Superkids

Level 3: Adventures of the Superkids

• Variability of letter-sounds (digraphs, long vowels)

• Structural analysis (endings, contractions, compound words)

• Decoding and encoding using phonetic and structural patterns

• Reading and spelling 88 new Dolch words* (155 total, including those taught in kindergarten) and 104 Sitton words**

• Comprehension skills and strategies applied to longer decodable stories

• Vocabulary and fluency skills

• Shared and individual writing; using the writing process

• Grammar, usage, and mechanics skills

Level 4: More Adventures of the Superkids

• Variability of vowels (y as a vowel; aw, all, oi, oy, ou, ow, oo; r-controlled vowels)

• Structural analysis (endings, contractions)

• Decoding and encoding using phonetic and structural patterns

• Reading and spelling 65 new Dolch words* (220 total in grades K–1) and 104 new Sitton words** (208 total)

• Comprehension skills and strategies applied to longer decodable stories

• Vocabulary and fluency skills

• Shared and individual writing; using the writing process

• Grammar, usage, and mechanics skills

* The Dolch list has 220 high-frequency words.
** The Sitton list has 1,200 high-frequency words. Students read and spell 760 of these words in Levels 3–6.