Table 2.
The scope and sequence of lesson plans for the combined group (1, first reading; 2, 2nd reading; 3, 3rd reading).
| Lesson | Lower | Middle | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet chart | Blends and digraphs | Silent e rule (lesson 1) |
| Story: Car shopping (1st reading) | Story: Keep trying (1) | Story: The hole in the King's sock (1) | |
| 2 | Consonant blends | Silent e (lesson 1) | Silent e rule (lesson 2) |
| Story: Car shopping (2nd reading) | Story: Keep trying (2) | Story: The hole in the King's sock (2) | |
| 3 | Vowels + silent e (lesson 1) | Silent e (lesson 2) | R-affected vowels |
| Story: Car shopping (3rd reading) | Story: Keep trying (3) | Story: The hole in the King's sock (3) | |
| 4 | Silent e (lesson 2) | R- affected vowels | L-affected vowels |
| Story: What does Greedy Cat like? (1) | Story: Lunch for Greedy Cat (1) | Story: A good idea (1) | |
| 5 | R-affected vowels | L-affected vowels | Vowel digraphs ai/ay and oi/oy |
| Story: What does Greedy Cat like? (2) | Story: Lunch for Greedy Cat (2) | Story: A good idea (2) | |
| 6 | L-affected vowels | Vowel digraphs ai/ay and oi/oy | ee |
| Story: What does Greedy Cat like? (3) | Story: Lunch for Greedy Cat (3) | Story: A good idea (3) | |
| 7 | Vowel digraphs ai/ay and oi/oy | ee | ie |
| Story: Greedy Cat's door (1) | Story: Hissing Bush (1) | Story: Earthquake (1) | |
| 8 | ee | ie | oa and ew |
| Story: Greedy Cat's door (2) | Story: Hissing Bush (2) | Story: Earthquake (2) | |
| 9 | ie | oa and ew | au and aw |
| Story: Greedy Cat's door (3) | Story: Hissing Bush (3) | Story: Earthquake (3) | |
| 10 | oa and ew | au and aw | ea |
| Story: Keep Trying (1) | Story: Magnetic Max (1) | Story: Firefighter (1) | |
| 11 | au and aw | ea | oo and ou |
| Story: Keep Trying (2) | Story: Magnetic Max (2) | Story: Firefighter (2) | |
| 12 | ea | oo and ou | Syllable breaking (CVC/CVC) |
| Story: Keep Trying (3) | Story: Magnetic Max (3) | Story: Firefighter (3) |