A systematic, research-based phonics and reading program that builds from CVC review through long vowels, vowel teams, and r-controlled vowels. Students develop fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary while reading God's Word and celebrating literacy as a gift from God.
Decode words with CVCe patterns, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and common affixes with 95%+ accuracy
Read grade-level text fluently at 40-60 words per minute with appropriate expression
Automatically recognize 100+ high-frequency words and apply comprehension strategies to understand main idea, details, and make inferences
Use phonics knowledge to spell words correctly and write simple sentences
Connect reading skills to understanding God's Word and celebrating the gift of literacy
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Review phoneme segmentation with CVC words. Practice blending and segmenting short a words.
Phoneme segmentation and blendinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review all five short vowels in CVC words. Sort words by vowel sound.
Short vowel identificationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Use letter tiles to build CVC words, changing one sound at a time. Practice encoding and decoding.
CVC encoding and decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable text with CVC words. Introduce the concept that reading helps us understand God's Word.
CVC fluency and comprehensionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read and illustrate a simple CVC decodable story. Retell the story sequence.
Reading fluency and comprehensionprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review the concept of digraphs. Focus on sh and ch sounds with picture sorts.
Digraph recognition (sh, ch)hands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice voiced and unvoiced th. Read words with th digraph.
Digraph recognition (th)gameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn wh digraph and practice reading wh words. Make connections to question words.
Digraph recognition (wh)discussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review ck as a final digraph. Build and read words ending in ck.
Final digraph ckhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read a decodable story featuring multiple digraphs. Practice fluency and expression.
Digraph fluencyreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review l-blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl). Segment and blend words with l-blends.
L-blends decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice r-blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr). Build words with letter tiles.
R-blends decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Master s-blends (sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw). Play blend bingo.
S-blends decodinggameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice final blends (nd, nk, nt, mp, st, lt, ft). Read words with final blends.
Final blends decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable text with multiple blends. Track fluency and accuracy.
Blend fluencyreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice substituting initial phonemes to create new words (cat → bat → mat).
Phoneme substitutiongameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Delete phonemes from words to create new words (stand → sand, blend → bed).
Phoneme deletionhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Add phonemes to words to create longer words (at → cat, lack → black).
Phoneme additionhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Complete word ladders by changing one phoneme at a time. Connect sounds to spelling.
Phoneme manipulation fluencyworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Segment and manipulate phonemes in Bible names (David, Moses, Noah).
Phoneme awareness with multisyllabic wordsdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce the concept of silent e making vowels say their name. Focus on a_e pattern.
CVCe concept introductiondiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Transform CVC words into CVCe words by adding silent e. Practice with long a words.
Long a (a_e) decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Build and read a_e words (cake, make, take, lake, name, game).
Long a (a_e) encoding and decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable text featuring a_e words. Practice fluency and expression.
Long a (a_e) fluencyreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Distinguish between short a and long a_e words. Sort and read mixed words.
Short vs. long a discriminationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce i_e pattern. Read and build words with long i (like, bike, time, five).
Long i (i_e) decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Transform short i words into long i_e words. Practice with word pairs.
Long i (i_e) encodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Solve riddles using i_e words. Write i_e words to answer questions.
Long i (i_e) applicationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read a decodable story about letting our light shine for Jesus, featuring i_e words.
Long i (i_e) fluency and comprehensionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Write sentences using i_e words. Illustrate sentences.
Long i (i_e) spelling and writingprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce o_e pattern. Build and read words (hope, home, bone, rope, nose).
Long o (o_e) decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Compare short o and long o_e words. Practice distinguishing between them.
Short vs. long o discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Explore word families with o_e (-ope, -one, -oke, -ose). Build rhyming words.
Long o (o_e) word familiesgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about hope in the Bible using o_e decodable text. Discuss what hope means.
Long o (o_e) fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Spell o_e words from dictation. Write sentences with o_e words.
Long o (o_e) spellingworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce u_e pattern. Learn that u_e can say /oo/ or /yoo/ (cute, tube, rule).
Long u (u_e) decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Transform short u words to long u_e words. Build and read word pairs.
Long u (u_e) encodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort u_e words by sound (/oo/ vs. /yoo/). Read words in both categories.
Long u (u_e) sound discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable text about following God's rules, featuring u_e words.
Long u (u_e) fluency and comprehensionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review all CVCe patterns (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e). Play review games and read mixed text.
CVCe masterygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce e_e pattern (these, Pete, complete). Note that this is less common.
Long e (e_e) decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Build and read e_e words. Practice with word completion activities.
