Course curriculum

  • 1

    Pre-Course Surveys

    • Get to know you survey Common Sense Phonics
  • 2

    Welcome to Common Sense Phonics!

    • Pre-Course Survey Common Sense Phonics

    • The Purpose of this course

    • Reading and the Brain

    • How to use this online course
  • 3

    Materials

    • Common Sense Phonics Reference Manual and Lessons Book

    • The Digital Phonics Board

    • The CSP Lesson Plan: A Brief Overview

    • Book Series
  • 4

    The 10 Reading Concepts of Common Sense Phonics Part I

    • Concept 1: Consonants & Short Vowels

    • Concept 2: Open and Closed Syllables

    • Concept 3: Consonant Teams and Common Ending Sounds

    • Concept 4: Final Blends

    • Concept 5: Common Suffixes

    • Concept 6: Front Blends
  • 5

    Pulling It All Together: Lesson Plan Procedures & Demonstration

    • Teaching a Full Lesson

    • Spelling of Syllables: Concept Tracking

    • Reading: Pressure Release (How to Read With Any Student)

    • Reading: Beat the Clock (Building Speed & Fluency)

    • Mid-Course Survey Common Sense Phonics
  • 6

    10 Reading Concepts: Part II

    • Concept 7: Vowel Tag

    • Concept 8: Silent E

    • Concept 9: Vowel Change

    • Concept 10: R Family
  • 7

    Getting Started With A Student

    • Student Starting Points

    • Choosing Your Student's Book

    • Post Course Survey Common Sense Phonics
  • 8

    Additional Questions

    • Why we use nonsense words

    • Why we don't teach letter names
  • 9

    Next steps

    • A Final Word of Encouragement