Read in French Part 1: Alphabet and Phonics

• Ages:
  Preschool, Gradeschooler

Bonjour! This is a class for students who have had immersion-style experience with the French language and are ready to learn the skills to begin reading. This class is taught entirely in French, so students should be able to have a basic conversation (listening and speaking) in French without help.

In order to take this class, students must:
Have taken some immersion French (3-4 months)
Be able to have a conversation in French with minimal help from English translations or an adult
Be able to say the alphabet in French
Know the majority of the French letter sounds
NOTE: if you are unsure if your student is ready, feel free to message me with your concerns or questions!

Each week, we will work on different letter sounds and phonic combinations. We will use some speaking exercises, but the focus will be on reading.
The first day of each week, we will be introduced to 2-3 phonetic sounds (either letters or letter combinations). We will look at how the sound can be written, the sound it makes, and see examples in words. We will also complete a short activity or game to practice. The second day we will look at a new sound set and read a book and complete activities with it to work on comprehension and phonological awareness. For the first 7 weeks, I will read the books to the class. The second 7 weeks, we will go through the book list again, and students will be asked to read. By the end of this class, students will have learned the French letter sounds and common letter combinations.

Week 1

Day 1
Phonetic sounds: A, I, O
Activity: identify the sound

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: U, E, É
Book: Les Animaux de Compagnie
Phonological awareness: find the vowels in the book

Week 2
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: È, Ê, L,
Activity: sound echoing

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: S, N, R
Book: Les Animaux de la Ferme
Comprehension questions

Week 3
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: M, T, P,
Activity: which sound goes here?

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: D, V, B
Book: Dans
Phonological awareness: identify the first letter of the words

Week 4:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: AR, IR, OR
Activity: Kahoot sound review

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: UR, AS, IS
Book: Gros
Comprehension questions

Week 5:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: OS, US, AL
Activity: sound out simple words

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: IL, OL, UL
Book: Hors
Phonological awareness: letter search

Week 6:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: C, K, QU
Activity: listen and write

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: F, J, CH
Book: Ma Famille
Comprehension questions

Week 7:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: OI, OU, ON
Activity: sound echoing

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: G, H, Z
Book: C’est l’Automne
Phonological awareness: beginning and ending sounds

Week 8:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: R combinations
Activity: Kahoot sound review

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: L combinations
Book: Les Animaux de Compagnie
Comprehension questions

Week 9:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: Nasal vowels ending in M
Activity: which sound goes here?

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: Nasal vowels ending in N
Book: Les Animaux de la Ferme
Phonological awareness: find rhyming words

Week 10:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: des, les, mes, ses, tes
Activity: identify the sound

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: AN, AM, AU
Book: Dans
Discussion questions

Week 11:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: EN, EM, EU
Activity: sound echoing

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: OEU, EAU, GN
Book: Gros
Phonological awareness: finding opposites

Week 12:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: AI, EI, ET
Activity: Kahoot sound review

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: C with cedille
Book: Hors
Discussion questions

Week 13:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: ER, IER, EZ
Activity: which sound goes here?

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: IED, ILL
Book: Ma Famille
Phonological awareness: finding synonyms

Week 14:
Day 1
Phonetic sounds: IL combinations
Activity: identify the sound

Day 2
Phonetic sounds: E-consonant combinations
Book: Mini Météo
Discussion questions