(3 Lessons)

The child identifies the capital and small letters of the alphabet in sentences and words. The child also learns how words and sentences are read left to right.

(3 Lessons)

The child matches single-sound consonants with the appropriate letters and vice-versa. The single-sound consonants include Bb, Dd, Ff, Hh, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Pp, Rr, Tt, Vv and Zz. The sounds of these letters are the foundation for using phonetic skills to sound out words.

(3 Lessons)

The child identifies the multiple-sounds of Cc, Gg, Nn, Qu, Ss, Ww, Xx, and Yy. For example, the letter C has two sounds heard in the words CITY and CUT. These letters and sounds can be difficult to master, but are critical for young readers to distinguish.

(3 Lessons)

The child identifies and hears the beginning sounds of words such as RAT, CUT and KIT. These lessons strengthen the child's understanding of sounds in printed text by segmenting the beginning sounds of simple words.

(3 Lessons)

The child blends sounds together to create rhyming words. This skill extends the range of words the child can sound out. These lessons introduce short-vowel sounds

(3 Lessons)

The child listens to and reads stories. Each story has a series of literal and analytical questions. These lessons introduce concepts of printed text, how text is read left to right and return, and models fluent reading.

(2 Lessons)

The child recognizes high-frequency sight words needed to read text quickly and accurately. Some of these words include, for example, YOU, THEY, WITH, FROM, and WHO

(3 Lessons)

The child adds, deletes or substitutes letters in words to form new words. The words the child makes builds on the sounds learned in the previous StudyDog lessons.

(1 Lesson)

The child listens to and reads stories. Each story has a series of literal and analytical questions. These lessons introduce concepts of printed text, how text is read left to right and return, and models fluent reading.