Headsprout Scope and Sequence

Below is a list of the skills taught in each Headsprout episode. Scope and Sequence print version PDF


Headsprout Early Reading


Episode

Sounds and Words Taught

Skills Addressed

1

/s/, /ee/, see

segmenting, blending, decoding

2

/v/, /n/, /an/

segmenting

3

Vee, San, van

blending, decoding

4

the

decoding, word reading

5

review of learned elements

decoding, word reading, story reading, reading comprehension

6

/c/, /l/, /cl/

segmenting

7

can, Lee

segmenting, blending, capitalization, decoding, word reading

8

/sl/, /sn/, /fr/, /f/, /r/, /fl/, /cr/

segmenting

9

Fran, feels

segmenting, blending, decoding, capitalization, word reading

10

fan, ran

blending, decoding, word reading, sound-production firming

11

review of learned elements

blending, decoding, sentence reading, story reading, reading comprehension

12

I, and (as word), out (as word)

word reading, sentence reading, reading comprehension

13

/sp/, /pl/, /ip/, /p/, /pr/

segmenting

14

flips, sand, sleeps, Pip, /and/ (as sound)

blending, decoding, capitalization, word reading

15

review of learned elements

blending, word reading

16

plan, reef, feel, Clee

capitalization, decoding, word reading

17

review of learned elements

blending, decoding, word reading

18

review of learned elements

blending, decoding, sentence reading, story reading, reading comprehension

19

/sh/, /ish/

segmenting, sound-production firming

20

/out/ (as sound)

segmenting, blending, decoding

21

shouts, fish

decoding, word reading, segmenting

22

sheep, ship

blending, decoding, word reading

23

review of learned elements

segmenting, blending, decoding, punctuation, sentence reading, story reading, reading comprehension

24

/h/, old (as word), is, his

segmenting, word reading

25

/old/ (as sound), folds, hand, cold

blending, decoding, word reading

26

hands, Scout

sound production firming, blending, decoding, word reading, capitalization, sentence reading, reading comprehension

27

/sw/, /w/, /ing/

segmenting

28

wings, swing

blending, decoding, word reading

29

fling, holds

blending, decoding, word reading, sentence reading, reading comprehension

30

peel, wing

word reading, punctuation, story reading, reading comprehension

31

/er/, /t/, /tr/, /st/

segmenting

32

her, plant, sweet

blending, decoding, word reading

33

Trish, sweep

capitalization, blending, decoding, word reading

34

standing

sound-production firming, blending, decoding, word reading, nonsense-word decoding, sentence reading, reading comprehension

35

could, would, should

sound-production firming, word reading, blending, decoding, nonsense-word decoding

36

review of learned elements

word reading

37

tree, sting, feet

blending, decoding, word reading

38

wish, sing

sound-production firming, blending, decoding, word reading, nonsense-word decoding

39

told

sound-production firming, blending, decoding, word reading, sentence reading, reading comprehension

40

hold, she, he

word reading, story reading, reading comprehension

41

/ike/, /ake/, like, lake

sound production firming, discrimination practice, sounding out

42

flake, hike, /k/

discrimination practice and fluency, sounding out, sound-production firming, word-production firming, comprehension (sentence building)

43

Swish, pan, cakes, pancakes, likes, take

sound-production firming, sounding out, discrimination fluency, word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension

44

/m/, /b/, /bl/, /d/

discrimination practice, sound-production firming, discrimination fluency

45

bringing, seek, needs, makes, bake, dish, Mike, /br/, /dr/

sound-production firming, discrimination practice, sounding out, discrimination fluency

46

slips, Blake, a, some, blank, drank, flipper

word-production firming, sounding out, capitalization, discrimination fluency

47

brings, takes

discrimination fluency, word-production firming, sentence building, story reading, reading comprehension

48

wood, soon, good, tool, noon, took, food, foot, /g/, /um/, /oo/ (both as in soon and as in good)

word-production firming, sounding out

49

work, cooking, spoon, for, zoom, sank, /z/, /or/

sound-production firming, discrimination fluency, sounding out

50

come, are, in, book, looks

discrimination fluency, word-production firming, sentence building, story reading, reading comprehension

51

said, wants, on, sang, long

nonsense-word decoding, discrimination fluency, word-production firming, sounding out, sentence fluency

52

Tim, look, jumps, jump, moon, too, soon, /j/, /im/

sound-production firming, discrimination fluency, sounding out, word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension

53

one, two, you, word, drink, about, /in/ (as sound)

discrimination fluency, word-production firming, sounding out, sentence fluency, comprehension (fill-in-the-blank), sentence building, vocabulary building 

54

/ill/, /ay/, /thr/, /th/

sound-production firming, discrimination fluency

55

playing, thump, play, may, three, Jill, grand, /gr/

capitalization, sounding out, word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension

56

review of learned elements

sentence fluency, comprehension (fill-in-the-blank), sentence building

57

sick, hides, more, plate, lid, hat, please, /at/, /ide/, /id/, /ate/

discrimination practice, sound-production firming, sounding out, vocabulary building

58

hide, hid

word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension, sentence building

59

have, rid, we, ride, Dipper, Spike, skate, has, sat

sounding out, vocabulary building, word production firming, capitalization, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, sentence building

60

big, fit, got, not, little, box, sit, sink, sitting, /ig/, /ox/, /ot/, /it/

sound-production firming, sounding out, word production firming, story reading, reading comprehension

