1 Portuguese are generally known as explorers, thanks to Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, Pedro Alvares Cabral and FernÃ£o de MagalhÃ£es, among others.  References to their wine (âportoâ), Fado music or sardines are also typical, as are their beaches.
Children use these phonograms to learn about âword familiesâ for example cake, make, bake, fake. Embedded phonics-an approach to the teaching of reading in which phonics forms one part of a whole language programme.
The core of our curriculum focuses on a phonics-based reading program, structured to accommodate each childâs individual reading level. One-on-one attention from teachers, as well as small group activities, offer children the opportunity to progress through the reading series based on their individual reading level. Students learn to develop a love for reading, not only in their daily class work, but through periodic visits to the schoolâs Library.