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Foundations Level A

Foundations Level A Badge For the beginning reader Level A sets the stage for reading with extensive phonemic awareness activities. While students learn to read and write lowercase a-z they also practice decoding short vowel words and consonant blends through a variety of games and activities. By the end of Level A students are reading and comprehending phrases with lowercase letters and short vowels.

Upon completion of Level A students will:

  • Have an awareness of how sounds are formed in the mouth
  • Blend and segment words as an auditory activity (with no printed words)
  • Be able to identify the initial and final sound in a word and match it to the correct single-letter phonogram
  • Read all the sounds for A-Z
  • Write the lowercase alphabet in manuscript or cursive
  • Read consonant-vowel-consonant words
  • Be able to decode 25 high frequency words with some fluency
  • Spell short vowel words
  • Read short vowel words that include consonant blends
  • Read and comprehend phrases that include all lowercase letters and short vowels

Level A includes:

  • 40 Lessons plus 8 assessments and review lessons
  • 6 Student readers which develop true reading comprehension skills as opposed to the typical readers at this level which encourage students to “picture read”
  • 22 Phonemic Awareness Games
  • 28 Phonogram Games
  • 10 Reading Comprehension Games
  • 2 High Frequency Word Games

Scope and Sequence

Lesson

Phonemic
Awareness

Handwriting

Reading

Common Core Standards

1

Develop a kinesthetic awareness of how sounds are formed. Learn that two words can be blended together to form a new word.

Become familiar with lines on paper. Learn the swing stroke.

RF.K.2c, RF.1.2b

2

Develop a kinesthetic awareness of how sounds are formed. Practice blending two words into one word.

Learn the down stroke. Review the lines and the swing stroke.

RF.K.2c, RF.1.2b

3

Practice distinguishing sounds from one another. Learn to auditorily blend sounds into words.

Learn the roll stroke.

RF.K.2c, RF.1.2b

4

Listen for /th/ and /TH/. Practice blending words together.

Learn the curve stroke or the straight stroke.

RF.K.2c, RF.1.2b

5

Compare the sounds /s/, /z/ and /th/. Distinguish sounds in isolation. Practice blending sounds into words.

Learn the phonogram

a

.

RF.K.1b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.3b, RF.L1.1a, RF.1.2b

Review Lesson A

6

Distinguish sounds in isolation. Practice blending sounds into words.

Learn the phonogram

d

.

RF.K.3b, L.K.5d, RF.1.2b

7

Listen for sounds at the beginning of words. Practice blending sounds into words.

Learn the drop-swoop stroke.

RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, L.K.5d, RF.1.2b

8

Listen for sounds at the beginning of words. Practice blending sounds into words.

Learn the phonogram

g

.

RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2b

9

Listen for sounds at the beginning of words. Practice blending sounds into words.

Learn the phonogram

c

.

RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2b

10

Practice blending sounds into words. Learn to segment words into sounds.

Learn the phonogram

o

.

RF.K.2c, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2d

Review Lesson B

11

Practice listening for sounds at the beginning of words. Practice blending consonants. Practice segmenting words.

Learn the
drop-hook stroke.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, R.K,1a, L.K.2c, L.1.1a

12

Practice listening for sounds at the beginning of words. Practice blending consonants. Practice segmenting words.

Learn the phonogram

qu

.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

13

Learn how to sort vowels and consonants. Practice blending consonants. Practice segmenting words into sounds.

Learn the scoop or curve stroke.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

14

Review the difference between consonants and vowels. Practice blending consonants. Practice distinguishing vowel sounds in isolation.

Learn the phonogram

s

.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

15

Identify phonograms at the beginning of words. Practice blending consonants. Practice distinguishing vowel sounds in isolation.

Learn the cross stroke.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

Review Lesson C

16

Practice distinguishing vowel sounds. Review segmenting words.

Learn the phonogram

t

.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

17

Identify the phonogram at the beginning of the word. Practice blending and segmenting.

Learn the phonogram

i

.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

18

Practice identifying phonograms at the beginning of the word. Practice blending words together.

Learn the circle stroke.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

19

Identify the phonogram at the beginning of the word.

Learn the phonogram

p

.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

20

Practice listening for sounds at the end of the word.

Learn the phonogram

u

.

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, L.1.1a

Review Lesson D

21

Practice listening for sounds at the end of the word.

Learn the phonogram

j

.

CVC Words:
cat, dad, sad, sit, dug

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

22

Learn to identify the phonogram at the end of the word.

Learn the phonogram

w

.

CVC Words:

up, pig, pup, sat, it

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

23

Practice identifying the phonogram at the end of the word.

Learn to connect phonograms with the dip stroke (cursive only).

CVC Words:
dog, cop, top, pot, pop

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

24

Practice identifying phonograms at the end of the word.

Learn the bump stroke.

CVC Words:

jug, dig, cup, tap, dip

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

25

Practice identifying phonograms at the end of words. Practice consonant blends.

Learn the phonogram

r

.

CVC Words:
rat, jog, wig, rip, pat

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, SL.K.5

Review Lesson E

26

Identify the vowel sound heard in the middle of the word. Practice consonant blends.

Learn the phonogram

n

.

CVC Words:
can, and, quit, nut, nap

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, RF.1.3f, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

27

Practice identifying vowels heard in the middle of words. Practice consonant blends.

Learn the phonogram

m

. Learn to leave a space between words.

Learn about spaces between words.

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

28

Practice identifying vowels heard in the middle of the word. Practice consonant blends.

Learn the loop stroke or slant stroke.

CVC Words:
map, man, mom, gum, tan

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, SL.K.5

29

Identify vowel sounds heard in the middle of the word.
Practice consonant blends.

Learn the phonogram

e

.

CVC Words:
pen, jet, pet, net, wet

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

30

Listen for vowels. Practice consonant blends.

Learn the phonogram

l

.

CVC, Blends:
quilt, log, men, mad, leg

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3d, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, SL.K.5

Review Lesson F

31

Match the initial sounds of words to the phonogram. Practice blends.

Learn the phonogram

b

.

CVC, Blends:
big, sand, ran, bad, bend

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

32

Identify the beginning sound and match it to the phonogram. Practice blends.

Learn the phonogram

h

.

CVC, Blends:
red, bat, hit, dot, band

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.4a, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, SL.K.5

33

Create new words by changing the first sound. Practice blends.

Learn the phonogram

k

.

CVC, Blends:
sink, honk, skunk, ink, link

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.4a, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

34

Create new words by changing the first sound.

Learn the phonogram

f

.

CVC, Blends:
fast, nest, list, best, last

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2E, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

35

Blend multi-syllable words.

Learn the phonogram

v

.

CVC, Blends:
van, vest, kid, win, rest

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, SL.K.5

Review Lesson G

36

Learn about short vowel sounds and how to mark them.

Learn the phonogram

x

.

CVC, Blends, High Frequency Words:
box, milk, tent, wax, fist

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.k.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

37

Review the short vowel sounds.

Learn the phonogram

y

.

CVC, Blends:
yes, jump, six, skin, skip

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.K.5d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, L.1.5d, L.1.1f

38

Learn about long vowel sounds.

Learn the phonogram

z

.

CVC, Blends, High Frequency Words:
if, zip, fox, flag, flap

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3d, RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e

39

Review short and long vowel sounds.

CVC, Blends: bed, sun, wind, stomp, stamp

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3b, L.K.1a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d, L.1.1a, L.1.2e, SL.K.5

40

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Review Lesson H

 

For more information on phonograms and how they are pronounced, see our free resource, the Phonograms List.

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