Long e (e_e) encodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review and compare all five CVCe patterns. Sort words by vowel sound.
CVCe pattern discriminationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable passages with mixed CVCe patterns. Track reading rate and accuracy.
CVCe fluencyreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Write and illustrate a short story using CVCe words. Share with family.
CVCe application in writingprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce the concept of high-frequency words. Learn first 5 words (the, a, is, to, and).
High-frequency word recognitiondiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find high-frequency words in decodable texts. Learn 5 more words (you, he, it, in, was).
High-frequency word identificationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice writing high-frequency words in rainbow colors. Learn 5 more (for, on, are, as, with).
High-frequency word spellinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find high-frequency words in simple Bible verses. Learn 5 more (his, they, at, be, this).
High-frequency word applicationreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Play games to practice all 25 high-frequency words learned so far (have, from, or, one, had).
High-frequency word automaticitygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce vowel team concept: when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. Focus on ai.
Vowel team ai decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Build and read words with ai (rain, train, brain, pain, wait, tail).
Vowel team ai encoding and decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ay as another way to spell long a. Note position (usually at end of word or syllable).
Vowel team ay decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Build and read words with ay (play, pray, stay, day, way, say, may).
Vowel team ay encoding and decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable text about prayer using ai and ay words. Discuss importance of daily prayer.
Vowel teams ai/ay fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ee vowel team. Build and read words (see, tree, bee, feet, meet, need).
Vowel team ee decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice reading ee words through a game. Build fluency with ee pattern.
Vowel team ee fluencygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ea as another spelling for long e. Build and read words (eat, read, teach, beach, each).
Vowel team ea decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort words by spelling pattern (ee vs. ea). Practice spelling both patterns.
Vowel teams ee/ea discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read decodable text about Jesus teaching, using ee and ea words. Retell story.
Vowel teams ee/ea fluency and comprehensionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce oa vowel team. Build and read words (boat, coat, road, toad, soap, goat).
Vowel team oa decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Explore word families with oa (-oat, -oad, -oak, -oal). Build rhyming words.
Vowel team oa word familiesgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ow as another spelling for long o. Build words (snow, grow, show, know, blow).
Vowel team ow decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort words by spelling pattern (oa vs. ow). Note that ow often comes at end of word.
Vowel teams oa/ow discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about Noah's ark using oa and ow words. Discuss obedience to God.
Vowel teams oa/ow fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice repeated reading strategy. Read the same passage 3 times, tracking improvement.
Reading rate developmentreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn to use punctuation marks to guide expression. Practice with marked passages.
Reading with expressiondiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read dialogue with different character voices. Practice making reading come alive.
Expressive readinggameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice partner reading strategies (echo reading, choral reading, taking turns).
Fluency with supporthands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice reading a simple Psalm expressively. Perform for family.
Fluency and biblical connectionprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce r-controlled vowels concept. When r follows a vowel, it changes the sound. Focus on ar.
R-controlled ar conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Build and read words with ar (star, car, jar, park, dark, farm, barn).
R-controlled ar decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Explore word families with ar (-ark, -arm, -art, -ard). Build rhyming words.
R-controlled ar word familiesgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice spelling ar words from dictation. Write sentences with ar words.
R-controlled ar spellingworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about God's creation of stars using ar words. Connect to Psalm 19.
R-controlled ar fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce or pattern. Build and read words (for, or, more, store, horn, corn, born).
R-controlled or decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find or words in decodable texts. Practice reading or words in context.
R-controlled or identificationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Compare ar and or sounds. Sort words by r-controlled vowel pattern.
R-controlled vowel discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Spell or words from dictation. Use or words in original sentences.
R-controlled or spellingworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about Jesus being born in Bethlehem using or words. Discuss the Christmas story.
R-controlled or fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce er, ir, ur as three ways to spell the same sound. Focus on er first.
R-controlled er decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Build and read words with er (her, fern, serve, term, verb, perch).
R-controlled er encoding and decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ir pattern. Build and read words (bird, girl, first, shirt, third, stir).
R-controlled ir decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ur pattern. Build and read words (turn, burn, hurt, church, nurse, purple).
R-controlled ur decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort words by spelling pattern. Practice reading and spelling all three patterns.
R-controlled vowel discrimination (er/ir/ur)gameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review first 25 sight words. Introduce 5 new words (by, word, but, not, what).
High-frequency word recognitionhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Write sentences using known sight words. Add 5 more (all, were, we, when, your).
High-frequency word applicationworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice rapid recognition of sight words. Add 5 more (can, said, there, use, an).
