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Print Concepts: Students learn how different forms of print are read.

Phonological Awareness: Students learn to identify and manipulate the sounds in spoken words including skills such as oral segmenting and oral blending.

Letter Sounds: Students learn to say the most common sound for printed letters.

Sounding Out: Students learn to decode printed regular words.

Word Recognition: Students learn to recognize common regular words by sight.

Irregular Words: Students learn to read 30 high-frequency irregular words.

Irregular Words 2: Students expand the set of high-frequency words they can read by sight.

Advanced Phonics: Students learn to read word families, compound words, contractions, double-letter words, silent-letter words, -ed words and -s words.

Letter Combinations: Students learn to say the most common sounds for letter combinations such as sh and oa and to decode VCe words such as made and time.

Prefixes and Suffixes: Students learn the meaning of selected prefixes and suffixes and understand how they can be added to a word to change its meaning.

Comprehension: Students learn comprehension skills through read alouds, guided practice, and application of the skills.

Vocabulary: Students learn the meaning of vocabulary words by participating in read alouds, using graphic organizers to clarify meaning, and engaging in a variety of activities to expand their understanding.

Fluency: Students learn to read their first sentences and short passages.

Letter Writing: Students learn to handwrite each letter of the alphabet.