The Estrellita K-1 curriculum introduces blending using Vowel and Consonant-Vowel Sílabas blends which represents about 49% of Sílabas blends in Spanish. The Estrellita Lunita® program provides the additional Sílabas blends covering another 48% of words in Spanish. These blends, combined with the blends taught in the Estrellita K-1 curriculum provide for a total of 99% of words in Spanish.
The Estrellita Lunita program utilizes the same pattern students have become familiar with: Sílabas, Palabras, Oraciones and Cuentitos. The different Sílabas blends are incorporated into four Student Booklets.
This program is designed to instill confidence as students quickly master the laddered/sequential curriculum. For students who already know how to decode, the Escalera curriculum will serve to reinforce decoding skills, build fluency and basic comprehension. Additionally, it will provide a highly-accelerated jumpstart into reading.
