Learn to Read: Phonics-Based Instruction

In this one-to-one class, learners will improve reading skills using a phonics based approach. Class is designed to help struggling readers develop fluency and to help ESL learners recognize and understand the English language. We will develop a plan for each enrolled learner based on needs. I am happy to provide learning content (which I have used for my own homeschooled children) or you can feel free to submit your material to me if you have a preferred curriculum or reading plan. 

Each student learns at a different pace and I welcome each one into class at an appropriate level. No one is ever ahead or behind. We are all right on time with our specific learning needs.

The first meeting will be designed to meet your child and get a feel for learning styles, interests, and to develop a plan with specific goals in mind. Please feel free to message me with any relevant information or concerns related to your child's development and progress, as well as, your expectations in the course. 

Aside from any additional content you may wish to use, this class will use the following reading plan:

Letter Sounds
1. Review of short-vowel sounds (1 lesson)
2. Review of consonant sounds (2 lessons)

Short-vowel words
1. Short-vowel A  3 lessons
2. Short-vowel E  1 lesson
3. Short-vowel I  2 lessons
4. Short-vowel O  1 lesson
5. Short-vowel U  1 lesson
6. Review of all short-vowel sounds

Two-consonant blends 
1. Double consonants  1 lesson
2. The CK combination 1 lesson
3. Ending blends LK,LP and LB  1 lesson
4. Ending blends ST and NT  1 lesson
5. Ending blends FT, LT, and PT  1 lesson
6. Ending blends MP, SP, LF, and LM  1 lesson
7. Ending blends ND, SK, XT  1 lesson
8. Ending blend NK  1 lesson
9. Adding S to words 1 lesson
10. Beginning blends BL, CL, FL, GL, PL, and SL 1 lesson
11. Beginning blends SM, SP, SC, SK, SN, and ST 1 lesson
12. Beginning blends BR, CR, DR, FR, GR, PR, and TR 1 lesson
13. Beginning blends SQU, SW, and TW 1 lesson

Consonant Digraphs
1. Digraph NG 1 lesson
2. Digraph SH and digraph blend SHR 2 lessons
3. Digraph CH  1 lesson
4. Digraph blends TCH and NCH 1 lesson
5. Digraph TH (voiced) 1 lesson
6. Digraph TH (unvoiced) and digraph blends THR and NGTH 1 lesson
7. Digraphs WH and PH 1 lesson
8. Review ending blend NK 1 lesson

Three-consonant beginning blends
1. Blends SCR and STR 1 lesson
2. Blends SPL and SPR 1 lesson

Long vowel, Silent-E words
1. Long-A vowel sound 1 lesson
2. Long-E vowel sound 1 lesson
3. Long- I vowel sound 1 lesson
4. Long-I vowel sound with review of long-A and long-E 1 lesson
5. Long-O vowel sound with review of long-A, long-E, and long-I 1 lesson
6. Review of long-A, long-E, long-I, and long-O
7. Long-O vowel sound 1 lesson
8. Long-U vowel sound 1 lesson
9. Long vowel words: CK to KE 1 lesson
10. Sight Words: to, two, and too 1 lesson
11. Hard and soft C 1 lesson
12. Hard and soft G 1 lesson
13. Review of soft sounds of C and G 1 lesson
14. Long-vowel words with S standing for /Z/ sound 1 lesson
15. Adding S to words 1 lesson
16. Review of long-vowel words 2 lessons

Common Spellings for the long-A sound
1. Vowel pair AI as long-A 1 lesson
2. Vowel pair AY as long-A 1 lesson
3. Vowel pairs EA, EI, and EY as long-A 1 lesson
4. Review of long-A pairs 1 lesson

Common spellings for long-E sound
1. Vowel pair EE as long-E 1 lesson
2. Vowel pair EA as long-E 1 lesson
3. Review vowel pair EA 1 lesson
4. Vowel pair IE as long-E 1 lesson
5. Review long-E vowel pairs 1 lesson

Common spellings for long-I vowel sound
1. Vowel pair IE as long-I and Y alone as long-I 1 lesson
2. Y plus silent E as long-I 1 lesson
3. I alone as long-I 1 lesson
4. Review of long-I vowel pairs

Common spellings for long-O vowel sound
1. Vowel pair OA as long O 1 lesson
2. Vowel pair OW as long-O 1 lesson
3. Vowel pair OE as long-O 1 lesson
4. O alone as long -O 1 lesson
5. Review of long-O vowel pairs 1 lesson

Common spellings for the long-U sound
1. Vowel pair UE as long- U 1 lesson
2. Vowel pair EW as long-U 1 lesson
3. Review of long-U vowel pairs 1 lesson

