Information about the title: Structure of the Alpha Course. Each page introduces a letter or letter combination along with the corresponding sound. Already known letters are synthesized into syllables and words. Varied exercises train independent reading and writing skills. At the end of every second page, everyday relevant phrases are presented and automated. In the appendix of the printed book: introduction of numbers, short dictations, reading exercises, picture cards for the most important topics, and cut-out letter and number cards. Information about the series: The Alpha Course is a teaching resource for adolescents in secondary education I who are learning German but cannot read and write the Latin script. It combines literacy with the teaching of fundamental German language skills. Age-appropriate, adolescents learn the sounds and letters of German.