Lesson 01: Introduction
Directions: This course provides step-by-step instruction and exercises to lead young children to read rightly. Students are expected to learn each lesson and to demonstrate mastery of the skills covered. This page is designed to be printed and studied away from the computer. Make sure your text size settings are set to "Medium" before printing.
Assignments:
1. Watch Reading Lesson 01 as many times as the child needs to learn the lesson.
2. Study the lesson, committing each point to memory.
3. When the content of the lesson is mastered, complete the Lesson Assessment.
Exercises
Directions: The following video lessons is intended to allow a young child to study independently. It is recommended that parents supervise their children in using these videos, until independence is achieved.
Lesson
Directions: Read the following lesson and discuss each point with your child. Memorization is recommended, but not required.
1. What is an Idea?
An Idea is an image in our mind of anything we have seen,
smelled, tasted, touched, or heard.
2. What are words?
Words are symbols used to share ideas.
3. What are Spoken Words?
Spoken words are symbols of ideas.
4. What are Written Words?
Written words are symbols of spoken words.
5. What are Words made of?
Words are made of Syllables.
6. What are Syllables made of?
Syllables are made of Letters.
Lesson Assessment
Use the link below to take your lesson examination. The assessment is intended to allow parents to assess their children's mastery of the current lesson.
© William C. Michael, 2008. For use by CLAA students only.