The World of Phonics Made Fun - Word Families
In this ongoing PHONICs class, learners will learn and practice phonetic skills using word families 2X weekly. Learners will learn to associate sounds with letters, word families, drawing, listening, speaking and writing, too.
Paula Reid
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(38)
What's included
2 live meetings
50 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
In this ongoing PHONICs class, learners will learn and practice phonetic skills using word families 2X weekly. Learners will learn to associate sounds with letters, word families, drawing, listening, speaking and writing, too.
In this course, learners begin with phonemic awareness, the ability to hear then identify units of sound. They are introduced to letters and their associated sound which helps learners build and decode new words.
Learners will be taught to blend individual sounds together to say an entire word. They will begin with CVC [consonant-vowel-consonant] words such as cat, fan, bad, red before moving on to CCVC words [stop, play and CVCC words [milk, best].
Learners will focus on knowledge of the alphabet, basic consonant sounds, long and short vowel sounds, apply them to forming words; sounding out words and nonsense words, use of word families, chanting and reading rhyming books, poems, and songs along with the use of pictures and props as learners are taught to look for patterns.
Step One: Develop Phonemic Awareness (3 minutes) ...
Step Two: Introduce and Review Sound-Spelling Patterns (3 minutes) Step Three: Blend Words (6 minutes) ...
Step Four: Build Automatic Word Recognition (3 minutes) ...
Step Five: Apply to Decodable Text (10 minutes)
The goal of the course is to develop a strong foundation in phonics which leads learners to a solid foundation in reading. Learning the
skill of sounding out blends helps to prepare them for reading.
Phonics is the way to go so enroll today in The World of Phonics Made Fun - Word Families.
The World of Phonics Made Fun - Word Families course is ongoing so learners can join any time.
Week of June 3rd: Letter & sound assessment
Introduction of phonemes - a, m, t
Word families: -op, -up, -all
Reading: Hop on Pop
Week of June 10th: Assessment for word recognition
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -at, ap
Short vowel sounds - a, e
Week of June 17th: Assessment for CCV words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -ad, -am
Short vowel sounds - i, o
Week of June 24th: Assessment for CCVC words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -as, -et
Short vowel sound - u
Long vowel sounds - a, e
Week of July 1st: Assessment for CCVC words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -all
Long vowel sounds -i, -o
Nursery rhyme: All Around the Mulberry
Bush
Week of July 8th: Assessment for CCVC words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -an, -and
Decoding & Blending
Sight vocabulary words
Long vowel sound -u
Week of July 15th: Assessment for CCVC words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -at, -ate
Decoding & Blending
Sight vocabulary words
Review long vowel sound -a, e
Week of July 22nd: Assessment for CCVC words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -ay
Decoding & Blending
Sight vocabulary words
Review long vowel sound -a
Week of July 29th: Assessment for CCVC words
Introduction of phonemes
Word families: -ear
Decoding & Blending
Sight vocabulary words
Review long vowel sound -e
*** PARENT NOTE: This class is an ongoing class where learners should enroll long-term to get the best benefit from the lessons. The more a learner practices the phonetic skills taught in "The World of Phonics Made Fun - Word Families," the better understanding the learner will have of how our English language works, resulting in becoming a better, more fluent reader, writer and speller.Learning Goals
○ learn letter-sound relationships
○ learn to decode words with long & short vowel sounds
○ learn phonemic awareness and phonics to decode words
○ learners will improve reading skills
○ learn how to read English fluently
○ build English vocabulary
○ learners will gain and improve their confidence in their reading ability
Other Details
Parental Guidance
*** PARENT NOTE: This class may be repeated several times. The more a learner practices the phonetic skills taught in "The World of Phonics Made Fun - Word Families," the better understanding the learner will have of how our English language works, resulting in becoming a better, more fluent reader, writer and speller.
Supply List
Learners supplies include: ○ magnetic dry erase whiteboard ○ dry erase marker/s ○ dry erase eraser [old clean sock or rag] ○ 2 complete sets of magnetic alphabet letters A-Z [upper and lower case]
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined January, 2023
4.8
38reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Indiana University
I am a retired public school Principal who has taught and written curriculum for grades K-12 in all subject areas. I have taught learners from grades K-12, Special needs learners, adults, ESL learners from several countries it seems for most of my life. Teaching children is what I love to do! And teaching learners of all ages to read and write is my passion.
Because phonics is the foundation to reading, it's important for learners to have a strong, solid understanding of phonetic skills for all learners but even more imperative for learners learning to read and speak English fluently. Good instruction is the beginning so I'm happy to teach this phonics course here on Outschool.Reviews
Live Group Class
$30
weekly ($15 per class)2x per week
25 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
2-6 learners per class
