SEMONEMO Learn To Read

Learning goals

• 17 letter sounds — recognize and pronounce the main sounds of consonants and short vowels.
• 3-letter blending — blend CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words out loud. (e.g. c-a-t → cat)
• 1-sentence minibooks — read and understand simple one-sentence minibooks independently.
• Phonics foundation — systematic letter-sound work builds the base for the next level.

Prerequisites

• Knows upper- and lowercase letters (A–Z, a–z)
• Some short-vowel phonics
• Some exposure to English

Class structure

• Letter-Sound Recognition · Blending · Segmenting · Word dictation · Minibook Reading & Reading Comprehension

Learning goals

• All short vowel sounds — pronounce and tell apart every combination of a, e, i, o, u.
• Blending and segmenting longer words — blend CCVC and CVCC words and break them into single sounds.
• 2–3 sentence minibooks — read multi-sentence minibooks fluently.
• Starting dictation — hear words and sentences and write the matching spelling.

Prerequisites

• Completed LTR Level 1
• Speaking/Listening at 50% or more
• Can blend basic CVC words

Class structure

• Letter-Sound Recognition · Blending and segmenting longer words · Word and sentence dictation · Writing Self-Correction · Minibook Reading & Reading Comprehension

Learning goals

• Long vowel rules — use silent e and vowel teams to read long-vowel words fluently.
• 3–4 sentence minibooks — read and understand minibooks with complex sentences that include long vowels.
• Deeper dictation — word- and sentence-level dictation with long vowels.
• Growing fluency — faster word recognition and more natural reading.

Prerequisites

• Completed LTR Level 2
• Knows the sounds of all 26 letters
• Can blend one-syllable short-vowel words
• Speaking/Listening at 50% or more

Class structure

• Silent e long vowel rules · Vowel teams & spelling accuracy · Fluency with blends + long vowel words · Word and sentence dictation · Writing Self-Correction · Minibook Reading & Reading Comprehension

Learning goals

• Advanced long vowels + spelling rules — review long vowels and learn the key spelling rules systematically.
• Fluent reading — bring the whole phonics course together to read text fluently.
• Ready for chapter books — finish phonics and be ready for Original Reading Lv.1.
• Dictation mastery — write dictated sentences accurately and fluently, and go further to plan and express their own ideas in writing.

Prerequisites

• Completed LTR Level 3
• Speaking/Listening at 60% or more
• Knows basic long vowel patterns

Class structure

• Long vowel review & spelling rules · Digraphs (sh/th/ch/wh/ph) · Fluency reading practice · Writing that organizes and expresses their own ideas · Final assessment and chapter-book readiness check

Learning goals

• Master and apply phonics rules — learn US grade 2–3 phonics rules such as long vowels, blends and digraphs systematically.
• Accurate spelling — find frequently misspelled patterns and apply phonics rules to spell correctly.
• Reading fluency — move from accurate reading to fluent reading that captures meaning.
• Less writing stress — confidence in spelling makes writing feel easier.
• Independent learning — apply spelling rules on their own to write new words.

Good for

• Students with basic reading and writing skills
• Students who often misspell words
• Students who have finished phonics basics (completed LTR or equivalent)

Class structure

• Spelling error diagnosis · Focused phonics rules · Dictation & correction practice · Fluency reading

Learning goals

• Compressed LTR review — review the 72 core LTR topics intensively over 12 classes.
• Ready for 1st grade — complete the phonics foundation needed for 1st-grade reading and writing.
• Sentence dictation — build writing basics with sentence-level, not just word-level, dictation.
• Sight words — learn high-frequency sight words to read more fluently.

Prerequisites

• Knows upper- and lowercase letters
• Can read CVC words
• Finished a school phonics program
• Starting 1st grade

Class structure

• Review Phonics Rules · Sight Words · Sentence Dictation · Reading comprehension activities

• A curriculum designed by US school teachers that builds the ability to speak up in class and think critically in English. Can be taken together with LTR.