Learn the Sounds
Six-week accelerated reading programme for children 3½ plus to learn the basic sounds required for reading
When
Lessons
Six Saturday Lessons
Location
Online or Centre-based
Ages
Children ages 3½ plus
Price
£199* Online / £249* Centre-Based
*includes taught lessons, homework activity, programme materials, bonus materials and more!
Learn the basic phonics sounds to read 2, 3, 4 letter words with ease & success
Children learning to read need basic skills taught in sequence to read easily and accurately. Letters of the alphabets are pictures of sounds and teaching children how to connect these sound pictures to work together in words is phenomenal.
We will teach your child to identify the sounds of the alphabet through effective combination of Synthetic Phonics (SP) and Phonemic Awareness (PA) using our effective teaching methods of decoding, segmenting and blending strategy without prior knowledge of the letter names or forced memorisation of the entire word.
Your child will learn the basic skill needed prior to blending i.e. knowledge of the sounds each alphabet makes. Once this skill is established, your child can then go on to learn the single most important skill needed to read i.e., “BLENDING” (in our Learn to Blend programme). Blending is the process where you take individual sounds in a word, stretch it seamlessly, put it back together to form the complete word. Blending is impossible without the prior knowledge of the individual sounds that make a word.
Choose between online and centre-based lessons and get started in three simple steps
Step One
Review Programme Information Below
Step Two
Pay For Programme (Click 'Pay Here' below')
Step Three
Complete Enrolment Form In Welcome Email*
Online
11 Jan – 15 Feb 2025
Saturdays
9:00am – 10:35am
1 Hour 35mins
Live group lesson delivered online
£199
(All sale is final. Our online or centre-based programmes are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable)
Bonus Lesson
Extra 30 minutes live online weekly blending lesson on Wednesdays (5:30pm – 6pm)
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Centre (Dartford)
11 Jan – 15 Feb 2025
Saturdays
9:00am – 11:00am or
11:30am – 1:30pm
2 Hours
Centre-based group lesson
(Haberdashers’ Crayford Academy, DA1 4RS)
£249
Bonus Lesson
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Centre (Southgate)
11 Jan – 15 Feb 2025
Saturdays
9:00am – 11:00am or
11:30am – 1:30pm
2 Hours
Centre-based group lesson
£249
Bonus Lesson
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Trusted by parents to enable their children to read early and become independent learners
Skills your child will learn
Learn each sound of the English alphabets
To identify individual position of sounds that make a word e.g., /c/ is the beginning sound of “cat” and ‘t’ is the ending sound in the word “cat”
How to individually ‘sound it out’ sounds that’s make a word, developing automatic word recognition ability in your child
The concept of connecting sounds to say words with our step-by-step sequential teaching method
A logical and organised phonemic awareness framework to effectively decode and decipher 2, 3, 4 letter words quickly once a working knowledge of the sounds of the alphabet is established.
How to develop the ability and know how to sound out, decode, segment, and an introduction to blending what the word is
Programme structure
Lesson 1
Learning the priority 8 sounds of the alphabets
Lesson 2
Learning the next priority 8 sounds of the alphabets
Lesson 3
Learning the next priority 8 sounds of the alphabets
Lesson 4
Learning the next priority 8 sounds of the alphabets
Lesson 5
Learning sounds with double consonant sounds & blending of words with these sounds e.g., th, ck, ch, tch, sh, qu etc
Lesson 6
Learning sounds with double consonant sounds & Blending of words with these sounds e.g., th, ck, ch, tch, sh, qu etc. End of course sound assessment
Key Learning Outcomes
Develop skill of identifying individual sounds in words
Develop phonemic awareness (identification of sounds & position in words)
Develop the skill of segmenting sounds in word
Increased motor skills & handwriting
Develop the basic working phonics knowledge to develop the skill of smoothly blending of sounds in words to read 2, 3, 4 letter words
Who is the Programme for?
For children aged 3 to 5-year-old who are yet to develop the skill to identify the sounds of the English alphabets required to develop the skill of blending and reading 2,3 & 4 letter words
Develop phonemic awareness (identification of sounds & position in words)
Develop the skill of segmenting sounds in word
Children who would like to improve their motor skills and improve their writing
Children whose parents can follow our instruction and able to devote at least 20 minutes, 4 times a week to practice learnt skill in their day to day
Children with special education needs who can be in a small group and able to follow instructions (learning outcome may vary with each child)
IMPORTANT NOTICE to parents: To achieve the learning outcomes, you must be able follow our instruction and are able to devote at least 20 minutes per day, 4 times a week to practice skills taught at our live lessons.
