💚 Level 4 Mastering Digraphs is designed for young learners who can read simple phonetic words such as "pumpkin" and "insect." They’re beginning to memorize spellings of letter pairs (digraphs) such as /ai/ & /ay/ in words such as "train" and "play." 

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💚 CLASS CONTENT: Each 45-minute session has individual attention, using the mute/unmute button to help learners focus and enjoy full participation! 
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1️⃣🎶 I sing a letter-sound song with a slideshow of pictures/lowercase print letters. The songs reinforce memorization of digraphs such as 'ai' for 'airport.

2️⃣ 🖼️ I introduce 8 colorful photos for 1 digraph such as /i-e/, focusing on names, spellings and descriptions.

3️⃣ 📝 Using the dotted-font word list provided, I demonstrate writing each word twice while spelling the letter names.

4️⃣ 📖 Learners take turns to read a label, describe the picture or use their word in a sentence, and observe as I match each label with a picture. 

5️⃣ 🖼️ 📝 📖 We repeat the same process with another 8 photos: introduction, writing, reading and discussion. 

6️⃣ 🎉 I guide a fun cooperative BINGO game, emphasizing picture description, conversation and correct spelling. 

😊 My teaching style is warm, attentive and patient. This class is similar to a Montessori classroom experience; a small group of mixed-age learners with a shared enthusiasm for vocabulary, letter sounds, spelling, conversation, and learning to read! We'll end each meeting with a brief goodbye song with live autoharp accompaniment.

💚 Each session focuses on reading 16 words, 8 with each digraph; 32 words per week
📅 Lessons in 2024 
Week of: 
06/17: ar & or words… ‘farm’ and ‘fork’
06/24: -all & -ng words… ‘ball’ and ‘sing’
07/01: a-e words, including -ce… ‘cupcake’ and ‘race’
07/08: -y & ie words… ‘funny’ and ‘field’
07/15: ou & ow words… ‘cloud’ and ‘cows’
07/22: ch & tch words… ‘bench’ and ‘kitchen’
07/29: oi & oy words… ‘join’ and ‘boys’
08/05: er & ur words… ‘sisters’ and ‘surf’
08/12: ai & ay words… ‘train’ and ‘clay’ 
08/19: ee & ea words… ‘tree’ and ‘leaf’ 
08/26: ie & -y words… ‘pie’ and ‘my’ 
09/02: oa & ow words… ‘goat’ and ‘bowls’ 
09/09: oo & ue words… ‘pool’ and ‘glue’ 
09/16: i-e & -igh words… ‘kite’ and ‘lightbulb’ 
09/23: o-e & oe words… ‘o-e & oe words… ‘stones’ and ‘toes’
09/30: u-e & ew words… ‘flute’ and ‘stew’
10/07: aw & au words… ‘draw’ and ‘August’
10/14: sh & ch words such as ‘chin’ and ‘shop'
10/21: qu & ck words… ‘rocket and ‘quiet’
10/28: th & ph words… ‘them,’ ‘thin,’ and ‘elephant’

💚 Enroll any time - the content is not cumulative. I teach 2 more challenging levels of Montessori Read & Write classes and I’m happy to communicate when your child is ready for the next level!
📝 For learners who already write in cursive, I offer word list PDFs in cursive font

🧑🏽‍💻MONTESSORI READ & WRITE CLASSES:
🤍 Intro Level "Montessori Phonics: Letter Sounds & Easy Handwriting" (self-paced)
🩷 Level 1 "Phonics - CVC Words for Beginners" (group or 1:1) Ages 3 - 6 
❤️ Level 2 "Phonics Fun - Blends for Beginners" (group or 1:1) Ages 3 - 6 
🧡 Level 3 "Phonics & Intro to Digraphs" (group or 1:1) Ages 4 - 6 
💛 Read Books Aloud & Memorize Sight Words (1:1 only) Ages 5 - 7
💚 Level 4 "Mastering Digraphs for Emerging Readers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7 
💙 Level 5 "Word Study for Emerging Readers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7 
💜 Level 6 "Vocabulary Enrichment for Emerging Writers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7