This is for you Mum and Dad, maybe its Grandma or Granddad.  These short videos will take you through the program why it works and what you need to know to get organised and make the program a success for you and your child. Jump in and set yourself up for success.

This is for you Mum and Dad a quick run down on each of the activities we use in the program.  Watch each one so you feel familiar with the activities before you do the first lesson. Come back to these videos if you can’t remember what to do. Jump in and learn with me.

It’s time to get started. This week we are going to split the unit over two weeks. 

Why? Because I want you to have success.

This is new for you and your child and I want you to have the chance to get used to the strategies and build a routine that works for you.  

You have already done your first session live so you can jump straight into the daily practice video or you can repeat the lesson using  the first lesson of the week video and then move on to daily practice.

Remember this week you are only doing the ai, a-e, ay digraph which means two columns of words, 2 sets of comprehension and 2 days of syllabification.

Let’s do this.

Tracey

Week 1 is completed and you are ready for week 2.  You will find this week a little easier as you and your child now the routine. We are going to stick to the same strategies but this week we are going to master the er sound. The girl took a flower to the church.

See you inside.

Tracye

Congratulations for finishing your first two weeks of the program. This week you have the choice you can continue to do one grapheme family in a week (half a unit) or you can jump in and complete a whole unit, two grapheme families in a week.

How do you know which option will work best for your child. Easy, if you get to the end of the first two days and they are not hitting the time targets for day 1 and day 2 then stick to half a unit. Remember giving your child time to master each skill is a priority.

If you are unsure what to do send us a message and we will help you out.

Happy Reading!

Tracey.

Lets get stuck into the ee sound.  We have a lot of ways to write and read ee.  We are going to focus on the four that give us the majority of words.  Some of the other ways to make ee will come up in other units like y at the end makes ee in sunny. Jump in and learn ee.  Make sure you practice each strategy as they help to build the bridge in the brain.  Also this week  we have a special video on "No English word ever ends in V."

Welcome to unit 4. 

Look at what you have achieved. 

3 units completed already. You are powering ahead. 

This week e starting with the or sound.  Something you need to know about the or sound is that we really need to get at the code. Remember language is a code, a code that humans created about 6000 years ago. Aw in law is a great example the two letters on their own say a and w but together they say or. 

Let’s do this.

Let’s do this everyone. A new week, new sounds and after this week you have one more week to go and you are half way through the program.

I know that sometimes it feels like extra work but in 7 weeks Reading will feel so much easier.

Let’s get started.

Hi Everyone! 

This is a big week. 

You need to decide if you are going to go for it and do both sounds in a week or split this unit and deliver it over two weeks.

Jump in to lesson one and I will run you through the pros and cons. 

So we are at the point when our code starts to get complicated. With both of these sound we are saying one thing but writing something else. We say s but write c.  It doesn’t really make sense!

Let’s jump in and make it easy.

Wow! Over half way. 

This week we get a nice easy one at the start of the week and then a little tricky digraph at the end. 

See you in the next video.

Tracey

Hi Everyone.

This week we have the letters that make u like in up. It’s a little unusual as they are making a short vowel sound.

For the second half of the week watch out for my video about “there is a bear with a square on the chair.”

Yes another week where the code gets tricky.

Did you know that ch can make three sounds? 

What happens when i is followed by another vowel?

Jump in and find out.

Wow we are almost at the end of the book. 

This week and next week to go.

This week we are starting with the w plus rule.

Make sure you watch the little intro video.

It will make the whole unit easier.

We have made it!

this is the last unit in the program.

You are awesome!