List of Subject Categories in the Curriculum

Little Reader English Curriculum

In total, the full 12-month curriculum includes lesson subjects in 234 categories and contains 2,300 words, 2,857 images, 6,819 pronunciation files, 1,559 picture audio and sound effects... and over 1,139 video clips!

* Some words may be repeated across the curriculum as review lessons.

  • Action Words 1
    Action Words 2
    Action Words 3
    Action Words 4
    Action Words 5
    Action Words - Progressive
    Animals and Body Parts
    Baby Things
    Color and Shapes
    (Colour and Shapes)
    Colors 1 (Colours 1)
    Common Animals 1
    Common Animals 2
    Couplets 1
    Couplets 2
    Creepy Crawlies
    Drinks
    Flying Insects
    Food 1
    Food 2
    Fruits 1
    Fruits 2
  • Hand Actions 1
    Hand Actions 2
    Hand Motions 1
    Kids' Things
    Nature 1
    Nature 2
    Nature 3
    Objects 'A' and 'An' 1
    Objects 'A' and 'An' 2
    Objects 'An'
    Objects and Colors
    (Objects and Colours)
    Parts of the Body - Head
    Parts of the Body 1
    Parts of the Body 2
    Parts of the Body 3
    Parts of the House 1
    People
    People and Actions
    Plural (Sentences)
    Reptiles
    Shapes 1
  • Singular and Plural 1
    Singular and Plural 2
    Sweet Food
    Syllables 1
    Syllables 2
    Syllables 3
    Syllables 4
    Things at Home - Meal Time
    Things at Home 1
    Things at Home 2
    Things at Home 3
    Things We Wear 1
    Things We Wear 2
    Transportation 1
    (Transport 1)
    Transportation 2
    (Transport 2)
    Water Creatures 1
    Wild Animals 1
    Wild Animals 2
    Wild Animals 3
    Wild Animals 4

Sight Words

  • Sight Words 1
    Sight Words 2
    Sight Words 3
    Sight Words 4
    Sight Words 5
    Sight Words 6
    Sight Words 7
  • Sight Words 8
    Sight Words 9
    Sight Words 10
    Sight Words 11
    Sight Words 12
    Sight Words 13
    Sight Words 14
  • Sight Words 15
    Sight Words 16
    Sight Words 17
    Sight Words 18
    Sight Words 19
    Sight Words 20

Word Split

  • Syllables 1
    Syllables 2
    Syllables 3
    Syllables 4
    Syllables 5
    Syllables 6
    Syllables 7
  • Syllables 8
    Syllables 9
    Syllables 10
    Syllables 11
    Syllables 12
    Word Split 1
    Word Split 2
  • Word Split 3
    Word Split 4
    Word Split 5
    Word Split 6
    Word Split 7
    Word Split 8
    Word Split 9

Sentences and Stories

  • Simple Sentences 1
    Simple Sentences 2
    Day At The Zoo
    Let's Pretend
    Colors Everywhere (Colours Everywhere)
    Animal Sounds
    I Can Do Things
    I Like to Play
    The Cat, Rat and Bat
    A Bug and A Slug
    A Pig and A Bee
    A Man and His Pet
    Jill Likes Flowers
  • Hide and Seek
    Meet The Jones Family
    Going Places
    The Big Sky
    Smiles
    What Animals Can Do
    Here Is My Head
    What I Do
    Sally's Room
    These Are the Parts of My Body
    Friends
    Yellow Sun, Blue Sky
    I Like the Way
    The Friendly Crocodile

The Pattern Phonics™ System

With Little Reader, your child will not only learn to sight-read, but will also be guided to decode the written language in an intuitive manner using our Pattern Phonics™ system. Our system enables you to split words into syllables or "parts" - this will create a visually comprehensible way of showing pronunciation stress and highlight certain consonants, vowels and combinations!

