Child learns the sounds the letters stand for by drill so that he or she develops an automatic association of letters with sounds. Child sounds out whole words. Child reads simple stories. Child develops accuracy in decoding. Child develops good pronunciation.
Child learns to spell correctly.
Child develops vocabulary and comprehension of new words. Child writes stories and poems. Child is read to by teacher who uses a large book on an easel so that the children can learn the words by their configurations and contextual relationships. Child is taught to memorize sight words. Child is expected to write before being able to read.