Government of Guyana
Ministry of Education
Fast Track Initiative
Literacy Programme
Literacy Educator’s Manual
Book 1
Fast Track Initiative
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Book 1
Manual
pages
Lesson Number
and Reading Book
pages
Look and
say
Vocabulary
Phonics
Grammar
Work
-book
Ralph
Readers
1-3
4-6
Lesson 1 pages 1-2
go
A a as in ants
Full stop
1-2
Lesson 2 pages 3-4
can
M m as in
meals
Question mark
3-4
7-9
10-12
Lesson 3 pages 5-6
to
S s as in snake
5-8
Lesson 4 pages 7-8
you I, see help
Blending
ee as in Eeyore
9-11
Set 1
Book 1
13-15
Lesson 5 pages 9-11
will
help
N n as in noise
12-14
Set 1
Book 2
16-18
Lesson 6 pages 12-14
I Will Help You to Go
not
we
F f as in fish
15-16
Set 1
Book 3
19-21
Lesson 7 pages 15-17
This Fan Will Not Go
this
how
Blending
T t as in tennis
17-19
Set 1
Book 4
22-23
Lesson 8 pages 18-20
I Will Get You
get
I i as in ink
20-21
Set 1
Book 5
24-26
Lesson 9 pages 21-22
This is it
fly
R r as in rag
22-23
Set 1
Book 6
27-29
Lesson 10 pages 23-25
It Will Not Fly
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Th th as in this
U u as in up
24-26
Set 1
Book 7
30-32
Lesson 11 pages 26-30
Can You See A Fly In
Here?
here
yes
out
no
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27-28
Set 1
Book 8
33-35
Lesson 12 pages 31-34
It is Fun to Fish
have
do
Sh sh as in
hush
Exclamation
marks
29-30
-
36-38
Lesson 13 pages 35-38
Come, Pig! Come!
come
Pig
P p as in puff
Commas with
nouns of address
You can go now.
Nan.
31-32
-
39-41
Lesson 14 pages 39
the
for
O o as in on
33-34
Set 1
Grammar
a or an
Commas with
nouns of address
Sam, can you
help?
GUIDELINES FOR USING RESOURCE MANUAL
REMEMBER – The most important resource for a lesson is YOU.
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This manual is a tool to support your teaching.
Pace the lesson according to the ability of your students.
You do not always need to start a new lesson every day. There is plenty of
content in each lesson and it may take several sessions to complete it.
Do not move on to a new lesson until you are confident that the students
fully understand the material covered in the current lesson.
REPTITON
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REGULARITY
REINFORCEMENT
All lessons are designed to be interactive and multi-sensory.
Talk through and explain each activity, making sure that the students
understand what they are being asked to do before they begin the task.
This is especially important when using the Student Workbook. NEVER
direct the students to a page in the workbook and ask them to start
without guidance.
IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL.
Before each lesson
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Read through each lesson guide thoroughly.
Prepare the necessary materials.
After each lesson
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Record
a) What went well in the lesson.
b) What was not so successful.
Plan any changes that may be necessary for the next lesson.
Record the progress of individual students.
LEARNING IS FUN, ENJOY YOUR LESSONS WITH YOUR STUDENTS.