence.
 
Learning to hear is the first step in learning to read. In this class we will build words. We will focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, orthographic mapping and hands-on practice building and reading CVC, CVCC,  and sight words. Learners will recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters. Learners will be given opportunities to decode and spell words, to sort words, to recognize misspellings, and to gain proficiency in using all this information. Learners will learn to focus their eyes and ears on the written code of the English language. 

This class is designed for pre-readers who are familiar with letter recognition of both upper and lower case letters, as well as a familiarity with individual letter sounds.  Mastery is not necessary, as we will review letters and their sounds as we work.  At the start of class, we will do a short review on the individual letter sounds used in the lesson. All students will have many opportunities to participate. This class is for the beginning reader and the struggling reader. 

If learning is power, then reading is your child's superpower! 

Week of November 13: words with short vowel sounds: a, i, o, e, & u

Week of November 20: words with short vowel sounds: a, i, o, e, & u

Week of November 27: words with short vowel sounds: a, i, o, e, & u

Week of December 4: NO CLASS

Week of December 11: words with short vowel sounds: a, i, o, e, & u

Week of December 18: words with short vowel sounds: a, i, o, e, & u


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Today a reader tomorrow a leader! Private tutoring available upon request. 

Kindergarten, First grade, phonics, alphabet, letters, sounds, reading, decoding, blending, segmenting, spelling, orthographic mapping.