Your child will learn exciting new concepts, including letter sounds, phonograms, consonant teams, blending, syllables, sight words, consonant blends, plurals, compound words, and much more. Every component of reading is taught: Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Decoding, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Reading Comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.
GR Reading Level 1
What Your Child Learns in Level 1
Phonological Awareness
- Learn techniques for syllable counting
- Isolate sounds in three- and four-letter words
- Practice phonemic substitution
Decoding (Phonics)
- Learn phonograms A-Z, plus TH, SH, CH, CK, NG, NK
- Read short vowel words containing the new phonograms, such as man, set, pup, quack, class, bench, trunk, king, and gasp
- Read words ending in FF, LL, and SS, as in hill and kiss
- Read words with initial blends, as in step and flag
- Read words with final blends, as in next and lost
Decoding (Structural Analysis)
- Read plural words with suffix s or es, such as pigs and lunches
- Read compound words, such as windmill
Vocabulary
- Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life
- Connect new words to familiar words
Fluency
- Read with accuracy
- Read with meaningful expression
- Read with natural phrasing
Comprehension
- Connect text to one’s own experiences
- Understand dialogue
- Give and discuss opinions
- Set a purpose for reading
Placement Test
Our Placement Tests help you to determine the level that is the most appropriate for your child to begin with in our programs. Please note that our lessons are mastery-based, not grade-level-based. This means that our students are placed where they are ability-wise, not according to age or grade level. Click the button below to go to our Placement Tests page.