Course Content
A. Letter Identification
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A.01. Recognize and identify frequently confused letters.
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A.02. Locate a specified uppercase letter within the alphabet.
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A.03. Locate a specified lowercase letter within the alphabet.
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A.04. Select the uppercase letter corresponding to a given sound.
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A.05. Select the lowercase letter corresponding to a given sound.
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A.06. Discriminate between similar-looking letters in uppercase.
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A.07. Discriminate between similar-looking letters in lowercase.
B. Lowercase and Uppercase Letters
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B.01. Identify all lowercase letters within a set of characters.
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B.02. Identify all uppercase letters within a set of characters.
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B.03. Match lowercase letters (c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z) to their uppercase counterparts.
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B.04. Match lowercase letters (f, i, j, l, m, t, y) to their uppercase counterparts.
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B.05. Match lowercase letters (a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r) to their uppercase counterparts.
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B.06. Match uppercase letters (C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z) to their lowercase counterparts.
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B.07. Match uppercase letters (F, I, J, L, M, T, Y) to their lowercase counterparts.
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B.08. Match uppercase letters (A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R) to their lowercase counterparts.
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B.09. Understand and apply the concept of letter case sensitivity in written words.
C. Word Recognition
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C.01. Identify correctly spaced sentences.
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C.02. Recognize and select identical words from a group.
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C.03. Locate a specific word within a given sentence.
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C.04. Understand the importance of spacing in written sentences.
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C.05. Develop strategies for quickly recognizing familiar words.
D. Rhyming
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D.01. Identify words that share the same ending sound.
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D.02. Choose the picture that corresponds to a word that rhymes with a given word.
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D.03. Determine which two words have the same ending sound (rhyme).
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D.04. Generate rhyming words for a given word.
E. Colour and Number Words
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E.01. Use number words from one to five in context.
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E.02. Use number words from six to ten in context.
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E.03. Accurately use colour words to describe objects.
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E.04. Correctly use number words from one to ten.
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E.05. Combine colour and number words to describe multiple objects (e.g., “three red apples”).
F. Sight Words
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F.01. Recognize and read sight words from sets 1-3 (a, in, run, the, you; and, had, is, let, to; at, for, I, one, said).
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F.02. Recognize and read sight words from sets 4-6 (can, it, not, up, yes; an, do, jump, look, make; down, go, out, so, two).
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F.03. Recognize and read sight words from sets 7-10 (find, my, no, red, see; come, funny, little, me, sit; big, help, play, three, yellow; away, blue, here, us, where).
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F.04. Identify matching sight words from a selection.
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F.05. Review and consolidate sight words from sets 1, 2, and 3.
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F.06. Review and consolidate sight words from sets 4, 5, and 6.
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F.07. Review and consolidate sight words from sets 7, 8, 9, and 10.
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F.08. Review and consolidate sight words from sets 1-10.
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F.09. Use sight words in simple sentences.
G. Beginning and Ending Sounds
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G.01. Identify which word ends with the same sound as another word.
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G.02. Identify words that begin with the same sound.
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G.03. Identify words that end with the same sound.
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G.04. Determine which two words start with the same sound.
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G.05. Determine which two words end with the same sound.
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G.06. Orally produce words that begin or end with a specific sound.
H. Blending and Segmenting
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H.04. Arrange individual sounds in the correct sequence to form a word.
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H.05. Deconstruct a word into its constituent sounds (segmenting).
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H.01. Blend onset and rime to form a complete word.
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H.02. Blend individual sounds together to pronounce a word.
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H.03. Identify the initial sound present in a spoken word.
I. Letter-Sound Associations: Lowercase
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I.01. Choose the lowercase letter that matches the consonant sound for b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z.
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I.02. Choose the lowercase letter that matches the consonant sound for f, l, m, n, r, s.
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I.03. Choose the lowercase letter that matches the consonant sound for c, g, h, w.
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I.04. Review lowercase letter-sound associations.
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I.05. Find the word that begins with a given sound.
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I.06. Apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode simple words.
J. Letter-Sound Associations: Uppercase
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J.01. Choose the uppercase letter that matches the consonant sound for C, G, H, W.
