Phonics and Reading for Ages 6 to 11 Course

What you will learn in 4 lessons

1. 1

   Digraphs, Blends and Silent E

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   The child reads and spells words with consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck, ng), consonant blends, silent e (split digraphs, as in cake and bike) and the endings -s, -ed and -ing.

   5 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Read and spell sounds made by two letters
   2. 2.Read and spell words with consonant blends
   3. 3.Read and spell words with silent e
   4. 4.Read and spell words with the endings -s, -ed and -ing
   5. 5.Read and write sentences and short stories
2. 2

   Vowel Teams and R-Controlled Vowels

   The child reads and spells common vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh), r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur) and diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow), and learns that one sound can have several spellings.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Read and spell words with long vowel teams
   2. 2.Read and spell more vowel teams
   3. 3.Read and spell vowels with r
   4. 4.Read and spell gliding vowel sounds
   5. 5.Choose the right spelling and the right sound
   6. 6.Use your phonics to read stories and write sentences
3. 3

   Syllables and Multisyllabic Words

   The child splits longer words into syllables by syllable type, reads common prefixes and suffixes and reads irregular words in context.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Hear the beats in longer words
   2. 2.Get to know the six kinds of syllables
   3. 3.Split longer words into syllables
   4. 4.Fix a word that sounds almost right
   5. 5.Use prefixes and suffixes to read and understand words
   6. 6.Read tricky words and use your whole plan
4. 4

   Reading Comprehension Strategies

   The child asks and answers questions about a text, finds the answer in the text, makes simple inferences, explains words in context and summarises what they read.

   6 learning goals

   What you will learn

   1. 1.Think while you read
   2. 2.Ask questions and find the answers
   3. 3.Read between the lines
   4. 4.Figure out what words mean
   5. 5.Prove your answers with the text
   6. 6.Sum up and put ideas together