Learning To Read

Instructional Settings - Beginning Reading and Reading Intervention

The Sonday System 1 is an Orton-Gillingham based multisensory structured phonics, reading, writing, and spelling program that guides beginning reading instruction, reading intervention, and English Language Learners (ELL).

Concepts and Elements Taught

Phonological Awareness
Phonemic Awareness
Consonant and Vowel Sounds
Vowel Pairs
Consonant Blends and Diagraphs
R Controlled Vowels
Vowel Consonant-e
Compound Words
Non-phonetic Words
Spelling
Rules for the English Language
Reading/Writing Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension

Elements of the Sonday System I

Learning Plan Book: The heart of the Sonday System. Contains 5 Pre-Reading and 36 Reading Levels. Structured predictable plans increase the comfort level of teachers and students while allowing the Learner to progress as quickly as possible but as slowly as necessary. Built-in mastery tests help gauge the pace of instruction.
Word List Book: A 149-Page book of extensive word families, review lists and sentences for introducing new material plus controlled reading and context reading.
Video Tutor: An indispensable aid that follows the Learning Plan Book lesson by lesson demonstrating techniques, strategies and explanations for teachers.
Card Decks and other Manipulatives: 14 card decks and many other manipulatives that reinforce the multisensory strategies in the program.
Research-based Instructional Material: Teaches the teacher and the Learner together through research-based, precise learning plans, a video tutor, scope and sequence, and support materials.
Instructional Settings: Guides beginning instruction, corrective instruction and English Language Learners (ELL).
Instructional Design: Decreases training time for special and general education teachers, educational assistants, volunteers, clinicians, parents, homeschoolers and tutors who need to deliver quality instruction immediately.

The Sonday System follows the research recommendations of the No Child Left Behind Act, N.I.H and the National Reading Panel.