Phonics · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.2.1.6 - Use alphabetic knowledge to decode known words

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Say the letter names and sounds of letters in familiar words when asked, one letter at a time.
Decode (sound out and read) at least 5 known words from a word chart by blending letter sounds.
Segment simple sentences into individual words and words into individual sounds (e.g. “mango” into m-a-n-g-o).
Read aloud short sentences containing known words with teacher support and growing confidence.
Match spoken words to their written forms in a sorting or matching activity.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Phonics (2.2)
Content standard: B1.2.2.1 - Connect sounds to letters and blend letters/syllables in order to read and write
Indicator: B1.2.2.1.6 - Use alphabetic knowledge to decode known words
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.22
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 22
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Let learners sing an alphabet song.
- Put them into groups and write sentences containing some new words for learners to decode by segmentation.
e.g. This is a mango.
This is my sister.
- Have learners read similar words from the word charts. On this page the last words of three content standard lines ("and", "in", "write") are typeset past the column rule and the extraction filed them in this column; they are removed here and belong to B1.2.2.1's text, which is transcribed in full from printed p.19.