Letters and their sounds
Match each letter of the alphabet to its most common sound.
Planned. This module is part of the plan and is not written yet.
Why it matters
Every word on a market sign, a medicine label or a lesson screen is built from the same 26 letters; knowing their sounds is the key to all of them.
Draft outline · in review- For
- Level 1–2 · Primary 1 to Primary 2
- Inside
- 5 lessons and a test · about 60 minutes
- Topic
- Foundations · foundation, 1 of 4
Inside the module.
5 lessons in order, about 60 minutes in all, then a short test. Learners go at their own pace; the minutes are a guide, not a timetable.
Draft outline · in review
Lesson 1: Sounds all around
Listen for the first sound in names such as Musa, Ama and Kofi.
Explain10 min, from minute 0
Lesson 2: Letter sounds a to m
Say, hear and match the most common sound for each letter from a to m.
Practice15 min, from minute 10
Lesson 3: Letter sounds n to z
Say, hear and match the most common sound for each letter from n to z.
Practice15 min, from minute 25
Lesson 4: Big and small letters
Match each capital letter to its small letter: A to a, B to b.
Explain10 min, from minute 40
Lesson 5: Review
A sound-and-letter game, with feedback on each answer.
Review10 min, from minute 50
End-of-module test
Say the most common sound for letters shown on screen, and match capital and small letters.
Mastered at 85% or more. Retake it until you pass; nothing is lost, and each try gives feedback.
Already know it? A Challenge Test (planned) clears the whole module: 90% overall, no objective below 75%.
Last stageafter about 60 min
Practicalities
Draft outline · in reviewBuilt to run offline
Planned to run on the Lantern's own computer, with no internet needed.
Languages
Planned first in English; every module aims to reach all of the Lantern's languages.
Try a question.
One question from the module, as a learner would meet it. Have a go, then open the worked solution a step at a time.
Draft outline · in review
Which word starts with the sound that the letter m makes?
Particulars
Where it sits
What a learner can do after it
- Say the most common sound for each letter.
- Recognise capital and small letters.
Needs first
This module has no prerequisites of its own. Like every first step, it assumes the Digital skills gateway: the first module on using a computer, which a Challenge Test clears in minutes.
Level
Level 1–2 · Primary 1 to Primary 2
Level mappings are approximate. A qualified teacher or lecturer in each country must check them before they appear in the app.
Difficulty for its level
1 of 4 · Foundation
Time
About 60 minutes
Alignments
None drafted yet.
Alignment in review until a qualified teacher or lecturer checks it. No exam body, university or vendor endorses us; learners still sit the real exam.
Challenge Test
Planned: a Challenge Test to prove you know it and skip it. Pass at 90% overall, with no objective below 75%.
University courses it previews
English Language, Linguistics, Mass Communication, Law
The route here.
Everything this module builds on, drawn as a route from its foundations. Solid lanes must be mastered first, or cleared by a Challenge Test; dashed lanes are suggestions that never lock anything.
This module has no prerequisites of its own. Like every first step, it assumes the Digital skills gateway: the first module on using a computer, which a Challenge Test clears in minutes.
Help light the room where this is learned.
Every route on this map starts in a classroom with 24 stations, a tutor that works offline and a facilitator upstairs. Four are planned and waiting for light.