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Guidance on Implementing New Characters

Timeline

Implementing the new characters in your school or district should be planned and thought out carefully. It's important that both teachers and students have the correct materials before you decide to transition to the new characters.

We currently only recommend only using the new characters with curriculum materials that are marked "2nd edition". In the first year, start out with our new Kindergarten 2nd Edition curriculum. For the second year, add on Grade One (2nd Edition) and Intervention 1 (2nd Edition). In the third year, add on Grade Two (2nd Edition).

1st Year

New Characters
Kindergarten (2nd Edition)

Classic Characters
Grade One
Grade Two
Intervention 1

2nd Year

New Characters
Kindergarten (2nd Edition)
Grade One (2nd Edition)
Intervention 1 (2nd Edition)

Classic Characters
Grade Two

3rd Year

New Characters
Kindergarten (2nd Edition)
Grade One (2nd Edition)
Grade Two (2nd Edition)
Intervention 1 (2nd Edition)

* For Pre-K and Intervention it is possible to use the new characters with existing classic materials.

Recommendations by Grade Level

Pre-K

We recommend waiting until school year 2024-25 when the 2nd edition curriculum (featuring new characters) will be available.

However, if you simply can't wait it is possible to start sooner using your classic Pre-K materials, free downloads and Phonics Online. If you decide to do this, please note:

  • Teachers should ideally have at least 1 year teaching experience with Letterland.
  • If students are taught with new characters in Pre-K and will be rising to Kindergarten classrooms using Letterland, you will need to use our new Kindergarten 2nd Edition curriculum.
Materials You Will Need

Existing classic Pre-K materials plus:

Recommended Materials

Kindergarten

We recommend using the new characters only with our new Kindergarten 2nd Edition curriculum.

If you have our Kindergarten 1st Edition curriculum you can continue to use the classic characters.

Grade One

We recommend waiting until school year 2024-25 when the 2nd edition curriculum (featuring new characters) will be available.

In the meantime, you can continue to use your existing classic materials. Contact [email protected] if you would like to pre-order 2nd Edition materials which will include the new characters.

Grade Two

We recommend waiting until school year 2024-25 when the 2nd edition curriculum (featuring new characters) will be available.

In the meantime, you can continue to use your existing classic materials. Contact [email protected] if you would like to pre-order 2nd Edition materials which will include the new characters.

Grade Three

You can continue to use your existing materials as the focus has moved away from the Letterland characters.

Intervention

We recommend waiting until school year 2024-25 when the 2nd edition curriculum (featuring new characters) will be available.

However, there are some scenarios where it makes sense to start sooner. For example, if your school or district is using our new Kindergarten 2nd Edition curriculum (featuring new characters), students needing Tier 3 pull-out sessions will need to be taught using the new characters. You can do this by using your classic Intervention materials, free downloads and Phonics Online.

Materials You Will Need

Existing classic Intervention 1 materials plus:

Recommended Materials

Homeschool

We recommend waiting until school year 2024-25 when the 2nd edition curriculum (featuring new characters) will be available.

In the meantime, you can continue to use your existing classic materials. Contact [email protected] if you would like to pre-order 2nd Edition materials which will include the new characters.