MCP Phonics K and A
Covenant Home's
phonics/reading program is executed primarily through the Modern
Curriculum Press Phonics materials, the Teacher's Resource Guides and
their accompanying workbooks. In kindergarten, students will use
Phonics K and A which begin with sound to letter instruction, explicit
instruction and practice in phonemic and phonological awareness, and
sound to symbol relationships. From there it moves to blending
and decoding. Concepts covered are: consonants, short vowels,
long vowels, the r, l, and s blends, y as a vowel, digraphs th, wh, sh,
ch, and kn, as well as some contractions.
Phonics workbooks K and A come with several sets of flashcards for use
throughout the year - picture cards for learning the sounds of the
letters, letter cards for drill and combining activities, and some
high-frequency word cards. The inside cover of the workbook lists
the definitions and rules the student will learn in the course of the
year.
The comprehensive Teacher's Resource guide includes visual, auditory
and kinesthetic activities for different types of learners and a
complete set of assessment tools.