RTL English Phonics Course 1

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Phonics Course 1 - Learning Overview

Phonics Course 1 is suitable for children aged 3-5 years old.

Upon completion students should move on to Phonics Course 2 and then Phonics Course 3.

Together the courses provide one year of learning.

Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 1 The alphabet has 26 letters
    Revise 'alphabet'
2 1 Understand instructions and respond
    Alphabet revision of sounds
3 1 Revise the sounds
    What is Sound?
4 1 What sound is this?
    Sound is Something You Hear
5 1 What can you hear?
6 1 Revision of Picture words and Letter sounds: It is a _____.
7 1 Revision of Picture words and Letter sounds: It is an ______.
    Lesson Review
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 2 Question and answer
    A is the name - a is the sound
2 2 Practise vocabulary
    A is the name - a is the sound
3 2 Practise the sound
    E is the name - e is the sound
4 2 Practise vocabulary
    E is the name - e is the sound
5 2 Practise the sound
    I is the name - i is the sound
6 2 Practise vocabulary
    I is the name - i is the sound
7 2 Practise the sound
    Lesson Revision
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 3 Question and answer
2 3 O is the name - o is the sound: Practise vocabulary
3 3 O is the name - o is the sound: Practise the sound
    U is the name - u is the sound
4 3 Practise vocabulary
    U is the name - u is the sound
5 3 Practise the sound
6 3 C is the name - c is the sound: Practise vocabulary
7 3 C is the name - c is the sound: Practise the sound
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 4 Lesson Revision: Vowels
2 4 K is the name - k is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 4 K is the name - k is the sound: Practise deciding: kick, cock
    T is the name - t is the sound
4 4 Practise vocabulary/sound
    T is the name - t is the sound
5 4 Decoding: tick, cat, cot
6 4 S is the name - s is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
7 4 S is the name - s is the sound: Decoding: sat, sack, kiss
     
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 5 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 5 D is the name - d is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 5 D is the name - d is the sound: Decoding: dog, sad, dad
    P is the name - p is the sound
4 5 Practise vocabulary/sound
    P is the name - p is the sound
5 5 Decoding: pat, pick, tap
6 5 B is the name - b is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
7 5 B is the name - b is the sound: Decoding: bat, back, bed
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 6 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 6 G is the name - g is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 6 G is the name - g is the sound: Decoding: got, big, pig
    F is the name - f is the sound
4 6 Practise vocabulary/sound
    F is the name - f is the sound
5 6 Decoding: fat, fun, fuss
6 6 H is the name - h is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
7 6 H is the name - h is the sound: Decoding: hat, hid, hot
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 7 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 7 J is the name - j is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 7 J is the name - j is the sound: Decoding: jug, job, Jess
    Y is the name - y is the sound
4 7 Practise vocabulary/sound
    Y is the name - y is the sound
5 7 Decoding: yet, yes, yip
6 7 Q is the name - q is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
7 7 Q is the name - q is the sound: Decoding: quick, quack
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 8 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 8 L is the name - d is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 8 L is the name - d is the sound: Decoding: leg, log, hill
    R is the name - p is the sound
4 8 Practise vocabulary/sound
    R is the name - p is the sound
5 8 Decoding: rub, rock, rat
6 8 M is the name - b is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
7 8 M is the name - b is the sound: Decoding: Jim, Lim, mat
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 9 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 9 N is the name - n is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 9 N is the name - n is the sound: Decoding: not, nut, man
    V is the name - v is the sound
4 9 Practise vocabulary/sound
    V is the name - v is the sound
5 9 Decoding: van, vet
6 9 W is the name - w is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
7 9 W is the name - w is the sound: Decoding: wet, will, win
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 10 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 10 X is the name - x is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
3 10 X is the name - x is the sound: Decoding: box, fix, fox
4 10 Z is the name - z is the sound: Practise vocabulary/sound
5 10 Z is the name - z is the sound: Decoding: zip, buzz
6 10 Read these words - Read and write
7 10 Read these words - Read decoded words
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 11 Lesson Revision: Consonants
2 11 Revision of Vowels
3 11 Revision of Consonants
4 11 Double Consonants - Same letters - ff, gg, ll,
5 11 Double Consonants - Same letters - ss, zz, bb, pp
6 11 Reading and Writing: box, kick, hat, man, pull, yes
7 11 Complete the word with a vowel: box, red, hat, man, fox, ten, dog
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 12 Revision - Listen and Circle the word
2 12 Onset and Rhyme: at - Complete and Read: bat, cat, fat, hat etc
3 12 Onset and Rhyme: et - Complete and Read: bet, get, let, met etc
4 12 Onset and Rhyme: it - Complete and Read: bit, fit, hit, pit, sit etc
5 12 Onset and Rhyme: ot - Complete and Read: cot, dot, got, not etc
6 12 Onset and Rhyme: ut - Complete and Read: cut, but, hut, nut etc
7 12 Onset and Rhyme: Revise at, et, it, ot, ut
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 13 Onset and Rhyme: all, ell, ill, oll, ull
2 13 Onset and Rhyme: an - Complete and Read: ban, can, fan, man, pan
3 13 Onset and Rhyme: en - Complete and Read: den, hen, men, pen, ten
4 13 Onset and Rhyme: in - Complete and Read: bin, fin, pin, tin, win
5 13 Onset and Rhyme: on - Complete and Read: Don, Ron,
6 13 Onset and Rhyme: un - Complete and Read: bun, fun, run, sun
7 13 Onset and Rhyme: Revise an, en, in, on, un
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 14 Onset and Rhyme: ss, zz
2 14 New Single Sound Words: Tom, dog, Jim, Lim
3 14 New Single Sound Words: a, an, as, am, and etc
4 14 Revise the 'alphabet' - consonants and vowels
5 14 Words beginning with 'a'. read + simple sentences - pages 1 & 2
6 14 Single sound words beginning with: 'b', 'c', 'd' words
7 14 Single sound words beginning with: 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j' words
Page Book What is taught / Page content
1 15 Single sound words beginning with: 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l' words
2 15 Single sound words beginning with: 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p' words
3 15 Single sound words beginning with: 'q', 'r', 's', 't' words
4 15 Single sound words beginning with: 'u', 'v', w', 'x' words
5 15 Single sound words beginning with: 'y', 'z' words
6 15 Revise 'sight' words: numbers - one to ten
7 15 Revise 'sight' words: colours

About the Syllabus

  1. The Phonics syllabus teaches phonics to children who speak English as a first or second language.
  2. It offers 45 lessons, comprised of 400+ workbooks, 315 worksheets and 300+ teaching notes.
  3. It offers carefully structured step-by-step teaching and learning proven over 21 years & 1 million lessons.
  4. It supports learning at schools worldwide, and is levelled to international school systems.
  5. It helps children learn to read, and prepares students for Cambridge University’s Young Learner examinations.