Common spellings for other vowel sounds
1. Vowel pair OO 1 lesson
2. Vowel pair OU 1 lesson
3. U plus silent E and single O 1 lesson
4. Vowel pair UE 1 lesson
5. Vowel pair EW 1 lesson
6. Vowel pair UI 1 lesson
7. Review of long-u sound 1 lesson
8. Vowel pair OO 1 lesson
9. U alone 1 lesson
10. Review of OO words 1 lesson
11. Vowel pair AW 1 lesson
12. Vowel pair AU 1 lesson
13. A alone before L and A alone before W 1 lesson
14. Review of words 1 lesson
15. Vowel pair OW 1 lesson
16. Vowel pair OU 1 lesson
17. Vowel pair OY 1 lesson
18. Vowel pair OI 1 lesson
19. Review of words 1 lesson

Other spellings for short-vowel sounds
1. Vowel pair EA as long-E 1 lesson
2. Short-vowel words that end with silent E 1 lesson
3. O alone as short-vowel sound U 1 lesson
4. Review OU 1 lesson
5. Y alone as short-vowel sound I 1 lesson
6. Review of vowel pairs

Silent Letters
1. Letter pair with IGH 1 lesson
2. Letter pair with EIGH 1 lesson
3. Letter pairs with AIGH and AUGH 1 lesson
4. Review of silent letters 1 lesson
5. OU review 1 lesson
6. Letter pair with OUGH 1 lesson
7. GH as F 1 lesson
8. Review GH letter pairs 1 lesson
9. Silent G before N 1 lesson
10. Silent L 1 lesson
11. Silent K before N 1 lesson
12. Silent W before R 1 lesson
13. Silent W before H 1 lesson
14. Silent D before GE 1 lesson
15. Silent B 1 lesson
16. Silent H 1 lesson
17. Silent U after G 1 lesson
18. Silent letter review 1 lesson

R-changed vowels
1. AR 3 lessons
2. OR and ORE 2 lessons
3. OUR 1 lesson
4. OAR and OOR 1 lesson
5. WAR 1 lesson
6. Review 1 lesson
7. ARE 2 lessons
8. AIR 1 lesson
9. EAR 1 lesson
10. Review 1 lesson
11. ER 1 lesson
12. IR 1 lesson
13. WOR 2 lessons
14. EAR 1 lesson
15. Slightly-changed vowel sounds 1 lesson
16. Review 2 lessons

Simple two-syllable words
1. Compound words 3 lessons
2. The Schwa 1 lesson
3. LE ending 1 lesson
4. ER ending 1 lesson
5. ING ending 1 lesson
6. Practice 2 lessons

Other letter patterns and silent letters
1. OU as short-U 1 lesson
2. OU and S as /sh/ 1 lesson
3. CH as /K/ 1 lesson
4. Soft sound of SC 1 lesson
5. Silent W after S, Silent T after S, and Silent M before N 1 lesson
6. TI 1 lesson
7. CI and SI 1 lesson
8. S as /zh/ 1 lesson
9. Review 2 lessons

Possessive words and contractions
1. Possessive words 1 lesson
2. Contractions 2 lessons

Other spellings for the long-E sound
1. Y as long-E 1 lesson
2. EY as long-E 1 lesson
3. IE as long-E 1 lesson

Plural and hyphenated words
1. Two-syllable plural words ending in ES 1 lesson
2. Plural words ending in IES 1 lesson
3. Plural words ending in VES 1 lesson
4. Hyphenated words 1 lesson
 
Three-syllable words
1. Three-syllable words 2 lessons
2. Y alone as long-I in multi-syllable words 1 lesson
3. OUR 1 lesson
4. D and DI 1 lesson

Endings, suffixes, and prefixes
1. Endings ER and EST 1 lesson
2. Endings LY, LIER, and LIEST 1 lesson
3. ED ending 1 lesson
4. Practice reading four-syllable words 1 lesson
5. Endings TION and SION 1 lesson
6. Endings TURE, IBLE, and ABLE 1 lesson
7. Common endings 1 lesson
8. Prefixes 2 lessons

More letter patterns
1. Letter x, Silent P before S 1 lesson
2. CH 1 lesson
3. EU as long-U 1 lesson
4. QU 1 lesson
5. Vowel pairs IO, IA, and IE 1 lesson
6. Review 1 lesson

Other
1. Homonyms, homophones, and homographs 1 lesson
2. Reading Multi-syllabic words 3 lessons
3. Reading silly words 1 lesson

This plan can be altered as needed for your child depending on previous mastery. I teach lessons via Nearpod and Google slides. However, I will screenshare for Nearpod so you do not have to create an account. 

I look forward to meeting your child in class!