  • Words that start with 'b'
    Words that start with 'c' (car)
    Words that start with 'c' (cell)
    Words that start with 'd'
    Words that start with 'f'
    Words that start with 'g' (gap)
    Words that start with 'g' (gel)
    Words that start with 'h'
    Words that start with 'j'
    Words that start with 'k'
    Words that start with 'l'
    Words that start with 'm'
    Words that start with 'n'
    Words that start with 'p'
    Words that start with 'q'
    Words that start with 'r'
    Words that start with 's'
    Words that start with 't'
    Words that start with 'v'
    Words that start with 'w'
    Words that start with 'x'
    Words that start with 'y'
    Words that start with 'z'
    Words that start with 'bl'
    Words that start with 'ch'
    Words that start with 'fr'
    Words that start with 'kn'
    Words that start with 'sh'
    Words that start with 'st'
    Words that start with 'th'
    Words that end in 'at'
    Words that end in 'ad'
    Words that end in 'an'
    Words that end in 'ap'
    Words that end in 'ay'
    Words that end in 'ar'
  • Words that end in 'et'
    Words that end in 'ed' (bed)
    Words that end in 'ee'
    Words that end in 'it'
    Words that end in 'in'
    Words that end in 'ig'
    Words that end in 'ot'
    Words that end in 'op'
    Words that end in 'ug'
    Words that end in 'ub'
    Words that end in 'ale'
    Words that end in 'ace'
    Words that end in 'ade'
    Words that end in 'ake'
    Words that end in 'ate'
    Words that end in 'ave'
    Words that end in 'ab'
    Words that end in 'am'
    Words that end in 'ag'
    Words that end in 'ack'
    Words that end in 'and'
    Words that end in 'ang'
    Words that end in 'ark'
    Words that end in 'ard'
    Words that end in 'art'
    Words that end in 'all'
    Words that end in 'end'
    Words that end in 'ent'
    Words that end in 'ell'
    Words that end in 'ess'
    Words that end in 'est'
    Words that end in 'een'
    Words that end in 'eek'
    Words that end in 'eed'
    Words that end in 'er'
    Words that end in 'ed' (counted)
  • Words that end in 'ing'
    Words that end in 'im'
    Words that end in 'ip'
    Words that end in 'ill'
    Words that end in 'ine'
    Words that end in 'ice'
    Words that end in 'ight'
    Words that end in 'ir'
    Words that end in 'ow' (blow)
    Words that end in 'oke'
    Words that end in 'ote'
    Words that end in 'one'
    Words that end in 'ode'
    Words that end in 'ob'
    Words that end in 'od'
    Words that end in 'ore'
    Words that end in 'oy'
    Words that end in 'oon'
    Words that end in 'ow' (cow)
    Words that end in 'ut'
    Words that end in 'ud'
    Words that end in 'un'
    Words that end in 'uff'
    Words that end in 'ull'
    Words that end in 'ush'
    Words that end in 'ust'
    Words that end in 'unk'
    Words that contain 'ur'
    Words that end in 'oat'
    Words that end in 'ear'
    Words that end in 'ain'
    Words that end in 'eat'

Miscellaneous Categories (not included in daily lessons)

  • The Alphabet
    The Alphabet Song
    Everyday Phrases
    Family

 

Little Reader Chinese Curriculum

In total, the full 12-month curriculum includes lesson subjects in 334 categories and contains 3,576* words, 2,705 images, 5,052 pronunciation files, 1,169 picture audio and sound effects, and over 516 video clips!

* Some words may be repeated across the curriculum as review lessons.

  • Action Words 1A
    (single-word)
    Action Words 1B
    (double-word)
    Action Words 2A
    (single-word)
    Action Words 2B
    (double-word)
    Action Words 3
    Action Words 4
    Action Words 5
    Action Words 6
    Action Words 7
    Action Words 8
    Action Words 9
    Animals 1
    Animals 2
    Animals 3
    Animals 4
    Animals 5
    Animals 6
    Baby Things
    Colors 1
    Creepy Crawlies
    Desserts and Drinks 1
    Desserts and Drinks 2
  • Flying Insects
    Food 1
    Food 2
    Fruits 1
    Fruits 2
    Kids' Things
    Nature 1
    Nature 2
    Parts of the Body 1A
    (single-word)
    Parts of the Body 1B
    (double-word)
    Parts of the Body 2
    Parts of the Body 3
    Parts of the House
    People
    Phrases 1
    Phrases 2
    Phrases 3
    Places 1
    Playground
    Quantifiers
  • Reptiles
    Shapes 1
    Singular 1
    Singular 2
    Singular and Plural 1
    Singular and Plural 2
    Singular and Plural 3
    Singular and Plural 4
    Things at Home
    Things at Home (Bathroom)
    Things at Home (Meal Time)
    Things at Home (Study Room)
    Things We Wear 1
    Things We Wear 2
    Transportation 1
    Transportation 2
    Transportation 3
    Vegetables 1
    Water and Land Creatures
    Water Creatures 1
    Western Food

Sentences and Stories

  • Short Sentences 1
    Short Sentences 2
    Short Sentences 3
    Short Sentences 4
    Simple Sentences 1
    Simple Sentences 2
    Simple Sentences 3
    Simple Sentences 4
    Simple Sentences 5
  • I Like the Way
    Lily's Room
    Look at My Face
    Smiles
    The Friendly Crocodile
    What Animals Can Do
    What I Do
    Yellow Sun, Blue Sky

The Pattern Phonics™ System

With Little Reader, your child will not only learn to sight-read, but will also be guided to decode the written language in an intuitive manner using our Pattern Phonics™ system. Our system enables you to split words into syllables or "parts" - when applied to the Pinyin-based Chinese Curriculum Phonics lessons, your child will learn to read pinyin and at the same time understand the four tones as well!

