Reading & Beyond

At Zarro Reading Classes, we believe the joy of reading is for everyone—children, teens, and adults alike. Our classes are designed to build strong reading skills, boost confidence, and inspire a lifelong love of learning, no matter your age or starting level. To ensure every learner receives the precise support they need, we offer three specialized early-literacy programmes:

• Sound Saver

For students who need to learn and master the sound of each alphabet letter.

• Blend Master

For students who know their sounds but need support blending letters together confidently.



Reading Classes
Our reading classes are designed to build strong literacy foundations for learners of all ages and abilities. Through structured, evidence-based instruction, we support both general education and special-needs students, improving reading fluency, comprehension, and confidence. Using inclusive teaching strategies and individualized support, we address learning gaps while fostering a positive relationship with reading. Our programmes empower students to communicate effectively, achieve academic success, and develop essential skills that support lifelong learning in school, the workplace, and the wider community.  All classes include structured, evidence-based instruction, inclusive teaching strategies, and ongoing progress monitoring.  Below is a list of the various reading classes along with their schedule and fees per week in Jamaican dollars:

Ages 5 - 11

(1) Day Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | $4,500).  (Blending and Fluency | 11:30 am – 12:30 am | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | $5,000)

(2) Afternoon Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $4,500).  (Blending and Fluency | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $5,000)



Ages 12 - 17

(3) Day Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | $6,000).  (Blending and Fluency | 12:30 am – 1:30 am | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | $6,500)

(4) Afternoon Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $6,000).  (Blending and Fluency | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $6,500)



Ages 18+

(5) Early Bird Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 3:30 am – 4:30 am | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | $7,500).  (Blending and Fluency | 3:30 am – 4:30 am | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $8,500)

(6) Day Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | $7,500).  (Blending and Fluency | 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $8,500)

(7) Night Reading Classes: (Foundation Skills | 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $7,500).  (Blending and Fluency | 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | $8,500)



Topics:
  1. Alphabet knowledge (letter names, letter–sound correspondence)
  2. Phonemic awareness (rhyming, blending, segmenting, deleting sounds)
  3. Concepts of print (directionality, spacing, punctuation)
  4. Short vowel VC words (e.g., up, on, if)
  5. Short vowel CVC words (e.g., cat, bat, cup)
  6. Initial consonant blends (e.g., sh, ch, th, wh)
  7. Final consonant blends (e.g., mp, nd, st, ft)
  8. Double final consonants (e.g., fill, mass, bell)
  9. High-frequency sight words (regular and irregular)
  10. Plural -s
  11. Plural -es
  12. Past tense -ed
  13. Present progressive -ing
  14. Spelling changes with inflectional endings (doubling, dropping e, changing y to i)
  15. Silent e (VCe)
  16. Silent e with suffixes (e.g., raked, hiking)
  17. Open syllables (e.g., me, we)
  18. Open syllables – irregular forms (e.g., do, to)
  19. Y as a vowel (long i and long e)
  20. Long vowel teams: a: ai, ay
  21. Long vowel teams: e: ee, ea
  22. Long vowel teams: i: igh, ie
  23. Long vowel teams: o: oa, ow, oe
  24. Long vowel teams: u: u_e, ue, ew
  25. Long oo and short oo (e.g., food, book)
  26. Diphthongs oi/oy, ou/ow
  27. Other vowel teams: ei, eigh
  28. Words with -ng and -nk
  29. Words ending in -all
  30. Words ending with -ce, -ge, -ve
  31. R-controlled vowels (ar, or, ir, er, ur)
  32. Spelling rule for C and K
  33. Spelling rule for soft c and soft g
  34. Spelling rule for double consonants (bb, pp, tt, ff, ll, ss)
  35. Consonant blends: str, spr, spl, scr
  36. Silent letters: wr, kn, gn
  37. Ghost sounds: ph, gh
  38. Syllable division rules (e.g., bas-ket)
  39. Closed syllables
  40. Open syllables
  41. Vowel-consonant-e syllables
  42. Consonant-le syllables (e.g., tur-tle)
  43. Two-syllable words with silent e
  44. Prefixes: re-, un-, mis-, pre-
  45. Prefixes: ex-, de-, dis-
  46. Prefixes: com-, in-, im-
  47. Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly
  48. Suffixes: -ness, -y
  49. Suffixes: -er, -est
  50. Suffixes: -ies
  51. Suffixes: -ure, -age
  52. Suffixes: -tion, -sion, -able
  53. Suffixes: -ible, -ment, -ness
  54. Meaning and spelling changes when adding prefixes and suffixes
  55. Contractions (e.g., can’t, don’t)
  56. Compound words
  57. Homophones (e.g., to/too/two)
  58. Irregular spelling patterns
  59. Word origins (basic Latin and Greek roots)
  60. Multisyllabic word decoding strategies
  61. Stress patterns in multisyllabic words
  62. Decodable text reading
  63. Reading with accuracy, rate, and expression
  64. Spelling in connected writing
  65. Vocabulary development through word study
  66. Application of phonics skills in authentic reading and writing
  67. Words with endings: -ild, -old, -ost, -ind, -olt

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