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The RTL English Curriculum is comprised of 15 learning levels. These levels offer a total of 600 student workbooks, 4000 worksheets and 12,500 teaching notes that you can use to teach your child from 3 to 18 years old. Each level offers up to 36 lessons (& weeks) of teaching. You can teach the lessons as fast or slow as you like.
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 |
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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 |
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