Aprender a leer: palabras CVC/familias de palabras, E muda y vocales controladas por R

Once a child knows the sounds each letter of the alphabet can make, they can then begin to put those sounds together to blend and read words.  In this once-a-week, ongoing class, students will take the next step in learning how to sound out words.  We will look at different word families, sounding out each letter that makes up the word and learn how to blend then together.  Some classes will focus on CVC words with short vowels, some will focus on those crazy r-controlled vowels, which change the vowel sound (car, fur), and some classes will focus on what happens to the vowel sound when we add the bossy e (car – care).  Each of these focusses are essential for learning how to sound out words. 

As learning happens best when having fun, this class will use visual aids and props, games, and activities to help students learn and practice.  Some days we may even become Word Ninja’s, Word Pirates or Word Chef's, as we “chop” our word into individual letter sounds and then blend them all together to make our word.   Other days we may be Word Detectives as we solve the missing letters.

A student can join this course at any time as each class can stand alone, working on the specific word families or other elements for that particular class. 

Once we have covered all of the material, we will start the cycle over.  This ensures that no matter when your learner joins, if they continue on, they will eventually go through each lesson. 

A tentative schedule is as follows: 

Week of Aug. 26:  Short e word families ed, eg
Week of Sept. 2:  Short e word families en, et (first half)
Week of Sept. 9:  Short e word family et
Week of Sept. 16:  Short i word families ib, id
Week of Sept. 23:  Short i word families ig, in
Week of Sept. 30:  Short i word family ip
Week of Oct. 7:  Short i word family it
Week of Oct. 14:  Bossy E words with i
Week of Oct. 21:  Short o word families: ob, od
Week of Oct. 28:  Short o word families: og, op
Week of Nov. 4:  Short o word families: ot 
Week of Nov. 11:  Bossy E words with o
Week of Nov. 18:  Short u word families: ub, ud
Week of Nov. 25:  Short u word families: ug, um
Week of Dec. 2:  Short u word families: un, ut 
Week of Dec. 9:  Bossy E words with u
Week of Dec. 16:  R-controlled vowels: that say “er”: er, ir, ur  

Please note there will be no classes the Week of Dec. 23rd as I will be taking a Christmas break with my family.

Week of Dec. 30:  R-controlled vowels: ar, or 
Week of Jan. 6:  Short a word family ab 
Week of Jan. 13:  Short a word family ad
Week of Jan. 20:  Short a word families ag
Week of Jan. 27:  Short a word families am
Week of Feb. 3:  Short a word family an
Week of Feb. 10:  Short a word family ap
Week of Feb. 17:   Short a word family at
Week of Feb. 24:  Bossy E with a  
Week of Mar. 3:  Short e word families ed, eg
Week of Mar. 10:   Short e word families en, et (first half
Week of Mar. 17:  Short e word family et 
Week of Mar. 24:  Short i word families ib, id
Week of Mar. 31:  Short i word families ig, in
Week of Apr. 7:  Short i word family ip
Week of Apr. 14:  Short i word family it
Week of Apr. 21:  Bossy E words with i
Week of Apr. 28:  Short o word families: ob, od
Week of May 5:  Short o word families: og, op
Week of May 12:  Short o word families: ot 
Week of May 19:  Bossy E words with o
Week of May 26:  Short u word families: ub, ud
Week of Jun. 2:  Short u word families: ug, um 
Week of Jun. 9:  Short u word families: un, ut 
Week of Jun. 16:  Bossy E words with u
Week of Jun. 23:  R-controlled vowels: that say “er”: er, ir, ur  
Week of Jun. 30:  R-controlled vowels: ar, or 

Schedule subject to change at the teacher's discretion.