First Steps – CR Success Learning

Set beginning readers
on the right path
to literacy success.

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In First Steps, your students will have fun with Paws, the Spelling Cheetah. The program features 30 minute lessons filled with games and movement as beginning readers

identify, blend, segment and manipulate sounds.
understand the alphabetic principle before learning sight words.
print lowercase and uppercase letters.
fluently read one-syllable, short vowel words in text.
consistently apply sound-symbol associations for consonants, consonant digraphs and short vowels.
develop Concepts of Print.
retell a story with the basic narrative elements.
grow confidence as readers and writers.
participate in guiding reading groups using CR Success Readers.

The comprehensive Teacher’s Guide and
digital Black Line Masters provide:

Large group activities for phonemic awareness and phonics
Small group guided reading
Weekly progress monitoring
Plans for differentiation and reteaching
Weekly newsletters for communicating to parents
Complete Handwriting Program (Home Run Handwriting)
Spelling activities that reinforce the phonetic concepts
Student writing activities
Center activities for extended learning

Other materials in the First Steps Kit include:

Student magnetic boards and books are sold separately.

Please visit our Resources page to download a full explanation of First Steps.