Phonics First 1 - Literacy

Topics: Single letter sounds

Ages: 4 - 7+ (suitable for adult learners)

Prices in NZ dollars. Excludes GST (NZ only) and freight
Phonics First 1 Single User	MWFF1S	$54.95
Phonics First 1 5 User bundle	MWFF15	$247.50
Phonics First 1 10 to 15 User, each	MWFF110	$27.50
Phonics First 1 16 to 20 User, each	MWFF116	$24.75
Phonics First 1 Unlimited Site Licence	MWFF1SL	$545.00

• Fully interactive, beginning phonics program
• structured reading development
• motivational learning activities
• phonemic awareness skill building
• fully narrated
• built-in achievement tests
• printable achievement certificates

This software is suitable for all beginning readers and is also useful for students in the middle primary years who are experiencing learning difficulties and reading problems, including those who are dyslexic or have dyscalculia short-term memory or ADD. It is also a suitable resource for ‘English as a Second Language’ students.

Phonics First 1 is the first program in a series of five comprehensive, fully integrated, beginning reading programs that are carefully structured to teach students the word attack, comprehension and spelling skills they need to become effective readers.

Phonics First goes from the earliest stage of letter-sound recognition to teach, at each successive stage, increasingly sophisticated phonics skills. At each of these stages Phonics First promotes the development of spelling and comprehension ability. The interactive nature of the instruction ensures that students remain highly motivated to master the skills taught in this carefully structured beginning reading program.

The key to the success of Phonics First is its careful construction and solid educational foundation. Students are asked to read only those words containing the sounds or rules they have been taught, and only then are they tested to demonstrate their progress.

In Phonics First 1, students learn the sounds for the letters of the alphabet and, through a variety of activities, are taught to recognise and use them in their correct position in words. For example, if students are to acquire basic reading skills, they must be able to locate the sounds ‘b’, ‘a’ and ‘t’ in the word ‘bat’. The development of this ability (known as phonemic awareness) is essential if students are to develop accurate and reliable reading skills.

The program also teaches students to recognise the relationship between written letters and the sounds they represent, starting with the simplest letter-sound relationships and then going on to mastery of increasingly complex word patterns. At this level, students are also taught simple blending techniques to enable them to develop effective word attack skills. Assessment activities complete the program.

When students complete all 5 CD-ROMs they will have attained the skills they need to cope with a wide range of reading experiences and will be well prepared to develop the independent reading skills taught in the Word Workers and Reading Freedom series of programs.