COURSE OVERVIEW

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Each alphabet graphic represents a specific letter, and by clicking on it, your child will access the corresponding course for that letter. This approach provides a structured and intuitive way for your child to explore and master the alphabet.

Beyond the alphabet courses, your child will find a wealth of additional lessons and activities right below the graphics. These lessons cover a wide range of topics and are carefully crafted to be interactive, engaging, and aligned with educational standards to ensure your child’s success in language and literacy development.

Lesson 1 – Alphabet

The alphabet is a standardized set of letters or characters used to represent the sounds of a language in written form. The most widely used alphabet in the world is the Latin alphabet, which is used for many languages, including English, Spanish, French, and German.

Lesson 2 – Short Vowels

They are one of the two main categories of speech sounds, the other being consonants. In English, there are five short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. Vowels are the building blocks of syllables and are crucial for forming words in most languages.

Lesson 3 – Short & Long Vowels

Short vowels are characterized by their relatively brief duration or duration that is shorter than long vowels. They are also called “unstressed” vowels because they are not typically emphasized or prolonged in speech. Long vowels are characterized by their longer duration or duration that is longer than short vowels. They are also called “stressed” vowels because they are often emphasized or prolonged in speech.

Lesson 4 – Long Vowel Teams

Long vowel teams are combinations of two vowels that work together to create a single, long vowel sound. During this lesson, your child will learn about common long vowel teams such as “ai,” “ee,” “oa,” and “ie.” They will understand how these teams can change the pronunciation of words and explore various examples.

Lesson 5 – Consonant Blends

Consonant blends, also known as consonant clusters, are two or more consonants that are placed together in a word with no intervening vowel. In order to pronounce a consonant blend, each consonant must be pronounced separately.

Lesson 6 – Consonant Digraphs

Consonant digraphs are two consonant letters that come together to represent a single sound in the English language. They are different from consonant blends, where each letter retains its individual sound. Consonant digraphs are common in English and are often used to represent specific sounds that cannot be represented by individual consonant letters

Lesson 7 – 3-Letter Blends

Three-letter blends are groups of three consonants that come together to make a single sound. They are less common than two-letter blends, but they are still important for readers and writers to know.

Lesson 8 – Silent Letter Groups

Silent letter groups are two or more letters that are placed together in a word, but only one of the letters is pronounced. Silent letter groups can be found at the beginning, middle, or end of words.

Lesson 9 – Vowel Combinations

Vowel combinations are two or more vowels that appear next to each other in a word. They can be pronounced as a single sound or as two separate sounds. There are many different vowel combinations in the English language. Vowel combinations can be found at the beginning, middle, or end of words.

Lesson 10 – Consonant -Ie Endings

Consonant-le endings are a type of word ending that consists of a consonant followed by the letter “le.” They can be found at the end of words like table, simple, possible, gentle, and noble Consonant-le endings have two main functions: To make a word longer and change its meaning. For example, the word “tab” changes to “table” when the consonant-le ending is added. To change the pronunciation of a word. For example, the word “si” is pronounced “see” when the consonant-le ending is added. With practice, children will learn how to master consonant-le endings and become more fluent readers and writers.

Lesson 11 – Suffixes & Word Endings

Suffixes are groups of letters that are added to the end of words to change their meaning, part of speech, or other grammatical properties. Word endings are the final letters of a word, and they can be suffixes, endings, or both.