A systematic, research-based phonics and reading program that builds from CVC review through long vowels, vowel teams, and r-controlled vowels. Students develop fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary while reading God's Word and celebrating literacy as a gift from God.
Decode words with CVCe patterns, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, and common affixes with 95%+ accuracy
Read grade-level text fluently at 40-60 words per minute with appropriate expression
Automatically recognize 100+ high-frequency words and apply comprehension strategies to understand main idea, details, and make inferences
Use phonics knowledge to spell words correctly and write simple sentences
Connect reading skills to understanding God's Word and celebrating the gift of literacy
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Review phoneme segmentation with CVC words. Practice blending and segmenting short a words.
Phoneme segmentation and blendinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review all five short vowels in CVC words. Sort words by vowel sound.
Short vowel identificationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use letter tiles to build CVC words, changing one sound at a time. Practice encoding and decoding.
CVC encoding and decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable text with CVC words. Introduce the concept that reading helps us understand God's Word.
CVC fluency and comprehensionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read and illustrate a simple CVC decodable story. Retell the story sequence.
Reading fluency and comprehensionproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review the concept of digraphs. Focus on sh and ch sounds with picture sorts.
Digraph recognition (sh, ch)hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice voiced and unvoiced th. Read words with th digraph.
Digraph recognition (th)game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn wh digraph and practice reading wh words. Make connections to question words.
Digraph recognition (wh)discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review ck as a final digraph. Build and read words ending in ck.
Final digraph ckhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read a decodable story featuring multiple digraphs. Practice fluency and expression.
Digraph fluencyreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review l-blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl). Segment and blend words with l-blends.
L-blends decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice r-blends (br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr). Build words with letter tiles.
R-blends decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Master s-blends (sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw). Play blend bingo.
S-blends decodinggame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice final blends (nd, nk, nt, mp, st, lt, ft). Read words with final blends.
Final blends decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable text with multiple blends. Track fluency and accuracy.
Blend fluencyreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice substituting initial phonemes to create new words (cat → bat → mat).
Phoneme substitutiongame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Delete phonemes from words to create new words (stand → sand, blend → bed).
Phoneme deletionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add phonemes to words to create longer words (at → cat, lack → black).
Phoneme additionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Complete word ladders by changing one phoneme at a time. Connect sounds to spelling.
Phoneme manipulation fluencyworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Segment and manipulate phonemes in Bible names (David, Moses, Noah).
Phoneme awareness with multisyllabic wordsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the concept of silent e making vowels say their name. Focus on a_e pattern.
CVCe concept introductiondiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Transform CVC words into CVCe words by adding silent e. Practice with long a words.
Long a (a_e) decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build and read a_e words (cake, make, take, lake, name, game).
Long a (a_e) encoding and decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable text featuring a_e words. Practice fluency and expression.
Long a (a_e) fluencyreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Distinguish between short a and long a_e words. Sort and read mixed words.
Short vs. long a discriminationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce i_e pattern. Read and build words with long i (like, bike, time, five).
Long i (i_e) decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Transform short i words into long i_e words. Practice with word pairs.
Long i (i_e) encodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve riddles using i_e words. Write i_e words to answer questions.
Long i (i_e) applicationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read a decodable story about letting our light shine for Jesus, featuring i_e words.
Long i (i_e) fluency and comprehensionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write sentences using i_e words. Illustrate sentences.
Long i (i_e) spelling and writingproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce o_e pattern. Build and read words (hope, home, bone, rope, nose).
Long o (o_e) decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare short o and long o_e words. Practice distinguishing between them.
Short vs. long o discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore word families with o_e (-ope, -one, -oke, -ose). Build rhyming words.
Long o (o_e) word familiesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about hope in the Bible using o_e decodable text. Discuss what hope means.
Long o (o_e) fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Spell o_e words from dictation. Write sentences with o_e words.
Long o (o_e) spellingworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce u_e pattern. Learn that u_e can say /oo/ or /yoo/ (cute, tube, rule).
Long u (u_e) decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Transform short u words to long u_e words. Build and read word pairs.
Long u (u_e) encodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort u_e words by sound (/oo/ vs. /yoo/). Read words in both categories.
Long u (u_e) sound discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable text about following God's rules, featuring u_e words.
Long u (u_e) fluency and comprehensionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review all CVCe patterns (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e). Play review games and read mixed text.
CVCe masterygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce e_e pattern (these, Pete, complete). Note that this is less common.
