42h Total
Intro to Reading is a Cell-Ed course that provides speakers of English the opportunity to learn to read and write in English. Created with adult literacy experts and CASAS competencies, the course teaches adult learners reading skills using familiar, everyday topics. Participants learn to recognize letters and sounds, and after, complete words and sentences. The objectives are to propel learners to a Kindergarten reading level and to build their confidence in reading new words and sentences.
CASAS Competencies
RDG 1.3 Identify letters of the English alphabet – upper and lower case
RDG 1.6 Demonstrate phonemic (sound units that form words) and phonological awareness, an understanding of spoken words and syllables (e.g., rhyming words, short/long vowels, blending phonemes to make new words).
RDG 1.7 Demonstrate understanding of and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
RDG 1.8 Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, is, of, to, you)
RDG 1.9 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
Part 1:
Learning Objectives
- Read a single sentence with the target letter
| Unit | Letter and Sound Taught | First Sentence Example | Sentence Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview | ||
| 2 | M | M is for moon. | The man makes my food. |
| 3 | L | L is for lock. | The lady likes to learn. |
| 4 | S | S is for sun. | I will see Sam soon. |
| 5 | T | T is for tiger. | Tom takes two naps a day. |
| 6 | Review of M, L, S, T |
Part 2:
Learning Objectives
- Read multiple sentences with the target letter
- Answer comprehension questions about the key sentences
| Unit | Letter and Sound Taught | First Sentence Example | Sentence Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Short A | A is for apple. | That man has a hat. And he has a cat. |
| 8 | P | P is for pan. | Pat put a plant in a pot. People like the plant. |
| 9 | F | F is for fish. | I see my funny friend Fara from time to time. My family and I like her. |
| 10 | Hard C | C is for cat. | I called my friend Cam. He can come to class tomorrow. |
| 11 | Review of A, P, F, | ||
| 12 | N | N is for nose. | I am not home now. I need to take a bus to the next street. |
| 13 | B | B is for bird. | The boy took his book to class because he has been learning his letters, but he will not be in the next class. |
| 14 | R | R is for road. | I really like to run in the rain. And I like to run right next to the river. |
| 15 | J | J is for jar. | Jack just joined his friend for a job in Japan. He jumped for joy when his friend asked him. |
| 16 | Review of N, B, R, J | ||
| 17 | K | K is for key. | Kara keeps a kilo of apples in her kitchen. Ken keeps a kettle for tea in his kitchen. |
| 18 | Short I | I is for ink. | The boy will live with his sister in the city. It is his wish to have a little fish. |
| 19 | V | V is for vase. | I have five very big vases to give that man. He loves to save vases to give to people he visits. |
| 20 | G | G is for goat. | The girl gives very good gifts to her family. She is going to grow green plants in her garden for her grandmother. |
| 21 | Review of K, I, V, G |
Part 3:
Learning Objectives
- Read paragraphs with the target letter
- Answer comprehension questions about the key sentences
| Unit | Letter and Sound Taught | First Sentence Example | Sentence Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | W | W is for web. | We want to learn words with W well. Which words will we work with when we learn the next letter? |
| 23 | D | D is for dog. | A: What did you do today? B: I fell down on my back during my run in a different park. I decided to go see a doctor, but she didn’t have time because she was done for the day. |
| 24 | H | H is for heart. | Hal and his family had a house on a hill when he was a kid. One hot day, Hal jumped on the hill and hurt his head, so his sister helped him go home. |
| 25 | Short U | U is for umbrella. | It is sunny right now, but we must take an umbrella to work with us because it is going to rain so much. The rain will not start until later today. |
| 26 | Review of W, D, H, U | ||
| 27 | Y | Y is for yogurt. | Yesterday Yara asked her grandmother, “What did you do when you were young?” Her grandmother said, “I played in the yard with the same friends for years. Yes, I helped my family in the house! And I ate lots of yams!” |
| 28 | Z | Z is for zebra. | I see a dozen zebras in the zoo. They gaze at me too. I wish the zebras can be free, so they can graze all day and zigzag to where they want to be. |
| 29 | X | X is for fox. | Maxi sends her son a text to get her at the exit of the market because she has a big box of yams. It is five o’clock, but he cannot come until six, so she gets the next taxi. |
| 30 | O | O is for ox. | My kids’ top spot to visit is their grandmother’s garden. They like to visit their grandmother a lot, so it is not odd that I often drop them off there. |
| 31 | E | E is for egg. | My friend Ella went to sell her special fresh eggs. Will she have some eggs left at the end of the day? |
| 32 | Qu | Q is for queen. | Quincy does quite well on his quizzes. He does not quit quickly when it comes to learning. |