Learning to Decode Scope and Sequence

Jul 21, 2023

2 min read

Hey everyone! If you have a child who is just learning how to read, you are in the right place! This scope and sequence will take you through the entire path of decoding from first-letter sounds to digraphs and diphthongs!

The Learning to Decode Program

This Learning to Decode program is designed for those kids who need explicit and systematic reading instruction. The best part about it is that the instruction is designed to be given by any fluent reader. There is absolutely no guessing or assumed knowledge in this program. Everything is explicit, and if you ever have a question, let us know. We will make sure it is addressed!

This page lays out the scope and sequence. A scope and sequence is teacher-talk for what to teach and when to teach it. There isn’t one right scope and sequence for teaching decoding. However, working with one scope and sequence will ensure that students don’t come across unknown sound patterns.

In this scope and sequence, we teach all of the letter patterns that make the same sounds at the same time. This would be so confusing for learning spelling, but it works for reading. This program also gets kids to read real words as quickly as possible. Students will be able to start reading words after the third lesson. Each time they learn a new letter sound, they will be able to read even more words!