Long e (e_e) decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build and read e_e words. Practice with word completion activities.
Long e (e_e) encodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review and compare all five CVCe patterns. Sort words by vowel sound.
CVCe pattern discriminationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable passages with mixed CVCe patterns. Track reading rate and accuracy.
CVCe fluencyreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write and illustrate a short story using CVCe words. Share with family.
CVCe application in writingproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the concept of high-frequency words. Learn first 5 words (the, a, is, to, and).
High-frequency word recognitiondiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find high-frequency words in decodable texts. Learn 5 more words (you, he, it, in, was).
High-frequency word identificationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice writing high-frequency words in rainbow colors. Learn 5 more (for, on, are, as, with).
High-frequency word spellinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find high-frequency words in simple Bible verses. Learn 5 more (his, they, at, be, this).
High-frequency word applicationreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play games to practice all 25 high-frequency words learned so far (have, from, or, one, had).
High-frequency word automaticitygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce vowel team concept: when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. Focus on ai.
Vowel team ai decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build and read words with ai (rain, train, brain, pain, wait, tail).
Vowel team ai encoding and decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ay as another way to spell long a. Note position (usually at end of word or syllable).
Vowel team ay decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build and read words with ay (play, pray, stay, day, way, say, may).
Vowel team ay encoding and decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable text about prayer using ai and ay words. Discuss importance of daily prayer.
Vowel teams ai/ay fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ee vowel team. Build and read words (see, tree, bee, feet, meet, need).
Vowel team ee decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice reading ee words through a game. Build fluency with ee pattern.
Vowel team ee fluencygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ea as another spelling for long e. Build and read words (eat, read, teach, beach, each).
Vowel team ea decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort words by spelling pattern (ee vs. ea). Practice spelling both patterns.
Vowel teams ee/ea discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read decodable text about Jesus teaching, using ee and ea words. Retell story.
Vowel teams ee/ea fluency and comprehensionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce oa vowel team. Build and read words (boat, coat, road, toad, soap, goat).
Vowel team oa decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore word families with oa (-oat, -oad, -oak, -oal). Build rhyming words.
Vowel team oa word familiesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ow as another spelling for long o. Build words (snow, grow, show, know, blow).
Vowel team ow decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort words by spelling pattern (oa vs. ow). Note that ow often comes at end of word.
Vowel teams oa/ow discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about Noah's ark using oa and ow words. Discuss obedience to God.
Vowel teams oa/ow fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice repeated reading strategy. Read the same passage 3 times, tracking improvement.
Reading rate developmentreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to use punctuation marks to guide expression. Practice with marked passages.
Reading with expressiondiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read dialogue with different character voices. Practice making reading come alive.
Expressive readinggame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice partner reading strategies (echo reading, choral reading, taking turns).
Fluency with supporthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice reading a simple Psalm expressively. Perform for family.
Fluency and biblical connectionproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce r-controlled vowels concept. When r follows a vowel, it changes the sound. Focus on ar.
R-controlled ar conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build and read words with ar (star, car, jar, park, dark, farm, barn).
R-controlled ar decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore word families with ar (-ark, -arm, -art, -ard). Build rhyming words.
R-controlled ar word familiesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice spelling ar words from dictation. Write sentences with ar words.
R-controlled ar spellingworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about God's creation of stars using ar words. Connect to Psalm 19.
R-controlled ar fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce or pattern. Build and read words (for, or, more, store, horn, corn, born).
R-controlled or decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find or words in decodable texts. Practice reading or words in context.
R-controlled or identificationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare ar and or sounds. Sort words by r-controlled vowel pattern.
R-controlled vowel discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Spell or words from dictation. Use or words in original sentences.
R-controlled or spellingworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about Jesus being born in Bethlehem using or words. Discuss the Christmas story.
R-controlled or fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce er, ir, ur as three ways to spell the same sound. Focus on er first.
R-controlled er decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build and read words with er (her, fern, serve, term, verb, perch).
R-controlled er encoding and decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ir pattern. Build and read words (bird, girl, first, shirt, third, stir).
R-controlled ir decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ur pattern. Build and read words (turn, burn, hurt, church, nurse, purple).
R-controlled ur decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort words by spelling pattern. Practice reading and spelling all three patterns.
R-controlled vowel discrimination (er/ir/ur)game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review first 25 sight words. Introduce 5 new words (by, word, but, not, what).
High-frequency word recognitionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write sentences using known sight words. Add 5 more (all, were, we, when, your).