  • Consonants 1 ('b' to 'l')
    Consonants 2 ('g' to 'x')
    Consonants 3 ('zh' to 'r')
    Pinyin (a) 1
    Pinyin (a) 2
    Pinyin (ai) 1
    Pinyin (ai) 2
    Pinyin (e) 1
    Pinyin (e) 2
    Pinyin (ei)
    Pinyin (i) 1
    Pinyin (i) 2
    Pinyin (o)
    Pinyin (u) 1
    Pinyin (u) 2
    Pinyin (ui)
    Pinyin (ü)
    Tones (a)
    Tones (ba)
    Tones (bai)
    Tones (bi)
    Tones (bo)
    Tones (bu)
    Tones (ca)
    Tones (ce)
    Tones (cha)
    Tones (che)
    Tones (chi)
    Tones (chu)
    Tones (ci)
    Tones (cu)
    Tones (da)
    Tones (dai)
    Tones (de)
    Tones (di)
    Tones (du)
    Tones (e)
    Tones (fa)
    Tones (fo)
    Tones (fu)
    Tones (ga)
    Tones (ge)
    Tones (gu)
    Tones (ha)
    Tones (he)
    Tones (hu)
    Tones (i)
    Tones (ji)
    Tones (ju)
    Tones (ka)
    Tones (ke)
    Tones (ku)
    Tones (la)
    Tones (le)
    Tones (li)
    Tones (lu)
    Tones (lü)
    Tones (ma)
    Tones (mai)
    Tones (mi)
    Tones (mo)
    Tones (mu)
    Tones (na)
    Tones (nai)
    Tones (ne)
    Tones (ni)
    Tones (nu)
    Tones (nü)
    Tones (o)
    Tones (pa)
    Tones (pai)
    Tones (pi)
    Tones (po)
    Tones (pu)
    Tones (qi)
    Tones (qu)
    Tones (re)
    Tones (ri)
    Tones (ru)
    Tones (sa)
    Tones (se)
    Tones (sha)
    Tones (she)
    Tones (shi)
    Tones (shu)
  • Consonants 1 ('b' to 'l')
    Consonants 2 ('g' to 'x')
    Consonants 3 ('zh' to 'r')
    Pinyin (a) 1
    Pinyin (a) 2
    Pinyin (ai) 1
    Pinyin (ai) 2
    Pinyin (e) 1
    Pinyin (e) 2
    Pinyin (ei)
    Pinyin (i) 1
    Pinyin (i) 2
    Pinyin (o)
    Pinyin (u) 1
    Pinyin (u) 2
    Pinyin (ui)
    Pinyin (ü)
    Tones (a)
    Tones (ba)
    Tones (bai)
    Tones (bi)
    Tones (bo)
    Tones (bu)
    Tones (ca)
    Tones (ce)
    Tones (cha)
    Tones (che)
    Tones (chi)
    Tones (chu)
    Tones (ci)
    Tones (cu)
    Tones (da)
    Tones (dai)
    Tones (de)
    Tones (di)
    Tones (du)
    Tones (e)
    Tones (fa)
    Tones (fo)
    Tones (fu)
    Tones (ga)
    Tones (ge)
    Tones (gu)
    Tones (ha)
    Tones (he)
    Tones (hu)
    Tones (i)
    Tones (ji)
    Tones (ju)
    Tones (ka)
    Tones (ke)
    Tones (ku)
    Tones (la)
    Tones (le)
    Tones (li)
    Tones (lu)
    Tones (lü)
    Tones (ma)
    Tones (mai)
    Tones (mi)
    Tones (mo)
    Tones (mu)
    Tones (na)
    Tones (nai)
    Tones (ne)
    Tones (ni)
    Tones (nu)
    Tones (nü)
    Tones (o)
    Tones (pa)
    Tones (pai)
    Tones (pi)
    Tones (po)
    Tones (pu)
    Tones (qi)
    Tones (qu)
    Tones (re)
    Tones (ri)
    Tones (ru)
    Tones (sa)
    Tones (se)
    Tones (sha)
    Tones (she)
    Tones (shi)
    Tones (shu)
  • Tones (pin)
    Tones (ping)
    Tones (qin)
    Tones (qing)
    Tones (ran)
    Tones (rang)
    Tones (ren)
    Tones (reng)
    Tones (rong)
    Tones (rui)
    Tones (sai)
    Tones (san)
    Tones (sang)
    Tones (sen)
    Tones (seng)
    Tones (shai)
    Tones (shan)
    Tones (shang)
    Tones (shen)
    Tones (sheng)
    Tones (shui)
    Tones (song)
    Tones (sui)
    Tones (tan)
    Tones (tang)
    Tones (tei)
    Tones (teng)
    Tones (ting)
    Tones (tong)
    Tones (tui)
    Tones (xin)
    Tones (xing)
    Tones (zai)
    Tones (zan)
    Tones (zang)
    Tones (zei)
    Tones (zen)
    Tones (zeng)
    Tones (zhai)
    Tones (zhan)
    Tones (zhang)
    Tones (zhen)
    Tones (zheng)
    Tones (zhong)
    Tones (zhui)
    Tones (zong)
    Tones (zui)
    Tones (heng)
    Tones (hong)
    Tones (hui)
    Tones (jin)
    Tones (jing)
    Tones (kai)
    Tones (kan)
    Tones (kang)
    Tones (ken)
    Tones (keng)
    Tones (kong)
    Tones (kui)
    Tones (lai)
    Tones (lan)
    Tones (lang)
    Tones (lei)
    Tones (leng)
    Tones (lin)
    Tones (ling)
    Tones (long)
    Tones (man)
    Tones (mang)
    Tones (mei)
    Tones (men)
    Tones (meng)
    Tones (min)
    Tones (ming)
    Tones (nan)
    Tones (nang)
    Tones (nei)
    Tones (nen)
    Tones (neng)
    Tones (nin)