61

hoop, spin, think, to, Jingles, do, hot, no, fox, go, pig

sounding out, vocabulary building, word-production firming, sentence building, capitalization, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension 

62

thank, supper, did, must, but, cups, okay, up, us, /ut/

sound-production firming, sounding out, word-production firming,  comprehension (fill-in-the-blank), vocabulary building, story reading, reading comprehension

63

Strummer, that, digging, there, seen, where, dust, here, butter, guitar, /str/

sounding out, vocabulary building, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

64

better, went, again, talking, help, pouted, /en/, /ed/, /el/, /et/

comprehension (fill-in-the-blank), sound-production firming, sounding out, word-production firming, sentence building, vocabulary building

65

shell, tied, wanted, problem, looked, felt, sad, /ad/

word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

66

triangle, drums, band, played, what, horn, who, me, with

nonsense-word decoding, vocabulary building, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

67

live, first, does, far, time, Gus, give, /ime/, /ar/, /ir/

sound-production firming, discrimination practice, sounding out, word-production firming, vocabulary building

68

cookie, ice, bus, bird, get, card, Sprout, dime, going, star, /spr/

sounding out, word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

69

cannot, fly, because, so, they, say, asked, swim, fins, my, why, /as/

comprehension (fill-in-the-blank), vocabulary building, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

70

down, cow, glow, crow, brown, how, blow, snow, /ow/ (both as in snow and as in how)

word-production firming, sounding out, sentence building

71

falls, tall, high, wow, low, might, when, hard, Bug, /ug/, /igh/, /all/ (as a sound), /wh/

sound-production firming, sounding out, word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension

72

were, throw, balls, away, biggest, sky, four, was, than, home, small, throwing, from, them, saw, bigger, /em/, /est/

vocabulary building, word-production firming, sentence building, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

73

orange, read, rainbow, name, each, blue, town, yellow, color, /ame/, /y/, /ch/, /ea/

nonsense-word decoding, sound-production firming, sounding out, comprehension (fill-in-the-blank), sentence building, vocabulary building

74

eat, years, cheese, game, am, six, story, /am/, /ix/

sentence building, word-production firming, capitalization, story reading, reading comprehension

75

catch, life, planet, very, yes, Mars, be, fourth, us, sun, of, most, night, /ife/, /es/, /un/

sounding out, vocabulary building, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

76

lucky, pick, tricks, jack, tell, quack, quick, let, duck, back, /uck/, /qu/, /ack/, /ick/

discrimination practice, sound-production firming, sounding out, word-production firming, capitalization, story reading, reading comprehension

77

friend, who’s, magnifying glass, Zog’s, Diner, Dipper’s, dogs, know, hello, next, today, line, beans, /ine/, /og/, /kn/, /ex/

sound-production firming, sounding out, word-production firming, story reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

78

put, water, knock, start, dirt, find, grow, mine, green, seed, other, flower, kind, watered, pot, /ind/, /ock/

sounding out, vocabulary building, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

79

leaf, leaves, wet, space, wonder, rain, worm, ground, seven, weather, la la la, tired, five, buildings, much, count, whew, lot, new, Bernadette, /ou/, /ire/, /ace/, /ew/, /ai/

sound-production firming, sounding out, word-production firming, capitalization, story reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

80

putting, that’s, aren’t, jungle, job, almost, hasn’t, friends, possibly, use, become, she’s, words, probably, people, reader, I’d, cards, tunes, their, worked, I’m, sea, isn’t, write, learned, important, I’ll, we’re, terrific

contractions, sounding out, sentence building, vocabulary building, word-production firming, story reading

81

/dge/, /oa/, /ur/, /y/ (as in cry and every), /ed/ (as in wanted, wondered, and soaked), curled, bridge, edge, floating, cry, my, every, only

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

82

/c/ (as in city), /ie/ (both as in pie and as in shield), coast, city, office, dance, pie, tie, shield, piece, families, fields, plains, sod

word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

83

/ph/, /ice/, /ea/ (as in head), /ble/, /gle/, /ple/, ready, really, instead, head, nice, dolphins, meadows, table, gophers

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

84

air, this, many, toe, shoe, does, goes, canoe, kayak

discrimination practice, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

85

/ture/, /sure/, /ui/ (as in juice), fruit, nature’s, juice, treasure

discrimination practice, discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

86

/oi/, soil, choice, enough, tough, rough, laugh

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

87

/aw/, /tch/, straw, squawk, pitch, catch

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

88

/re/, /tion/, caution, resolve, resolution, rewrite, attention

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

89

done, none, gone, into

word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

90

/g/ (as in giant), /cle/, /tle/, /dle/, age, change, glacier, giant, gently, energy

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

91

/oy/, enjoy, soybeans, hoeing, hoe

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

92

/one/, phone, cone, zone, cycle, gentle, typhoon, hurricane

word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

93

/wr/, /kle/, /ave/, wrapping, wrinkle, gave

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

94

carry, buy, supply, replace, repair

discrimination fluency, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

95

/une/, /ute/, tune, flute, dunes, pollute

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

96

review of learned elements

word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

97

these, those

discrimination practice, word-production firming, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

98

/zle/, twinkle, dazzles, puzzles, sphere, atmosphere, angle, reflect, crystal

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building

99

/sion/, mission, permission, garbage, simple, triple

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, word-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension

100

/ode/, code, behave, shiny, geode, hollow, expert, equipment

discrimination fluency, sound-production firming, sounding out, story reading, sentence fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary building