What Your Child Learns in Level 1

Your child 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

When Your Child Can Begin with Level 1

GR Spelling Program is a building block program, where each level builds upon the previous one. In order to build a strong foundation in spelling, we recommend most of our students to start with Level 1.

If your child is a beginner reader, we strongly suggest your child to complete our GR Reading Level 1 or equivalent first, and then add in the GR Spelling Level 1. This allows your child to have a solid start in reading, and a strong basis in spelling.