 

Miscellaneous Categories (not included in daily lessons)

  • Everyday Phrases
    Family

 

Little Reader French Curriculum

In total, the full 12-month curriculum includes lesson subjects in 222 categories and contains 4,277* words, 2,912 images, 7,065 pronunciation files, 1,103 picture audio and sound effects, and over 762 video clips!

* Some words may be repeated across the curriculum as review lessons.

  • Action Words 1
    Action Words 2
    Action Words 3
    Animals "A" and "An"
    Animals and Body Parts
    Baby Things
    Baby Things (Le/La)
    Colors and Shapes
    Colors and Shapes (Le/La)
    Colors
    Colors (Le/La)
    Common Animals 1
    Common Animals 1 (Le/La)
    Common Animals 2
    Common Animals 2 (Le/La)
    Compound Action Words
    Couplets 1
    Couplets 2
    Creepy Crawlies
    Creepy Crawlies (Le/La)
    Drinks
    Drinks (Le/La)
    Flying Insects
    Flying Insects (Le/La)
    Food 1
    Food 1 (Le/La)
    Food 2
    Food 2 (Le/La)
    Food Quantities
    Fruits 1
    Fruits 1 (Le/La)
    Fruits 2
    Fruits 2 (Le/La)
    Hand Actions 1
    Hand Actions 2
    Hand Motions
    I Have...
  • Kids' Things
    Kids' Things (Le/La)
    Nature 1
    Nature 1 (Le/La)
    Nature 2
    Nature 2 (Le/La)
    Nature 3
    Nature 3 (Le/La)
    Parts of the Body - Head
    Parts of the Body - Head (Le/La)
    Parts of the Body 1
    Parts of the Body 1 (Le/La)
    Parts of the Body 2
    Parts of the Body 2 (Le/La)
    Parts of the Body 3
    Parts of the Body 3 (Le/La)
    Parts of the House
    Parts of the House (Le/La)
    People
    People (Le/La)
    People and Actions
    Plural
    Quantities (One and Of)
    Reflexive Verbs
    Reptiles
    Reptiles (Le/La)
    Shapes
    Shapes (Le/La)
    Simple Phrases 1
    Simple Phrases 2
    Singular and Plural 1
    Singular and Plural 2
    Sweet Food
    Sweet Food (Le/La)
    The... (Animals)
    The... (Common Words)
  • Things at Home - Meal Time
    Things at Home - Meal Time (Le/La)
    Things at Home 1
    Things at Home 1 (Le/La)
    Things at Home 2
    Things at Home 2 (Le/La)
    Things at Home 3
    Things at Home 3 (Le/La)
    Things We Wear 1
    Things We Wear 1 (Le/La)
    Things We Wear 2
    Things We Wear 2 (Le/La)
    Three-Syllable Words
    Transportation 1
    Transportation 1 (Le/La)
    Transportation 2
    Transportation 2 (Le/La)
    Two-Syllable Words 1
    Two-Syllable Words 1 (Le/La)
    Two-Syllable Words 2
    Two-Syllable Words 2 (Le/La)
    Two-Syllable Words 3
    Verbs with "To Do"
    Water Creatures
    Water Creatures (Le/La)
    Wild Animals 1
    Wild Animals 1 (Le/La)
    Wild Animals 2
    Wild Animals 2 (Le/La)
    Wild Animals 3
    Wild Animals 3 (Le/La)
    Wild Animals 4
    Wild Animals 4 (Le/La)