Programme materials included...
Phonemic Awareness games & activities designed to make the process of identifying sounds and blending easier
Beautiful, coloured booklet to enhance phonemic awareness skill and practice writing
Letter formation handwriting booklet to enhance right stroke of letters & develop motor skills
Bonus sound chart video to ensure your child is saying the right sounds
Bonus blending video to help your child use their newly acquired phonics knowledge as a basis to learn the skill of blending and use this skill to learn to read 2, 3 & 4 letter words
Free LIVE complementary weekly 30 minutes online phonics session to continue to deepen your child’s phonics knowledge and further consolidate phonemics awareness
Frequently Asked Questions
We've got A's for your Q's
Your child is not expected to know the sounds of the letters of the alphabet, we will teach them from scratch as these sounds are constantly repeatedly in the lessons. Being able to write is a benefit but not a requirement, we will continue to support the development of their motor skills & handwriting and teach your child correct pencil grip.
The programme is suitable for children aged 3-5 years with little or no knowledge of the sounds of the alphabet or for children struggling to blend 2, 3, 4 letter words because or no prior knowledge of individual sounds in words.
We use Vedamo Virtual Classroom, an interactive online teaching platform. Our tutors can write and explain the concept during tutoring on a virtual whiteboard. The classes are interactive live lessons, and pupils can communicate with the tutor on the platform. Lesson notes and homework which will be posted to you if you are located in the UK. Participants abroad received electronic copies which can be printed. Parents can scan the homework and upload it to our homework portal so that the tutor can have a look.
All sale is final. Our online or centre-based programmes are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable. Parents cannot cancel the programme at any point in time before or in the middle of the programme as we are unable to offer the place to another child.
You can pay by card here. We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email or call 020 8050 5798 for more information about the vouchers.
Our Beginner reading programme is a 12-week programme where your child does not need to know their sound or able to write, we teach your child to identify, write all the sounds of the alphabet and then proceed to teaching them how to connect these sounds to read 3, 4 letter words. This programme is the foundational 6-week programme of the Beginner reading programme but for children who only want to focus initially on learning the sounds of the alphabet.
We recruit tutors who are graduates and early years teachers, however we train our tutors to use our scientific proven reading method using a combination of synthetic phonics and phonemic awareness. We have excellent experience in teaching children to read in a short period of time using our sequential teaching strategy.
Pupils are required to come to the Dartford or Southgate centre 9-11am or 11:30-1:30pm with their stationery, water and snack. Lesson notes and all programme materials will be provided to the children and are delivered by our trained tutor.
- Reliable and steady internet connection
- Laptop with microphone and camera
- ‘Google Chrome’ browser application installed on your computer
- Quiet room
We operate a small class with a ratio of 1:6 pupils online and 1:8 pupils at the centre
Key learning outcomes
Develop skill of identifying individual sounds in words
Develop phonemic awareness (identification of sounds & position in words)
Develop the skill of segmenting sounds in word
Increased motor skills & handwriting
Develop the basic working phonics knowledge to develop the skill of smoothly blending of sounds in words to read 2, 3, 4 letter words
Who is the programme for?
For children aged 3 to 5-year-old who are yet to develop the skill to identify the sounds of the English alphabets required to develop the skill of blending and reading 2,3 & 4 letter words
Children in Nursery, Reception, or Year 1 who struggle to identify individual basic sounds in words
Children who do not know their sounds and therefore struggling to blend 2, 3, 4 letter words
Children who would like to improve their motor skills and improve their writing
Children whose parents can follow our instruction and able to devote at least 20 minutes, 4 times a week to practice learnt skill in their day to day
Children with special education needs who can be in a small group and able to follow instructions (learning outcome may vary with each child)
IMPORTANT NOTICE to parents
To achieve the learning outcomes, you must be able follow our instruction and are able to devote at least 20 minutes per day, 4 times a week to practice skills taught at our live lessons.
Programme materials included
Phonemic Awareness games & activities designed to make the process of identifying sounds and blending easier
Beautiful, coloured booklet to enhance phonemic awareness skill and practice writing
Letter formation handwriting booklet to enhance right stroke of letters & develop motor skills
Bonus sound chart video to ensure your child is saying the right sounds
Bonus blending video to help your child use their newly acquired phonics knowledge as a basis to learn the skill of blending and use this skill to learn to read 2, 3 & 4 letter words
Free LIVE complementary weekly 30 minutes online phonics session to continue to deepen your child’s phonics knowledge and further consolidate phonemics awareness
