I Will Teach You to Read! - Course #1 (of 5)

About this course

This course is the first of five, and includes Lessons 1-20 of the Ready, Set, Read: Reading Program (100 lessons in all).Ready, Set, Read, taught on video by teacher and author, Vera Clark, teaches a person how to read fluently, using the phonics-based, Ready, Set, Read: Reading Program. Beginning with learning the sounds of the letters, then learning to blend letters to make words, I then teach 100 reading lessons leading to fluent reading at a 6th grade level approximately. (Each lesson is about 10 min., but Lesson 1 is 17 min.)Lesson 1 starts out with 3 letter words with 'an' plus four simple sight words in a vocabulary box, then uses them in short sentences. By Lesson 20, the student will be reading fluently sentences containing any of the 5 short vowels, double consonants and "ck." The plan is to slowly build reading skills with each lesson, until complete reading fluency is mastered at approximately a 6th grade level by Lesson 100. Each lesson is two pages long, shown on screen as well as attached as a resource for printing. A student should continue practicing each lesson with me until they can read it well by themselves, then they progress to the next lesson. Students should not progress to next lesson until they have fully mastered the one they are on.There are five courses, each containing 20 reading lessons on video. This course is appropriate for young children, as young as 3, if they are alert and able to focus attention, as well as for adults. All ages enjoy the adorable dog, Buddy, who points to the words being read, as well as the pleasant music. I Will Teach You To Read! - Course #1 print the following:*Success Chart — your "log" to chart student's progress. This chart motivates the student. Parents or tutors may offer an incentive to the student for reaching certain goals.*

Course objectives

• teach phonics for reading
• engage students with interactive lessons
• progressively develop reading skills
• motivate students through tracking their progress