Hillstone Academy Preschool teaches letter recognition and letter sound (phonemes) through music and fun object lessons. As each child progresses, we teach them the concept of blending the phonemes, leading them to decode words and begin reading books. Letter and phoneme lessons are always taught in a group setting. Reading is always taught one-on-one with the teacher at the student’s individual reading level. Each student will progress through the Learning Dynamics books, ending the year with their own library of beginning books.