IRELAND ENGLISH JUNIOR-INFANTS

A. Letter Recognition: Uppercase and Lowercase

A.01. Identify uppercase and lowercase letters in isolation.
A.02. Discriminate between frequently confused letters.
A.03. Find specific uppercase or lowercase letters within a group.
A.04. Match uppercase and lowercase letter pairs (e.g., find “a” when shown “A”).
A.05. Choose the correct uppercase letter that matches a given lowercase letter.
A.06. Choose the correct lowercase letter that matches a given uppercase letter.
A.07. Identify all uppercase or lowercase letters within a given text.

B. Beginning Sounds

C. Ending Sounds

D. Rhyming Words

E. Word Recognition and Spacing

F. Short Vowel Sounds

F.01. Identify words containing the short ‘a’ sound.
F.02. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘a’ sound word (lowercase).
F.03. Identify words containing the short ‘e’ sound.
F.04. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘e’ sound word (lowercase).
F.05. Identify words containing the short ‘i’ sound.
F.06. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘i’ sound word (lowercase).
F.07. Identify words containing the short ‘o’ sound.
F.08. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘o’ sound word (lowercase).
F.09. Identify words containing the short ‘u’ sound.
F.10. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘u’ sound word (lowercase).

G. Blending and Segmenting Sounds

H. Sight Word Recognition

H.01. Identify identical sight words from a selection.
H.02. Read and recognize sight words: a, in, run, the, you (Set 1).
H.03. Read and recognize sight words: and, had, is, let, to (Set 2).
H.04. Read and recognize sight words: at, for, I, one, said (Set 3).
H.05. Review and consolidate sight words from Sets 1, 2, and 3.
H.06. Read and recognize sight words: can, it, not, up, yes (Set 4).
H.07. Read and recognize sight words: an, do, jump, look, make (Set 5).
H.08. Read and recognize sight words: down, go, out, so, two (Set 6).
H.09. Review and consolidate sight words from Sets 4, 5, and 6.
H.10. Read and recognize sight words: find, my, no, red, see (Set 7).
H.11. Read and recognize sight words: come, funny, little, me, sit (Set 8).
H.12. Read and recognize sight words: big, help, play, three, yellow (Set 9).
H.13. Read and recognize sight words: away, blue, here, us, where (Set 10).
H.14. Review and consolidate sight words from Sets 7, 8, 9, and 10.
H.15. Read and recognize a wide variety of sight words from Sets 1-10.

Course Content

A. Letter Recognition: Uppercase and Lowercase

A.01. Identify uppercase and lowercase letters in isolation.

A.02. Discriminate between frequently confused letters.

A.03. Find specific uppercase or lowercase letters within a group.

A.04. Match uppercase and lowercase letter pairs (e.g., find “a” when shown “A”).

A.05. Choose the correct uppercase letter that matches a given lowercase letter.

A.06. Choose the correct lowercase letter that matches a given uppercase letter.

A.07. Identify all uppercase or lowercase letters within a given text.

B. Beginning Sounds

B.01. Identify the first sound in a spoken word.

B.02. Find the word that begins with a given sound.

B.03. Determine if two words begin with the same sound.

B.04. Match letters to their corresponding consonant sounds (e.g., B, D, J, K, P, T, V, Z).

B.05. Match letters to their corresponding consonant sounds (e.g., F, L, M, N, R, S).

B.06. Match letters to their corresponding consonant sounds (e.g., C, G, H, W).

B.07. Review and consolidate letter-sound associations for consonants.

C. Ending Sounds

C.03. Determine if two words end with the same sound.

C.01. Identify the last sound in a spoken word.

C.02. Identify the word that ends with a specific sound.

D. Rhyming Words

D.01. Identify words with the same ending sound (rhyming).

D.02. Choose the word that rhymes with a given word.

D.03. Select two words that rhyme with each other.

D.04. Match pictures of objects to rhyming words.

E. Word Recognition and Spacing

E.01. Identify identical words from a set of options.

E.02. Recognize correct spacing between words in a sentence.

E.03. Locate a specific word within a given sentence.

F. Short Vowel Sounds

F.01. Identify words containing the short ‘a’ sound.

F.02. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘a’ sound word (lowercase).

F.03. Identify words containing the short ‘e’ sound.

F.04. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘e’ sound word (lowercase).

F.05. Identify words containing the short ‘i’ sound.

F.06. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘i’ sound word (lowercase).

F.07. Identify words containing the short ‘o’ sound.

F.08. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘o’ sound word (lowercase).

F.09. Identify words containing the short ‘u’ sound.

F.10. Choose the picture that matches a short ‘u’ sound word (lowercase).

G. Blending and Segmenting Sounds

G.01. Blend the onset (beginning sound) and rime (vowel and ending sounds) to form a word.

G.02. Blend individual sounds together to form a complete word.

G.03. Separate and identify individual sounds within a word.

G.04. Arrange sounds in the correct order to spell a given word.

H. Sight Word Recognition

H.01. Identify identical sight words from a selection.

H.02. Read and recognize sight words: a, in, run, the, you (Set 1).

H.03. Read and recognize sight words: and, had, is, let, to (Set 2).

H.04. Read and recognize sight words: at, for, I, one, said (Set 3).

H.05. Review and consolidate sight words from Sets 1, 2, and 3.

H.06. Read and recognize sight words: can, it, not, up, yes (Set 4).

H.07. Read and recognize sight words: an, do, jump, look, make (Set 5).

H.08. Read and recognize sight words: down, go, out, so, two (Set 6).

H.09. Review and consolidate sight words from Sets 4, 5, and 6.

H.10. Read and recognize sight words: find, my, no, red, see (Set 7).

H.11. Read and recognize sight words: come, funny, little, me, sit (Set 8).

H.12. Read and recognize sight words: big, help, play, three, yellow (Set 9).

H.13. Read and recognize sight words: away, blue, here, us, where (Set 10).

H.14. Review and consolidate sight words from Sets 7, 8, 9, and 10.

H.15. Read and recognize a wide variety of sight words from Sets 1-10.

I. Vocabulary: Colours and Numbers

I.01. Identify and use colour words to describe objects.

I.02. Recognize and use number words from one to five.

I.03. Recognize and use number words from six to ten.

I.04. Use and understand number words from one to ten in context.

J. Vocabulary: Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

J.01. Choose the singular or plural form of a noun that matches a picture.

J.02. Match action verbs to corresponding pictures.

J.03. Compare pictures using descriptive adjectives.

K. Vocabulary: Location Words

K.01. Understand and use the location words “inside” and “outside” correctly.

K.02. Understand and use the location words “above” and “below” correctly.

K.03. Understand and use the location words “next to” and “beside” correctly.

L. Vocabulary: Antonyms and Categories

L.01. Match words with their opposite meanings (antonyms) to corresponding pictures.

L.02. Sort objects into pre-defined categories.

L.03. Identify which object does not belong in a given category.

M. Reading Strategies: Text Features