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Sonday Essentials Scope & Sequence
Sonday Essentials Scope & Sequence
Digital Resources
Digital Resources
With the start of the 2023/2024 school year, the district will no longer purchase the Sonday online materials through Winsor. This spreadsheet was created to house the digital materials and resources across all grade levels in one spot. All lessons have been added to each grade level along with slide decks and other supplemental materials to support each lesson. Click here for a 3-minute video to learn more on how to use this spreadsheet.
Grade Level Placement for Sonday Essentials
Grade Level Placement for Sonday Essentials
A screener has been designed for grades 1-5 to help determine beginning of the year placement for whole group instruction. Grade level screeners and district expectations are outlined in the Using LAS Phonics Screeners and Skills Assessments to Drive Instruction slide deck. Refer to this slide deck for direction on Sonday Essentials usage in the classroom, placement screeners, and directions on scoring and whole class placement.
**Please note that these screeners do not determine student exemption from Sonday Essentials. These screeners are for whole group placement only.
Grade 1: Spelling Screener
Grade 2: Spelling Screener
Grade 3: Spelling Screener
Grade 4: Grade 4 Skills Assessment
Grade 5: Grade 5 Skills Assessment
Sonday Essentials Professional Development
Below are the PD slide decks that outline the how and why of Sonday Essentials. These slides are designed to give an overview of why Sonday Essentials is an important component of reading instruction and how to implement it in the classroom setting.
Sonday Essentials FAQs
Sonday Essentials FAQs
Below is a list of frequently asked questions for grades K-2 and grades 3-5 related to Sonday Essentials. Sonday Essentials is a Tier 1 core phonics and word study curriculum for general education classroom teachers.
Sonday Essentials Parent Flyer
Sonday Essentials Parent Flyer
Sonday Essentials Skills Assessments
Sonday Essentials Skills Assessments
A grade level skills assessment should be given to all students who are believed to be proficient in the Sonday Essentials phonics and word study skills. If students are proficient in all areas of the Skills Assessment, advanced word study skills from Benchmark Word Study are recommended. A score of 90% or higher would be considered mastery of skills.
Sonday Essentials Demonstration Videos
Sonday Essentials Demonstration Videos
Kelsey Schons_Full Class Lesson.mp4Demonstration Video
Demonstration Video
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Erin Meyers_Full Class Lesson.mp41st grade Essentials.movDemonstration Videos
Demonstration Videos
Grade 1
Grade 1
3rd grade Essentials.MOVDemonstration Video
Demonstration Video
Grade 3
Grade 3
4th grade Essentials.MOVDemonstration Video
Demonstration Video
Grade 4
Grade 4
Please note that the 4th-grade demonstration video was done with approximately 60 4th-grade students new to Sonday Essentials. Due to the large number of students, the lesson went slightly over 20 minutes.
IMG_0022.MOVDemonstration Video
Demonstration Video
Grade 5
Grade 5
Basic Multi-Sensory Strategies Videos
Basic Multi-Sensory Strategies Videos
Basic Multi Sensory Strategies.mp40:00-1:54 Part 1--Fingerspelling Strategy
1:55-2:46 Part 2--Tracing with 2 Fingers Strategy
2:47-4:37 Part 3--Introducing a New Sound and/or Rule
4:38-5:18 Part 4--Blending Sounds
5:19-5:46 Part 5--Introducing Spelling Words
5:47-end Part 6--Decodable Books
The "Doubling Rule "Otherwise Known as the "1-1-1 Rule" When Adding a Suffix
The "Doubling Rule "Otherwise Known as the "1-1-1 Rule" When Adding a Suffix
Spiral Up Doubling Rule.m4v0:00-2:06 Part 1-- Doubling Rule (also known as 1-1-1 Rule)
In a 1 syllable word, with 1 short vowel, followed by 1 consonant, double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.
2:07-4:04 Part 2--When Not to Double
When adding a suffix with other word patterns, do not double.
4:05-end Part 3--When Not to Double
When adding a suffix that begins with a consonant, do not double.
The "Y Rule" When Adding A Suffix
The "Y Rule" When Adding A Suffix
Spiral Up Y Rule.m4v0:00-1:18 Part 1--The Y Rule
When a word ends in y, change the y to i when adding a suffix. The suffix can begin with a vowel or a consonant.
1:19- end Part 2 --When Not to Change y to i
When a word ends in y, change the y to i when adding a suffix, unless the suffix begins with an i or the vowel proceeds the y.
The "Silent E Rule" When Adding a Suffix
The "Silent E Rule" When Adding a Suffix
Spiral Up Silent e Rule.m4v0:00-1:28 Part 1--Drop the e
When a base or root word ends with a silent e, drop the e and add the ending when the suffix begins with a vowel.
1:29-end Part 2--Keep the e
When a base or root word ends with a silent e, keep the e when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant.
Syllable Division and Syllable Type
Syllable Division and Syllable Type
Spiral Up Syllable Division and Syllable Type.m4v0:00-2:04 Part 1: Overview of Teaching a Syllable, Syllable Types, and Syllable Patterns.
2:05-6:56 Part 2: Teaching Closed, Open, and Silent E Syllable Types.
6:57-8:35 Part 2: Teaching the VCCV Syllable Pattern
8:36-9:39 Part 3: Teaching the VCCCV Syllable Pattern
9:40-12:33 Part 4: Teaching the VCV Syllable Pattern
12:34-14:19 Part 5: Teaching Vowel Pairs and Vowel Variants Syllable Types
14:20-15:02 Part 6: Teaching the R-controlled Syllable Types
15:03-end Part 7: Teaching the C-le Syllable Pattern
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