Time2Read Grade 1 Language Workbook (Set of 3)

In Grade 1, term 1, we revise the symbols learnt in grade R to:

• enable new learners to develop word building and pre-reading skills,
• transition from blending to reading.

From term 2, the TIME2READ WORKBOOK teaches children to systematically and explicitly become confident to:

• read & spell the common consonant digraphs,
• READ the most common vowel digraphs found in many Grade 1 readers BEFORE engaging with these readers. Once children can confidently READ these vowel spellings, reading/decoding Grade 1 readers will be rewarding and easy.

WORD BUILDING

Word building is an essential skill that requires daily practice. The more our children build words, the better readers they become!

In grade 1, children are not required to learn the most common vowel spellings for spelling tests. These vowel digraphs will be revised again in grade 2 when formal spelling of these digraphs is required.

Fluency reading the most common vowel spellings will depend on:

• daily flashing of all new symbols,
• daily word building – words, containing new symbols as well as prior learning,
• explicit teaching of symbols – where and when they occur in words,
• sound manipulation – the more the better,
• rereading text.

This workbook does not teach children to ‘look and say’ – in other words, to read and spell words by sight. Our methodology focuses on forging understanding between symbols and their corresponding sounds. In this way learners gain the skills they’ll need to master more complex spelling and reading as they progress through the various stages of their learning.