Learn to Blend
Six-week programme to build your child's reading skills to learn to read 2, 3 and 4 letter words with ease
When
14 Jun – 19 Jul 2025
Lessons
Six Weekly Lessons
Location
Online or Centre-based
Ages
Children ages 3½ – 5
Price
£199* Online / £249* Centre-Based
*includes taught lessons, homework activity, programme materials, bonus materials and more!
Learn to blend 2, 3 and 4 letter words with ease and 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.
At the Learn to Blend programme, we will teach your child to connect these sound pictures to sounds through effective combination of Synthetic Phonics (SP) and Phonemic Awareness (PA) using our effective teaching methods of decoding, segmenting and blending strategy without the forced memorisation of the entire word. Your child will learn the single most important skill needed to read i.e. “BLENDING”. Blending is the process where one takes individual sounds of a word, stretch it seamlessly, put it back together to form the complete 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
14 Jun – 19 Jul 2025
Satudays
11:00am – 12:35pm
1 Hour 30Mins
Live group lesson delivered online
(An adult presence may be required for lessons)
£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 – 6:00pm)
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Centre (Dartford)
14 Jun – 19 Jul 2025
Saturdays
11:30am – 1:30pm
2 Hours
Centre-based group lesson
(Haberdashers’ Crayford Academy, DA1 4RS)
£249
Bonus Lesson
Extra 30 minutes live online weekly blending lesson on Wednesdays (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Centre (Southgate)
17 Jun – 19 Jul 2025
Saturdays
11:30am – 1:30pm
2 Hours
Centre-based group lesson
£249
Bonus Lesson
Extra 30 minutes live online weekly blending lesson on Wednesdays (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
**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
How to individually ‘sound out’ sounds that make a word, developing automatic word recognition ability in your child
To identify individual position of sounds that makes a word e.g. /c/ is the beginning sound of “cat” and /t/ is the ending sound in the word “cat”
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 and 4 letter words quickly
To develop the ability and know how to sound out, segment, blend and decode what the word is
Programme structure
The six-week programme commences with a pre-recorded onboarding session for parents to watch followed by the six weekly lessons listed below:
Lesson 1
Learning sounds and blending of vowel consonant consonant sounds (VCC)
Lesson 2
Learning sounds and blending of consonant vowel consonant consonant sounds (CVCC)
Lesson 3
Learning sounds and blending of consonant consonant vowel consonant sounds (CCVC)
Lesson 4
Further learning of sounds and blending of CVCC and CCVC words
Lesson 5
Learning sounds with double consonant sounds and blending of words with these sounds e.g. th, ck, ch, tch, sh, qu etc.
Lesson 6
Learning sounds with double consonant sounds and blending of words with these sounds e.g. th, ck, ch, tch, sh, qu etc. End of programme reading assessment of 2, 3 and 4 letter words.
Key Learning Outcomes
Develop skill of segmenting sounds in word
Develop phonemic awareness (identification of sounds and position in words)
Develop the skill of smoothly blending of sounds in words to read 2, 3 and 4 letter words
Increased motor skills & handwriting
Read 2, 3 and 4 letters words
Who is the programme for?
Children ages 3½ - 5 who are already able to identify the sounds of the 26 letters of the alphabet
Children in Nursery, Reception, or Year 1 who struggle to blend 2, 3 and 4 letter words
Children who know their sounds but struggle to blend 2, 3 and 4 letter words
Children who would like to improve their motor skills and improve on their handwriting
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 and activities designed to make the process of blending easier
Beautiful, coloured booklet to enhance skill taught and practice handwriting
Code detective book with a summary of all the sounds your child will learn to decode and read VCC, CVCC, CCVC words
Bonus sound chart video to ensure your child is saying the right sounds
Bonus blending video to help your child continue to learn the skill of blending
Free LIVE complementary weekly 30 minutes online blending lesson to continue to support your child to develop and practice the skill of blending
Frequently Asked Questions
We've got A's for your Q's
Your child is expected to know the 26 sounds of the letters of the alphabet. While we will still go over these sounds repeatedly in the lessons, a firm knowledge of all the sounds of the 26 letters is a requirement. Being able to write is a benefit. If unable to meet this requirement, your child can join our 12-week Beginner Reading Programme where we will teach the sounds from scratch.
The programme is suitable for children ages 3½-5 years who already know their sounds but struggling to blend 2, 3, 4 letter words in order to read. Children in Nursery, Reception or Year 1 pupil who struggle to blend can attend.
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.
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 a 6-week programme to support children with the working knowledge of the sounds but struggle to blend and read 2, 3, 4 letters words.
We recruit tutors who are graduates and early years teachers, however we train them to use our scientifically proven reading method that combines 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 stationary, 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 up to 1:6 pupils online and up to 1:8 pupils at the centre
