This Grade R reading programme for South Africa takes your child step by step from letters and sounds to tracing and their very first words — the perfect start.
Follow the path from letters to your very first words. For each group of letters you learn the sound, trace it, then write it on your own — then you play with sounds and read your first words.
- 1Letters A–J0/8
- 2Letters K–T0/8
- 3Letters U–Z0/5
- 4Sound Play0/5
- 5First Words0/4
- 6Beginning Sounds0/5
- 7Blending First Words0/5
- 8My Sight Words0/5
- 9Reading First Sentences0/5
Letters A–J
Learn, trace and write your first ten letters
Trace: A, B, C, D, E
Use your finger to trace each letter in the workbook
Write: A, B, C, D, E
Remember the letter — then write it all by yourself!
Learn: F, G, H, I, J
Meet the next 5 letters and their sounds
Trace: F, G, H, I, J
Use your finger to trace each letter in the workbook
Write: F, G, H, I, J
Remember the letter — then write it all by yourself!
Recap: Letters A–J
Let's remember the sounds before your first test.
Stage Test: Letters A–J
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
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Letters K–T
Learn, trace and write ten more letters
Learn: K, L, M, N, O
Meet 5 more letters and their sounds
Trace: K, L, M, N, O
Use your finger to trace each letter in the workbook
Write: K, L, M, N, O
Remember the letter — then write it all by yourself!
Learn: P, Q, R, S, T
Meet 5 more letters and their sounds
Trace: P, Q, R, S, T
Use your finger to trace each letter in the workbook
Write: P, Q, R, S, T
Remember the letter — then write it all by yourself!
Recap: Letters K–T
Remember these sounds before the test.
Stage Test: Letters K–T
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Letters U–Z
Finish the whole alphabet — you're nearly there!
Learn: U, V, W, X, Y, Z
The last 6 letters — you are almost there!
Trace: U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Trace the last 6 letters — nearly there!
Write: U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Remember the letter — then write it all by yourself!
Recap: Letters U–Z
You finished the alphabet! Let's review.
Stage Test: Letters U–Z
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Sound Play
Hear rhymes, clap syllables and match big & small letters
Rhyme Time
Can you find words that sound the same at the end?
Clap the Syllables
Count the beats in a word — sun (1), rain-bow (2), el-e-phant (3)
Big & Small Match
Match each uppercase letter to its lowercase partner
Recap: Sound Play
Rhymes and syllables — let's review.
Stage Test: Sound Play
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
First Words
Match sounds to letters and read your very first words
What Sound Do I Make?
Listen to the picture clue and pick the right letter sound
My First Words
Sight words: I, am, is, the, a, and, it, in
Recap: First Words
Your first words — one more review.
Stage Test: First Words
Pass this test to finish the path.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Beginning Sounds
Hear the first sound in words and match it to its letter
Beginning Sounds: b, c, d, s
Match each picture to the letter it starts with
Beginning Sounds: f, m, h, p
Match each picture to its first letter
Beginning Sounds: l, n, t, r
Match each picture to the letter it starts with
Recap: Beginning Sounds
Remember the first sound in each word.
Stage Test: Beginning Sounds
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Blending First Words
Put sounds together to build your first real words
Blend It: c-a-t
Put the sounds together to build the word 'cat'
Blend It: p-i-g
Put the sounds together to build the word 'pig'
Blend It: s-u-n
Put the sounds together to build the word 'sun'
Recap: Blending
Blend the sounds to hear the word.
Stage Test: Blending
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
My Sight Words
Learn the little words you'll see in every book
Sight Words: I, a, the, is, it
Learn to read these little words on sight
Sight Words: we, see, go, to, and
Five more words you will see everywhere
Match the Word to the Picture
Read the word and find the picture it names
Recap: Sight Words
Read these little words fast.
Stage Test: Sight Words
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Reading First Sentences
Read your very first sentences and answer questions about them
Read: I see a cat
Read your very first sentences out loud
Read: My dog can run
Read the sentences and tap to hear them
Read & Answer: The Sun
Read the story, then answer the questions
Recap: Reading Sentences
Read the sentences one more time.
Stage Test: Reading Sentences
Pass this test to finish the path.
Stage Test · Pass 70%