1st Grade Phonics Program
Ages 6-7 • Advanced Phonics • Reading Fluency • Comprehension
Program Overview
Our first-grade program advances students to complex phonics patterns including blends, digraphs, and long vowels while building reading fluency and comprehension skills for academic success.
Advanced Skills Focus:
- Complex phonics patterns mastery
- Fluency development with expression
- Reading comprehension strategies
- Independent reading confidence
Assessment Tools
Phonics Pattern Assessment
Test advanced phonics patterns and multisyllabic words
Individual assessment 20-25 minutes
Oral Reading Fluency
Measure reading rate, accuracy, and prosody
Progress monitoring 3-5 minutes
Reading Comprehension Checks
Text-based questions and discussions
Group or individual 15-20 minutes
Learning Objectives
Advanced Phonics
- Master consonant blends (bl, cr, st, fl)
- Decode consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ph)
- Read long vowel patterns (CVCe, ai, ay, ee, ea)
- Understand r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur)
Reading Fluency
- Read grade-level text with 90%+ accuracy
- Self-monitor and self-correct while reading
- Read with appropriate expression and pacing
- Demonstrate prosody in oral reading
Comprehension Skills
- Answer literal and inferential questions
- Identify main idea and supporting details
- Make predictions based on text evidence
- Connect text to personal experiences