High-frequency word automaticitygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find sight words in decodable readers. Add 5 more (each, which, she, do, how).
High-frequency word identificationreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Play bingo with all 50 sight words learned. Add final 5 (their, if, will, up, other).
High-frequency word masterygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce main idea concept. Practice identifying what a text is mostly about.
Main idea identificationdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn that details support the main idea. Use graphic organizers to map main idea and details.
Supporting details identificationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find main idea in narrative texts. Distinguish between main idea and interesting details.
Main idea in fictionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Identify main idea in Bible passages. Discuss the main message God wants us to know.
Main idea in biblical textsdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Choose a favorite Bible story. Create a poster showing main idea and three details.
Main idea applicationprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce soft c rule: c says /s/ before e, i, or y. Read words (cent, city, ice, mice).
Soft c decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Compare hard c and soft c words. Sort words by c sound.
C sound discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce soft g rule: g says /j/ before e, i, or y. Read words (gem, giant, gym, page).
Soft g decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Compare hard g and soft g words. Sort words by g sound.
G sound discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about Jesus' gentle nature using soft c and g words. Practice fluency.
Soft c/g fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce plural concept. Add -s to make words plural (cat/cats, dog/dogs, book/books).
Suffix -shands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn when to add -es (words ending in s, x, z, ch, sh). Practice with examples.
Suffix -esdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort words by which suffix to add (-s or -es). Build and read plural words.
Plural suffix applicationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Spell plural words from dictation. Use plural words in sentences.
Plural suffix spellingworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about God's creation using plural words. List things God made (stars, trees, animals).
Plural suffix fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce -ed suffix for past tense. Practice three sounds of -ed (/ed/, /d/, /t/).
Suffix -ed decodingdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort -ed words by ending sound. Read words in all three categories.
Suffix -ed sound discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce -ing suffix. Add -ing to verbs (jump/jumping, read/reading, help/helping).
Suffix -ing decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Act out verbs with -ing. Read and perform action words.
Suffix -ing applicationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about Jesus helping people using -ed and -ing words. Discuss how we can help others.
Suffix fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce prefix un- meaning 'not' or 'opposite of.' Build words (happy/unhappy, kind/unkind).
Prefix un- meaningdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice reading un- words. Use context to understand meaning changes.
Prefix un- decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce prefix re- meaning 'again' or 'back.' Build words (read/reread, do/redo, tell/retell).
Prefix re- meaningdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Compare un- and re- words. Sort words by prefix and discuss meaning changes.
Prefix discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about God's love that never fails using prefix words. Discuss what unfailing means.
Prefix fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn to identify the root word when prefixes and suffixes are added.
Root word identificationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Create word family trees showing related words (help, helper, helpful, helping, helped).
Word relationshipsprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Add different affixes to root words to create new words. Discuss meaning changes.
Morphological awarenesshands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Use sentence context to figure out word meanings. Practice with unknown words.
Context clue strategiesworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Explore word families in Bible vocabulary (faith, faithful, faithfulness).
Vocabulary and biblical connectiondiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce contractions concept. Learn that apostrophe shows missing letters.
Contraction conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn contractions with 'not' (isn't, aren't, don't, won't, can't, didn't).
NOT contractionshands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn contractions with 'is' and 'will' (he's, she's, it's, I'll, we'll, they'll).
IS and WILL contractionshands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Match contractions to their two-word forms. Play matching games.
Contraction recognitiongameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about following Jesus using contractions. Practice reading contractions fluently.
Contraction fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review syllable concept. Practice clapping and counting syllables in spoken words.
Syllable awarenesshands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read compound words by decoding each part (sunlight, rainbow, baseball, homework).
Compound word decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Decode two-syllable words with known patterns (rabbit, napkin, sunset, basket).
Two-syllable decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn to divide words between syllables. Practice with VC/CV pattern.
Syllable divisionworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice reading two-syllable Bible names (Moses, David, Rachel, Sarah, Peter).
Multisyllabic fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review first 50 sight words. Introduce 5 new words (about, out, many, then, them).
High-frequency word recognitiongameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find sight words in decodable readers. Add 5 more (these, so, some, her, would).
High-frequency word identificationreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Write sentences using new sight words. Add 5 more (make, like, him, into, time).
High-frequency word applicationworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Timed practice with all sight words learned. Add 5 more (has, look, two, more, write).
High-frequency word automaticitygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Write a story using sight words. Add final 5 (go, see, number, no, way).
High-frequency word masteryprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce cause and effect. Learn that cause is why something happens, effect is what happens.
