3 Year Old Program


3 Year Old Program

3 Year old Program

Length

  • Up to 45 minutes, or
  • Up to 90 mins: 45 mins Reading Club, 15 mins morning tea, then 30 mins Numbers Club.
  • Classes run in Hawthorn.

Cost

Objectives

  • Identifying letter sounds – the most important skill for taking the first steps in reading and spelling.
  • Picking out and manipulating sounds in words.
  • Segmenting, or breaking a word into its individual sounds, focusing on the initial sound of a word.

Structure

  • Warm-up.
  • Circle Time Show & Tell, promoting speaking and listening skills.
  • Introducing the new letter of the week, focusing on letter sound games and activities.
  • Music and movement, promoting and interacting with the introduced letter sound in a different context.
  • Art & Craft, promoting and interacting with the introduced letter sound.
  • Chitter Chatter Chant & Speech Sounds.
  • Storytime.
  • Goodbye Rhyme.

Resources

All Reading Club students receive a complimentary:

  • Reading Club bag to bring to class every week.
  • workbook in which to keep all your Reading Club work.
  • access to the LLLL decodable readers for weekly borrowing.
  • copy of laminated Heart Words to practise at home.
  • Reading Club white board and whiteboard marker.

Please Note: All 3 Year Old Program students are required to purchase Milo’s Birthday Surprise picture story book ($29.95) and Milo’s Alphabet Games Flashcards ($29.00) (2020 prices).