High-frequency word applicationworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice rapid recognition of sight words. Add 5 more (can, said, there, use, an).
High-frequency word automaticitygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find sight words in decodable readers. Add 5 more (each, which, she, do, how).
High-frequency word identificationreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play bingo with all 50 sight words learned. Add final 5 (their, if, will, up, other).
High-frequency word masterygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce main idea concept. Practice identifying what a text is mostly about.
Main idea identificationdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that details support the main idea. Use graphic organizers to map main idea and details.
Supporting details identificationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find main idea in narrative texts. Distinguish between main idea and interesting details.
Main idea in fictionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify main idea in Bible passages. Discuss the main message God wants us to know.
Main idea in biblical textsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Choose a favorite Bible story. Create a poster showing main idea and three details.
Main idea applicationproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce soft c rule: c says /s/ before e, i, or y. Read words (cent, city, ice, mice).
Soft c decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare hard c and soft c words. Sort words by c sound.
C sound discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce soft g rule: g says /j/ before e, i, or y. Read words (gem, giant, gym, page).
Soft g decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare hard g and soft g words. Sort words by g sound.
G sound discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about Jesus' gentle nature using soft c and g words. Practice fluency.
Soft c/g fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce plural concept. Add -s to make words plural (cat/cats, dog/dogs, book/books).
Suffix -shands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn when to add -es (words ending in s, x, z, ch, sh). Practice with examples.
Suffix -esdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort words by which suffix to add (-s or -es). Build and read plural words.
Plural suffix applicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Spell plural words from dictation. Use plural words in sentences.
Plural suffix spellingworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about God's creation using plural words. List things God made (stars, trees, animals).
Plural suffix fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce -ed suffix for past tense. Practice three sounds of -ed (/ed/, /d/, /t/).
Suffix -ed decodingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort -ed words by ending sound. Read words in all three categories.
Suffix -ed sound discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce -ing suffix. Add -ing to verbs (jump/jumping, read/reading, help/helping).
Suffix -ing decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Act out verbs with -ing. Read and perform action words.
Suffix -ing applicationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about Jesus helping people using -ed and -ing words. Discuss how we can help others.
Suffix fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce prefix un- meaning 'not' or 'opposite of.' Build words (happy/unhappy, kind/unkind).
Prefix un- meaningdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice reading un- words. Use context to understand meaning changes.
Prefix un- decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce prefix re- meaning 'again' or 'back.' Build words (read/reread, do/redo, tell/retell).
Prefix re- meaningdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare un- and re- words. Sort words by prefix and discuss meaning changes.
Prefix discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about God's love that never fails using prefix words. Discuss what unfailing means.
Prefix fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to identify the root word when prefixes and suffixes are added.
Root word identificationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create word family trees showing related words (help, helper, helpful, helping, helped).
Word relationshipsproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add different affixes to root words to create new words. Discuss meaning changes.
Morphological awarenesshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use sentence context to figure out word meanings. Practice with unknown words.
Context clue strategiesworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore word families in Bible vocabulary (faith, faithful, faithfulness).
Vocabulary and biblical connectiondiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce contractions concept. Learn that apostrophe shows missing letters.
Contraction conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn contractions with 'not' (isn't, aren't, don't, won't, can't, didn't).
NOT contractionshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn contractions with 'is' and 'will' (he's, she's, it's, I'll, we'll, they'll).
IS and WILL contractionshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Match contractions to their two-word forms. Play matching games.
Contraction recognitiongame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about following Jesus using contractions. Practice reading contractions fluently.
Contraction fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review syllable concept. Practice clapping and counting syllables in spoken words.
Syllable awarenesshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read compound words by decoding each part (sunlight, rainbow, baseball, homework).
Compound word decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Decode two-syllable words with known patterns (rabbit, napkin, sunset, basket).
Two-syllable decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to divide words between syllables. Practice with VC/CV pattern.
Syllable divisionworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice reading two-syllable Bible names (Moses, David, Rachel, Sarah, Peter).
Multisyllabic fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review first 50 sight words. Introduce 5 new words (about, out, many, then, them).
High-frequency word recognitiongame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find sight words in decodable readers. Add 5 more (these, so, some, her, would).
High-frequency word identificationreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write sentences using new sight words. Add 5 more (make, like, him, into, time).
High-frequency word applicationworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Timed practice with all sight words learned. Add 5 more (has, look, two, more, write).
High-frequency word automaticitygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write a story using sight words. Add final 5 (go, see, number, no, way).
