Level 0
Phonics Level 0 curriculum following CA State Standards with focus on letter recognition, sound-letter correspondence, and early reading skills.
Alphabet Mastery
Learn all 26 letters (upper and lowercase), their sounds, and proper letter formation through engaging songs and multi-sensory activities.
Pre-Reading Skills
Develop phonological awareness by segmenting words into sounds, recognizing rhymes, and understanding print concepts like left-to-right reading.
Pre-K Sight Words
Begin reading high-frequency words (I, see, the, a, like) and practice using them in simple sentences with picture support.
Course Preview
A Holistic Approach To English Language Art
- State Standard driven. This curriculum follows CA State Standards and all phonics and speaking and listening skills are derived from Kindergarten readiness assessments.
- Lessons are made using research based techniques and strategies.
- Students will become fluent in the first four sets of Dolch Sight words to support future reading fluency and build a receptive and expressive vocabulary.
- Each session focuses on a particular skill or state standard and will be adjusted based on the student’s level of knowledge or needs.
- Each lesson includes a dialogue skill that focuses on a pre-kindergarten or kindergarten speaking and listening goal such as, self awareness, imagination, problem solving, engagement, etc.
- By attending the total of 15 sessions in each of the four levels, the students will gain a base knowledge that they can use to enter kindergarten and thrive as a productive classmate and student.
Class Main Focus:
- This class is designed for Pre-K students to reinforce their knowledge of the alphabet.
- The goal of the class is to learn letter sounds, upper and lowercase, begin pre-k sight words, and begin to learn how to segment words into their individual sounds.
- Recommended for ages 3-4
Prior Knowledge:
- The alphabet. (Singing or spoken)
- Recognize letters
Speaking/Listening Skills:
- Able to follow simple instructions
- Listen to a lesson for extended period of time
Reading Skills:
- Recognize that print is read from left to right, top to bottom
- Letters can be upper or lowercase
- Words have spaces between them in text
- Ask and answer questions about a text
Highlights:
- Detailed outlines for each level are available upon request
- All outlines are designed based on NY and CA state standards, and will be adjusted to meet the specific needs of each class
- We believe in using holistic approach to teach phonics, so each session contains reading, phonics, communication, dialog, and basic writing skills
Example Of Outline——Phonics Level 0, Part 1, Session 1
