Level 0 |
Level 0 - Building a Strong Foundation for reading and spelling
This is the main foundational level for both reading and spelling.
It must be ensured that all pupils are able to do these skills before doing further levels.
At this level we will be working hard to help children to hear sounds in words: first the initial sound, and then moving on to a medial vowel and a final sound and finally to hearing a consonant blend either at the start, or end of a word.
Without these basic skills, children cannot progress securely onto Level 1.
The teaching notes for the Level 0 lessons are provided within each lesson.
It must be ensured that all pupils are able to do these skills before doing further levels.
At this level we will be working hard to help children to hear sounds in words: first the initial sound, and then moving on to a medial vowel and a final sound and finally to hearing a consonant blend either at the start, or end of a word.
Without these basic skills, children cannot progress securely onto Level 1.
The teaching notes for the Level 0 lessons are provided within each lesson.
Please note that at Level 0 time indications are only very approximate. It is important that you are guided by the lesson notes and your child's progress.
Our Golden Rule: Make the programme fit the child, not the child fit the programme.
Our Golden Rule: Make the programme fit the child, not the child fit the programme.
Lessons
- We begin this section by learning the sounds made by the 26 letters of the alphabet.
- We then learn to blend them into words with three sounds with a short vowel sound (a vowel saying its sound not its name - CVC words). We practice these words for reading and spelling.
- We then learn to hear two consonants blended together and we practice reading and spelling CVCC words with a short vowel sound.
- We finish Level 0 with five lessons which prepare the student for Level 1.
Learn to blend
Consonant blends
Click on a sound to view the lesson.
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