Let’s Learn to Read with the Victoria Readers!

Winner of BabyTalk’s awards for Early Literacy Program and Education Licensing Program, the Victoria Readers is a system designed to assist parents and teachers who wish to teach young children how to read English fluently.

The Victoria Readers was created by Ms Victoria Wong Tsae Ling, an English language teacher with more then 25 years of teaching experience in both the Comprehensive Primary and Secondary Levels. She used her experience to develop a systematic approach to phonics which children could use to develop their reading skills.

Originally conceived into 1980 to help a 5 year old girl to read, this system has benefited numerous children throughout the years. In fact, the system has been so successful that children from English speaking backgrounds could read with ease in less then 55 lessons.

Receiving financial backing from grateful parents, Ms. Wong first published 8 phonic books and an alphabetical book with a jigsaw puzzle. She has since gone on to produce more books, ensuring the success of her system.

The Victoria Readers system will provide a lot of benefit for:

• Parents who are concerned with their children’s reading skills
• Teachers who wish to learn and master this unique system for the benefit of their students

Bear in mind that the Lesson Notes provided in the Manual are only meant as a guide. You will find that as the lessons progress the children usually pick up speed and may require less then 55 lessons. However, children from non-English backgrounds may need frequent revisions. Whatever their age or mental ability you will find that consistence and patience in following the system closely will give the children the skills they require in order to read fluently.

What do you need to use the Victoria Readers system?

You will need to meet the following pre-requisites before you can succeed in the use of the Victoria Readers system:

Personality

You should:

• Possess a good command of spoken English
• Have a genuine interest in educating young children
• Have the ability to relate to young children
• Be open to creative approaches to motivate young children
• Possess the intellectual acumen to determine the different stages of development in a child to allow them to develop at their own pace

Requirements:

A certificate will be issued after you have successfully undergone a Complete Training Course in the following:

• “The Victoria Readers” system
• phonetics
• other methods of teaching reading skills

Certificate of award:

You will be required to prove that you have the ability to use the system by teaching a child to read within a stipulated time frame.

What is unique about the Victoria Readers system?

• We take the shortest time to teach a child to read and spell automatically (50-60 lessons)
• Our system is so simple and systematic that a precocious 3 year old can be taught to read independently
• At the end of the course our children are normally about two years ahead of their peers when it comes to reading fluency and knowledge

How does the Victoria Readers system work?

The Victoria Reader system consists of four levels, with several different stages within each level:

Level 1 – Child learns to read 3 letter words

Stage 1: The child learns the sounds of each alphabetical letter

Stage 2: Child learns to combine the sounds of a vowel with a consonant

Stage 3: Child learns to read 3 letter words with a vowel in the medial position

Stage 4: Child learns simple sentence patterns with words learnt in Level 1

Level 2 – Child learns to combine one vowel sound with single and double consonants

Stage 1: Child learns to combine a vowel to consonant blends

Stage 2: Child learns to read and spell digraphs

Stage 3: Child learns to read new sentences with words learned at Level 2

Level 3 – Child learns to read and spell dipthongs with long vowel sounds

Stage 1: Child learns to read and spell dipthongs

Stage 2: Child learns to read new sentence patterns with words learned in Level 3

Stage 3: Child learns common words used in “My World” for vocabulary expansion

Level 4 – Child learns long vowel sounds with consonant in the initial and medial position

Stage 1: Child learns to read and spell words with consonants in the initial and medial position between two vowels

Stage 2: Child continues with new sentence patterns using words learned in Level 4

Stage 3: Child reads “Read and Think” for reading fluency and vocabulary expansion

Stage 4: Child reads “Comprehension and Oral Practice” for speaking and reading fluency leading to creative writing in the English language

For more information:

Contact Victoria Readers today!

Tel: 03-22872821

Website: www.victoriareaders.com.my