Cause and effect conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Learn signal words (because, so, since, as a result). Identify cause and effect in sentences.
Cause and effect signal wordshands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find cause and effect relationships in narrative texts. Use graphic organizers.
Cause and effect in fictionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Identify cause and effect in Bible stories (David trusted God, so he defeated Goliath).
Cause and effect in biblical textsdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Create chains showing multiple cause and effect relationships. Illustrate examples.
Cause and effect applicationprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce oo vowel team. Learn it makes two sounds: /oo/ as in moon and /oo/ as in book.
Vowel team oo conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice long oo sound. Build and read words (moon, soon, spoon, room, zoom, cool).
Long oo decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice short oo sound. Build and read words (book, look, cook, good, wood, foot).
Short oo decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort oo words by sound. Learn common patterns for each sound.
OO sound discriminationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about the Bible as God's good book using oo words. Discuss why we read the Bible.
Vowel team oo fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce oi and oy vowel teams. Both make the /oy/ sound.
Vowel teams oi/oy conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice oi pattern (usually in middle of word). Build and read words.
Vowel team oi decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice oy pattern (usually at end of word). Build and read words.
Vowel team oy decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort words by spelling pattern. Practice spelling rules for oi and oy.
Vowel teams oi/oy discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about finding joy in God using oi and oy words. Discuss what brings us joy.
Vowel teams oi/oy fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce ou and ow making /ow/ sound (different from long o). Note: ow has two sounds.
Vowel teams ou/ow conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice ou pattern. Build and read words (out, loud, shout, found, ground, cloud).
Vowel team ou decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice ow making /ow/ sound. Build and read words (cow, now, how, down, town, brown).
Vowel team ow (/ow/) decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review that ow can say /ow/ (cow) or /ō/ (snow). Sort ow words by sound.
OW sound discriminationgameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about praising God with shouts of joy using ou and ow words. Connect to Psalms.
Vowel teams ou/ow fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce au and aw vowel teams. Both make the /aw/ sound.
Vowel teams au/aw conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice au pattern (usually in middle of word). Build and read words.
Vowel team au decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice aw pattern (can be in middle or end). Build and read words.
Vowel team aw decodinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Sort words by spelling pattern. Practice reading and spelling both patterns.
Vowel teams au/aw discriminationhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read about God's awesome creation using au and aw words. Discuss what awesome means.
Vowel teams au/aw fluency and biblical connectionreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review first 75 sight words. Introduce 5 new words (could, people, than, first, water).
High-frequency word recognitiongameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Find sight words in simple Bible verses. Add 5 more (been, call, who, oil, its).
High-frequency word identificationreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Write a story using as many sight words as possible. Add 5 more (now, find, long, down, day).
High-frequency word applicationprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice all 100 high-frequency words. Add 5 more (did, get, come, made, may).
High-frequency word automaticitygameClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Assess recognition of all 100 high-frequency words. Add final 5 (part, over, new, sound, take).
High-frequency word masteryassessmentClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Assess current reading rate and accuracy. Set personal fluency goals.
Reading rate assessmentassessmentClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice reading with appropriate expression for different punctuation marks.
Expressive readinghands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice and perform a readers theater script. Focus on character voices.
Performance readingprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Record yourself reading. Listen and evaluate your own fluency and expression.
Self-monitoring fluencyhands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read a favorite story or Bible passage aloud to family with fluency and expression.
Fluency performanceprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Introduce inference concept. Learn that readers use clues from text plus what they know.
Inference conceptdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Make inferences about how characters feel based on their actions and words.
Character inferencereadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Use text evidence to make predictions. Confirm or revise predictions as you read.
Predictive inferencehands-onClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Make inferences about Bible characters' feelings and motives. Support with evidence.
Inference in biblical textsdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Practice supporting inferences with text evidence. Use sentence frames: 'I think... because...'
Evidence-based inferenceworksheetClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Review skills learned throughout the year. Compare beginning-of-year to end-of-year reading.
Year reviewdiscussionClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read text featuring all phonics patterns learned. Celebrate decoding mastery.
Comprehensive phonics reviewreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Share your favorite book from the year. Tell why you loved it and read a favorite part.
Book sharing and fluencyprojectClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Read a Bible passage independently. Celebrate the gift of reading God's Word.
Biblical reading applicationreadingClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Celebrate becoming a strong reader! Receive certificate and set goals for continued reading growth.
Celebration and goal-settingcelebrationClick to view this day's Phonics & Reading lesson →Start with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!