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J.02. Choose the uppercase letter that matches the consonant sound for F, L, M, N, R, S.
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J.03. Choose the uppercase letter that matches the consonant sound for B, D, J, K, P, T, V, Z.
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J.04. Review uppercase letter-sound associations.
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J.05. Apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to encode simple words.
K. Short a
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K.01. Identify words containing the short ‘a’ sound.
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K.02. Choose the lowercase short ‘a’ word that corresponds to a given picture.
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K.03. Differentiate between words with short ‘a’ and other vowel sounds.
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K.04. Generate words containing the short ‘a’ sound.
L. Short e
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L.01. Identify words containing the short ‘e’ sound.
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L.02. Choose the picture that matches the lowercase short ‘e’ word.
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L.03. Differentiate between words with short ‘e’ and other vowel sounds.
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L.04. Generate words containing the short ‘e’ sound.
M. Short i
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M.01. Identify words containing the short ‘i’ sound.
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M.02. Choose the lowercase short ‘i’ word that corresponds to a given picture.
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M.03. Differentiate between words with short ‘i’ and other vowel sounds.
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M.04. Generate words containing the short ‘i’ sound.
N. Short o
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N.01. Identify words containing the short ‘o’ sound.
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N.02. Choose the lowercase short ‘o’ word that corresponds to a given picture.
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N.03. Differentiate between words with short ‘o’ and other vowel sounds.
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N.04. Generate words containing the short ‘o’ sound.
O. Short u
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O.01. Identify words containing the short ‘u’ sound.
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O.02. Choose the picture that matches the lowercase short ‘u’ word.
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O.03. Differentiate between words with short ‘u’ and other vowel sounds.
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O.04. Generate words containing the short ‘u’ sound.
P. Nouns
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P.01. Choose the singular noun that matches the picture.
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P.02. Choose the plural noun that matches the picture.
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P.03. Understand the concept of singular and plural nouns.
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P.04. Formulate simple sentences using singular and plural nouns correctly.
Q. Verbs
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Q.01. Identify the picture that corresponds to a given action verb.
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Q.02. Understand the concept of action verbs and their role in sentences.
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Q.03. Use action verbs to describe what someone or something is doing.
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Q.04. Act out or demonstrate the action of a given verb.
R. Adjectives
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R.01. Compare and contrast images using descriptive adjectives.
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R.02. Understand the concept of adjectives and their role in descriptive language.
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R.03. Identify adjectives that describe size, colour, or shape.
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R.04. Use adjectives to add detail and interest to descriptions.
S. Location Words
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S.01. Identify objects that are inside or outside.
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S.02. Identify objects that are above or below.
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S.03. Identify objects that are next to or beside each other.
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S.04. Use location words to describe the position of objects in relation to one another.
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S.05. Follow instructions involving location words.
T. Antonyms
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T.01. Match antonyms (opposite words) to corresponding pictures.
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T.02. Understand the concept of antonyms and their role in language.
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T.03. Identify antonyms for common words.
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T.04. Use antonyms to create contrasting descriptions.
U. Categories
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U.01. Sort various objects into their appropriate categories.
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U.02. Identify the object that does not belong in a given category.
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U.03. Explain the reasoning behind categorizing objects.
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U.04. Create new categories based on shared characteristics.
V. Text Features
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V.01. Identify different parts and features of a book (e.g., cover, title page, table of contents).
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V.02. Understand the purpose of different text features.
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V.03. Use text features to locate information within a book.
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V.04. Identify different types of books, such as fiction, non-fiction, or poetry.
W. Reality vs. Fiction
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W.01. Distinguish between events that could happen in real life and those that are fictional.
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W.02. Explain why a particular event is either real or fictional.
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W.03. Provide examples of real-life events and fictional scenarios.
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W.04. Create a fictional story based on a real-life situation.
X. Inference and Analysis
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X.01. Identify the emotion or feeling conveyed in a picture.
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X.02. Predict what might happen next based on a given scenario.
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X.03. Make simple inferences based on visual cues.
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X.04. Explain the reasoning behind an inference.
