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Fidel Letters

Every unit, in order

The full contents behind those six tracks. Every figure is counted from the course itself each time this page is built.

Stage 1 · Read

Recognise the Fidel and the sounds it makes.

The Fidel alphabet240 letters

30 core families in seven orders, five extended families, and the 30 labiovelar letters. Free to use, no account.

Stage 2 · First words

Concrete vocabulary a child can see and point at.

  • Numbers & quantities110 words
  • Calendar, time & seasons90 words
  • Family & people153 words
  • Home & household90 words
  • Food, drink & cooking109 words
  • Body & health175 words
  • Nature & weather110 words
  • Animals & farming91 words
  • Colours & describing46 words

Stage 3 · Everyday Tigrinya

The words that carry an ordinary day.

  • Greetings & talking64 words
  • School & learning66 words
  • Work & jobs73 words
  • Money & shopping13 words
  • Travel & directions40 words
  • Places & community63 words
  • Everyday actions143 words

Stage 4 · Wider world

Beyond the house and the street.

  • Government & law33 words
  • Faith & tradition160 words

Stage 5 · Fuller sentences

Enough vocabulary to say something complicated.

  • Feelings & character86 words
  • Bigger ideas6 words

Stage 6 · Reading and mastery

Advanced vocabulary, and the names that appear in traditional texts.

  • Names in scripture · Nun2 parts360 words
  • Names in scripture · Ham180 words
  • Names in scripture · Tapeworm & Patch180 words
  • Names in scripture · Salmon & Chairperson180 words
  • Names in scripture · Spray180 words
  • Names in scripture · Nun & Mouse180 words
  • Names in scripture · Tablet & Encyclopedia180 words
  • Names in scripture · Mouse & Salmon180 words
  • Names in scripture · Pharaoh & Infection126 words

Reading

Short stories with comprehension questions, once there is enough vocabulary to read them.

Reading comprehension193 stories · 579 questions

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