A clear, sequential progression of early literacy skills across the 12-book Ellerton Literacy Series.
The Ellerton Literacy Series is organized into six instructional strands that build from foundational print and sound awareness to sentence-level reading and writing. Each title targets a specific skill while reinforcing previously learned concepts.
The Ellerton Literacy Series is designed to be used flexibly within existing literacy instruction, with titles implemented sequentially or selected based on student need.
The Ellerton Literacy Series is organized into six instructional strands. Each strand focuses on a core component of early literacy development and includes titles designed to build proficiency through structured practice.
These strands are designed to be implemented in sequence, moving from foundational skills to more advanced literacy tasks.
The table below outlines how each strand builds across the series, including the specific skills taught, corresponding titles, and expected areas of student development.
| Strand | Skill Area | Program Titles | Key Skills |
|---|---|---|---|
Print & Alphabet Foundations |
Print awareness, letter recognition, and letter formation | Alphabet Recognition; Alphabet Formation & Tracing | Uppercase and lowercase letter identification, letter formation, print awareness |
Phonological Awareness |
Sound patterns in spoken language | Rhyming & Alliteration; Syllables & Onset–Rime | Rhyming recognition, syllable segmentation, onset–rime identification |
Phonemic Awareness |
Individual sound awareness | Beginning Sounds; Ending & Middle Sounds | Phoneme isolation, phoneme position identification |
Phonics & Early Word Reading |
Letter-sound relationships and decoding | Letter–Sound Correspondence; CVC Words & Word Families | Letter-sound matching, blending, word family recognition |
Fluency & High-Frequency Words |
Automatic word recognition and sentence reading | Sight Words; Simple Decodable Sentences | High-frequency word recognition, reading simple sentences |
Writing & Language |
Early writing development | Name Writing & Labeling; Sentence Building | Labeling objects, constructing simple sentences |
This progression allows teachers to introduce, reinforce, and build skills systematically across the school year.
The Ellerton Literacy Series reflects widely recognized principles of early literacy instruction, including systematic skill development, explicit practice, and reinforcement of foundational reading and writing skills across multiple instructional contexts.
A detailed view of skill progression and instructional organization across the Ellerton Literacy Series.
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