How to teach
Lesson guides for teachers and parents
Every level has a step-by-step guide for the classroom or for home. Each one mixes modelled, guided and independent learning, so children hear a sound, practise it and then use it on their own.
Every lesson in four steps
1. Review
Go back over earlier sounds using audio, pictures and hands-on activities.
2. Watch
Children meet the new sound and words through the animation.
3. Practise
Children say, read and write the new sound out loud and on the page.
4. Reinforce
Stories, games and printable worksheets help the sound stick.
How long should a lesson be?
At school
30–60 min
Once or twice a week, broken up into short activities.
At home
10–30 min
Every day or every other day.
Adjust to each child’s age, ability and motivation.
What each level is built to do
- Check what children already know
- Let children show what they can do
- Use different, multi-sensory activities
- Link new sounds to earlier learning
- Give the right level of challenge
- Keep children engaged and motivated
- Leave room for each child to grow
