Learn to Read Using Phonics With CVC and Sight Words Part 1

Welcome to Part 1 of Learn to Read!  In this class, students will learn how to decode words to begin reading using synthetic phonics.  Students will learn how to blend letter sounds together to unlock the code to reading.  Students will use hands-on activities to make learning fun!  This class will run for 8 weeks and will give your student a strong foundation in reading.  Each class will build upon the last to help your student progress systematically to learn reading fluency.  The emphasis in this class will be on synthetic phonics.  Students will also learn some sight words.  These are words that do not follow the normal rules of phonics.  

Students will meet 2 times per week in class.  They will have activities and homework to complete for the two days they are not in class.  These should be completed with the help of an adult to help your student complete them successfully.  Students will also have a story to read every day during the week to help build their fluency skills.  These stories will build in complexity as they begin to read more complex words.  

To be successful in this class, your student should know the letter sounds for each letter in the alphabet.  They should know the short sound of each vowel.