WELCOME TO READING
In just 10 days, your child will be reading simple stories.
UNIT 1 IS FREE!
This is the Teaching Guide for Unit 1.
Page 1 is a quick reference guide to what your child will learn in unit 1.
Pages 2-4 have suggestions for extra daily activities.
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Click on DAY 1 to get started.
WEEK 1 – LETTER SOUNDS & SIGHT WORDS
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Lesson 1 – Introduce the Letter Sounds and the Sight Words
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one.
Print the flashcards and cut them out. Use them to practice the letter sounds and sight words a few times each day.
Print the worksheet for your child.
Lesson 2 – Practice the Letter Sounds and the Sight Words
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one.
Print the worksheet for your child.
Keep practicing with the flashcards.
Lesson 3 – Practice the Letter Sounds and the Sight Words
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one.
Print the worksheet for your child.
Keep practicing with the flashcards.
Lesson 4 – Review the Letter Sounds and the Sight Words
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one.
Print the quiz for your child.
Keep practicing with the flashcards.
If your child knows the letter sounds well, go to lesson 5. If not, keep practicing.
Lesson 5 – Introduce Phonics – How to Sound Out Words.
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one. Phonics is a way to read words by “singing” each letter sound and blending the sounds together to say the word.
Print the flashcards and cut them out.
Keep practicing with the letter sound and sight word flashcards.
WEEK 2 – PHONICS & READING
Lesson 6 – Sound Out Some More Words
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page 1.
Print the game (page 2). Cut out the game cards and play the game with your child to practice reading sight words and phonetic words.
Lesson 7 – Sound Out Names
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one. Remind your child that names begin with a capital letter.
Print the worksheet for your child.
Keep practicing with the flashcards.
Lesson 8 – Read Sentences
Encourage your child to follow along as you read the instructions on page one.
Print the sentence strips. Cut them out. Use them to help your child practice reading.
Lesson 9 – Read Some More Sentences
Encourage your child to read each sentence on page 1.
Print the reading worksheet for your child.
Lesson 10 – Read, Read, Read!
There are 8 different stories your child can read, over and over again, to anyone who will listen.
READING EXTRAS
Reading extras includes:
8 comic strips your child will be able to read.
An eight page storybook for your child to read at the end of the unit.
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Once your child has finished Unit 1 – it’s time to go to Unit 2-THE PARK. THE PARK has similar activities, but the worksheets and games have a park theme. Your child will learn 4 more sight words and 4 new letter sounds. Click the button below to go to Unit 2. HAVE FUN!
