Primary Phonics K can be used as a prerequisite to the other levels of Primary Phonics 1–6 or for any phonics program. Students will learn 17 consonant letters and their sounds (h, s, t, n, w, r, f, d, m, c, l, b, g, v, p, j, k) as well as colors (red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, brown, black), with cumulative review throughout, along with short lowercase printing practice for each letter. There is a total of 18 weekly lessons, one per consonant plus a review lesson, with a 3–4 day schedule with about 25–30 minutes per day.
The Teacher Guide provides scripted lesson plans for the 17 consonant lessons and printing practice in the Workbook K. If additional practice is needed, the Consonant Workbook is available for independent work after the consonant lessons, and the More Consonant Workbook has even more practice.
Beginning in Level 1, color words are used frequently. If these are unfamiliar, consider the Color Workbook, which teaches eight color words as sight words. The recommended Picture Dictionary uses picture-word matches rather than definitions for nearly 2,500 frequently used words, including most words used in Primary Phonics, and is scheduled for practice in the Level K Teacher Guide.