READING READINESS AND BEGINNING READING
Our fun approach to Kindergarten and First Grade readiness emphasizes phonics in a positive learning environment. Students will learn to decode sounds, simple sentences, and beginning stories. Jean Kimura and her experienced staff have taught Early Learning classes in West Los Angeles for more than ten years.
Level 1 Single Letter Sounds, Short Vowels and Sight Words
1 Alphabet letters A-Z
2 Alphabet letters a-z; Sight words: I, see, ride, on
3 Short Vowel a; Sight words: play, with, look, for
4 Short Vowel e; Sight words: me, too, run, said
5 Short Vowel i; Sight words: that, pretty, like, to
6 Short Vowel o; Sight words: here, are, did, it
7 Short Vowel u; Sight words: what, in, this, is
8 Short Vowel Review; 50 Sight Words
Level 2 Consonant Blends
1 Level 1 Review
2 Initial Consonant Blends bl, cl, fl, gl
3 Initial Consonant Blends sk, sl, pl
4 Initial Consonant Blends cr, dr, gr
5 Initial Consonant Blends br, fr, pr, tr
6 Initial Consonant Blends sm, sn, sp
7 Initial Consonant Blends st, sw, tw
8 Initial Consonant Blends Review
Level 3 Long Vowels and Digraphs
1 Final Consonant Blends -mp, -sk, -st
2 Final Consonant Blends -ft, -lt, -nt
3 Final Consonant Blends -lf, -lp, -nd, -nk
4 Initial and Final Consonant Blends Review
5 One-Syllable Words Ending in a Long Vowel, including -y
6 Silent -e Words 1
7 Silent -e Words 2
8 Silent e with Consonant Blends