Stories

  • Day At The Zoo
    Let's Pretend
    Colors Everywhere
    Animal Sounds
    I Can Do Things
    I Like to Play
    Lucie Likes Flowers
    Hide and Seek
    Meet The Martin Family
    Going Places
    The Big Sky
  • Smiles
    What Animals Can Do
    Here Is My Head
    What I Do
    Manon's Room
    These Are the Parts of My Body
    Friends
    Yellow Sun, Blue Sky
    I Like the Way
    The Friendly Crocodile

The Pattern Phonics™ System

With Little Reader, your child will not only learn to sight-read, but will also be guided to decode the written language in an intuitive manner using our Pattern Phonics™ system. Our system enables you to split words into syllables or "parts" - this will create a visually comprehensible way of showing pronunciation stress and highlight certain consonants, vowels and combinations!

  • Words beginning with 'b'
    Words beginning with 'c' (cent)
    Words beginning with 'c' (cave)
    Words beginning with 'd'
    Words beginning with 'f'
    Words beginning with 'g' (garçon)
    Words beginning with 'g' (gel)
    Words beginning with 'h'
    Words beginning with 'j'
    Words beginning with 'k'
    Words beginning with 'l'
    Words beginning with 'm'
    Words beginning with 'n'
    Words beginning with 'p'
    Words beginning with 'q'
    Words beginning with 'r'
    Words containing 's'
    Words beginning with 't'
    Words beginning with 'v'
    Words beginning with 'z'
    Words beginning with 'bl'
    Words beginning with 'br'
    Words beginning with 'bu'
    Words beginning with 'ca'
    Words beginning with 'ch'
    Words beginning with 'cl'
    Words beginning with 'cr'
    Words containing 'ç'
    Words beginning with 'fi'
    Words beginning with 'fr'
    Words beginning with 'gl'
    Words beginning with 'gu'
  • Words beginning with 'na
    Words beginning with 'op'
    Words beginning with 'ou'
    Words beginning with 'ph'
    Words beginning with 'pl'
    Phonemes (a)
    Phonemes (e)
    Phonemes (i)
    Phonemes (o)
    Phonemes (u)
    Words beginning with 'a'
    Words containing 'â'
    Words containing 'ê'
    Words containing 'è'
    Words containing 'é'
    Words containing 'è' and 'é'
    Words containing 'i'
    Words containing 'o'
    Words containing 'u'
    Words ending with 'al'
    Words ending with 'ar'
    Words containing 'aï'
    Words ending with 'el'
    Words ending with 'er'
    Words ending with 'et
    Words containing 'eu'
    Words ending with 'in'
    Words ending with 'ir'
    Words containing 'oy'
    Words containing 'oi'
    Words containing 'ou'
    Words containing 'on'
    Words containing 'or'
  • Words containing 'ur'
    Words containing 'ui'
    Words containing 'on' and 'en'
    Words containing 'on' and 'an'
    Words ending with 'd'
    Words ending with 's'
    Words ending with 't'
    Words ending with 'x'
    Words ending with 'ain'
    Words ending with 'ace'
    Words ending with 'ail'
    Words containing 'eur'
    Words ending with 'eil'
    Words ending with 'ien'
    Words ending with 'ine
    Words ending with 'ion'
    Words containing 'œu'
    Words containing 'gn'
    Words ending with 'lle'
    Words ending with 'che'
    Words ending with 'tion'
    Words ending with 'que'
    Words ending with 'gue
    Words ending with 'ette'
    Words ending with 'eau'
    Words ending with 'eille'
    Words ending with 'euil'
    Words ending with 'ique'
    Words ending with 'able'

Miscellaneous Categories (not included in daily lessons)

  • Three-Letter Words 1
    Three-Letter Words 2
    Three-Letter Words 3
    Four-Letter Words 1
    Four-Letter Words 2
    Four-Letter Words 3
  • The Alphabet
    Alphabet (Phonics)
    Family
    Everyday Phrases

 

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