One-To-One 1:1 Reading : Begin to Read - Learn Your Letter Blends (Level 1)

This fun and friendly weekly class will get beginner readers off to a flying start.  Learners who know their letter sounds will begin to blend those sounds to make words through books, games, quizzes, videos, worksheets, art, writing and much more!

WHY IS READING IMPORTANT?
Reading is necessary for learning so instilling a love of reading at an early age is the key that unlocks the door to lifelong learning. Reading aloud presents books as sources of pleasant, entertaining, and exciting formative experiences for children to remember.  Instilling a love of reading early gives a child a head start on expanding their vocabulary, and building independence and self-confidence. It helps children learn to make sense, not only of the world around them, but also of people, building social-emotional skills and of course, imagination.

Reading exposes us to other styles, other voices, other forms, and other genres of writing.  Not only that, but reading is a critical foundation for developing logic and problem-solving skills

HOW DO WE TEACH READING AT 'LEARNING WITH LOVE'?
The United Kingdom leads the way in systematic methods for teaching children to read.  Rather than just learning to sight read words, children are encouraged to use a method called synthetic phonics so that they can begin to read with only a very basic knowledge of letter sounds.  This method has shown to be very motivating for children as they make very quick progress and are able to read books in a matter of weeks.

OUR READING PROGRAMME
Our classes are designed by a teacher with over 25 years classroom experience and a UK Masters Degree in Literacy Education, focusing on teaching children to read.  They are delivered by UK qualified teachers with many years’ experience of teaching reading in the classroom.  Our resources are well-designed, colourful and engaging for the children.

Each lesson includes reading a book together, practising the skills to read individual words, letter and word games, understanding punctuation and writing simple words.  Learners will also get a mini book to practice reading at home as well as practice worksheets to consolidate the skills learnt in the lesson.

Most children will be reading simple books at the end of the 12 week cycle, with many achieving this is just 6 weeks.

IS THIS CLASS SUITABLE FOR YOUR CHILD? 
This class is a Level 1 Reading Class.  It is suitable for learners who know most of their letter sounds.  The class will revise all of the letter sounds and begin to blend the letter sounds together to make simple words such as sit, tap, full, puff.  They will learn to read simple sentences such as ‘Tim and his dog had fun.’

If your child only knows the letter names (a=ay, b=bee, c=cee) rather than the sounds, then our ‘Learning Letter Sounds (Level 0)’ classes might be a better starting point for your learner.

Once your child can read simple sentences such as ‘Kit and Sam pet the pig’, then it is time to move onto our ‘Develop Your Reading in 6 weeks (Level 2) class.

If you feel that the Level you are enrolled on is not suitable for your child then please let me know and I can transfer you to a more suitable Level.  Teachers may also make recommendation to parents if they feel a child is enrolled on the wrong Level for them to make good progress.

SCHEDULE
 
Book : Top Cat
Sounds: m, c, t, p, a, o
Common Words: I
Example Sentence To Read: ‘I am top cat.’
Read At Home Minibook : Pat
Home Activity : Read the word and draw the picture

Book : Sip, Sip, Tip
Sounds : s, ss, i, n, d, k, g
Common Words : None
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Kit and Sam sip.’
Read At Home Minibook : It is
Home Activity : Word and picture match, story sequencing, build a word

Book : Dig And Tap
Sounds: m,c,t,i,s,n
Common Words: None
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Kit and Sam in a pit.’
Read At Home Minibook : Kit and Sam got...
Home Activity : Word and picture match, speed read, story sequencing

Book : Sam’s Pot
Sounds: a, c, g, m, o, p
Common Words: None
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Tom got a pot.’
Read At Home Minibook : Cats and Dogs
Home Activity : Sentence matching
  	
Book : Pat A Pig
Sounds: p, i, g, d, k, e, ll
Common Words: the
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Pat a pig.’
Read At Home Minibook : Let's Go
Home Activity : Circle the word, story sequencing, word and picture match

Book : Dig, Dig, Dig!
Sounds: b, f, h, i, r, u
Common Words: of
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Tim and his dog had fun.’
Read At Home Minibook : Mum Is ill
Home Activity : Rhyming words

Book : Bob Bug
Sounds: a, c 
Common Words: None
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Bob Bug has a hug.’
Read At Home Minibook : Pop and Puff
Home Activity : Middle Letter Matching

Book : Get A Hat
Sounds: j, l, ll
Common Words: no, I, oh
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Nell got a hat.’
Read At Home Minibook : A Tin Man
Home Activity : SPLATula CVC Words

Book : Hit and Miss
Sounds: ck
Common Words: I, the, go, oh, no
Example Sentence To Read: ‘I hit it back.’
Read At Home Minibook : Cat and Dog
Home Activity : Plurals

Book : The Sock
Sounds: q,v
Common Words: no, the
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Is it on the bed?’
Read At Home Minibook : The Sock (a different version)
Home Activity : CVC Words Read and Colour

Book : The Map
Sounds: w, x
Common Words; the, go, to
Example Sentence To Read: ‘Kit has the backpack.’
Read At Home Minibook : Tim and Ben
Home Activity : Spring At The Farm: Read and Stick

Book : In the Cockpit
Sounds : y, z
Common Words: the, go, to
Example Sentence To Read: ‘It is set to go.’
Read At Home Minibook : Kit and Sam Huff and Puff
Home Activity : I Spy and Read