Description
What's Taught in Level 1
Your student will learn encoding skills, reliable spelling rules, and multisensory strategies for spelling, along with exciting new concepts, including phonograms, consonant teams, segmenting, syllables, consonant blends, initial blends, final blends, and plurals. Phonological awareness and encoding skills are taught throughout Level 1. Below is a sampling in each area:
Encoding
- Learn phonograms A-Z, plus TH, SH, CH, CK, NG, NK
- Spell words with short vowel sounds containing new phonograms, such as bath, dog, cash, wing, and such
- Spell words ending in FF, LL, and SS, as in cliff, will, and miss
- Spell words with initial blends, as in frog and swim
- Spell plural words with suffix s or es, such as cups and lunches
- Spell compound words, such as cobweb and bathtub
Phonological Awareness
- Learn techniques for syllable counting
- Identify the first and last sounds in words
- Segment words with two and three sounds
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