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A short South African English sequence for listening, letter knowledge, blending and early word reading.

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Learn that the letter M makes the "mmm" sound.

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Letter Sounds

MmLesson 1

The sound of M

Learn that the letter M makes the "mmm" sound.

SsLesson 2

The sound of S

Learn that the letter S makes the "sss" sound like a snake.

AaLesson 3

The sound of A

Learn that the letter A makes the short "aaa" sound.

TtLesson 4

The sound of T

Learn that the letter T makes a quick "t" tap sound.

PpLesson 5

The sound of P

Learn that the letter P makes a "p" pop of air.

Sound awareness

6Lesson 6

Hear the word beginnings

Notice when familiar spoken words begin alike.

Consonants

mLesson 7

Meet the letter m

Connect written m with the beginning heard in familiar m words.

sLesson 8

Meet the letter s

Connect written s with the beginning heard in familiar s words.

Vowels

aLesson 9

The name and sound of a

Distinguish the letter name “ay” from the short a heard in words such as ant and mat.

iLesson 10

The name and sound of i

Distinguish the letter name “eye” from the short i heard in words such as ink and sit.

Blending sounds

11Lesson 11

Blend and pull apart words

Blend useful word parts and segment the same words into pronounceable parts.

Words to sound out

12Lesson 12

Read simple words

Read practised words and use sentence meaning to check the reading.

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