High-frequency word masteryproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce cause and effect. Learn that cause is why something happens, effect is what happens.
Cause and effect conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn signal words (because, so, since, as a result). Identify cause and effect in sentences.
Cause and effect signal wordshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find cause and effect relationships in narrative texts. Use graphic organizers.
Cause and effect in fictionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify cause and effect in Bible stories (David trusted God, so he defeated Goliath).
Cause and effect in biblical textsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create chains showing multiple cause and effect relationships. Illustrate examples.
Cause and effect applicationproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce oo vowel team. Learn it makes two sounds: /oo/ as in moon and /oo/ as in book.
Vowel team oo conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice long oo sound. Build and read words (moon, soon, spoon, room, zoom, cool).
Long oo decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice short oo sound. Build and read words (book, look, cook, good, wood, foot).
Short oo decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort oo words by sound. Learn common patterns for each sound.
OO sound discriminationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about the Bible as God's good book using oo words. Discuss why we read the Bible.
Vowel team oo fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce oi and oy vowel teams. Both make the /oy/ sound.
Vowel teams oi/oy conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice oi pattern (usually in middle of word). Build and read words.
Vowel team oi decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice oy pattern (usually at end of word). Build and read words.
Vowel team oy decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort words by spelling pattern. Practice spelling rules for oi and oy.
Vowel teams oi/oy discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about finding joy in God using oi and oy words. Discuss what brings us joy.
Vowel teams oi/oy fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ou and ow making /ow/ sound (different from long o). Note: ow has two sounds.
Vowel teams ou/ow conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice ou pattern. Build and read words (out, loud, shout, found, ground, cloud).
Vowel team ou decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice ow making /ow/ sound. Build and read words (cow, now, how, down, town, brown).
Vowel team ow (/ow/) decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review that ow can say /ow/ (cow) or /ō/ (snow). Sort ow words by sound.
OW sound discriminationgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about praising God with shouts of joy using ou and ow words. Connect to Psalms.
Vowel teams ou/ow fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce au and aw vowel teams. Both make the /aw/ sound.
Vowel teams au/aw conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice au pattern (usually in middle of word). Build and read words.
Vowel team au decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice aw pattern (can be in middle or end). Build and read words.
Vowel team aw decodinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort words by spelling pattern. Practice reading and spelling both patterns.
Vowel teams au/aw discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about God's awesome creation using au and aw words. Discuss what awesome means.
Vowel teams au/aw fluency and biblical connectionreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review first 75 sight words. Introduce 5 new words (could, people, than, first, water).
High-frequency word recognitiongame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find sight words in simple Bible verses. Add 5 more (been, call, who, oil, its).
High-frequency word identificationreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write a story using as many sight words as possible. Add 5 more (now, find, long, down, day).
High-frequency word applicationproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice all 100 high-frequency words. Add 5 more (did, get, come, made, may).
High-frequency word automaticitygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Assess recognition of all 100 high-frequency words. Add final 5 (part, over, new, sound, take).
High-frequency word masteryassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Assess current reading rate and accuracy. Set personal fluency goals.
Reading rate assessmentassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice reading with appropriate expression for different punctuation marks.
Expressive readinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice and perform a readers theater script. Focus on character voices.
Performance readingproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Record yourself reading. Listen and evaluate your own fluency and expression.
Self-monitoring fluencyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read a favorite story or Bible passage aloud to family with fluency and expression.
Fluency performanceproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce inference concept. Learn that readers use clues from text plus what they know.
Inference conceptdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Make inferences about how characters feel based on their actions and words.
Character inferencereading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use text evidence to make predictions. Confirm or revise predictions as you read.
Predictive inferencehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Make inferences about Bible characters' feelings and motives. Support with evidence.
Inference in biblical textsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice supporting inferences with text evidence. Use sentence frames: 'I think... because...'
Evidence-based inferenceworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review skills learned throughout the year. Compare beginning-of-year to end-of-year reading.
Year reviewdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read text featuring all phonics patterns learned. Celebrate decoding mastery.
Comprehensive phonics reviewreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Share your favorite book from the year. Tell why you loved it and read a favorite part.
Book sharing and fluencyproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read a Bible passage independently. Celebrate the gift of reading God's Word.
Biblical reading applicationreading📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Celebrate becoming a strong reader! Receive certificate and set goals for continued reading growth.
Celebration and goal-settingcelebration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Start with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!