Quick Start Guide 1

Intermediate
Book 4 Read the book WITH your child. You
read the “regular” text, and he/she reads

o n an
the big, red words, sort of like reading

o n s the different parts in a play.

L c-a-t

ts
C
Help your child sound out cat

blends the words as needed.

Read the book several times. This

helps develop the eye muscles and
left-to-right reading patterns that are
necessary for reading.
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don’t train in a day – neither
does a child.

If your child is having difficulty, he/she

Written and illustrated by might need more practice with simple
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Ca short vowel words. Read or re-read the
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t Progressive Phonics Beginner Books a
few times, and then try this book again.

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And most important of

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all, HAVE FUN!
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Words taught in this book: ! bl

blab bled blob The “L” is a friendly letter. It likes
to sit next to other letters and make
sounds with them.
clap club
Like when the letter “L” sits next
flap flat flip flop to the letter “B” – the “B” says ,
“buh , ” and the “L” says , “luh , ”
and together they say , “bluh.”
glad
b l
plop plot plum plus

slug bl
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A lot of words use the “bluh” sound –

say after me:

black - the bat

has a black back

Bob the
My name is
blue - the ghost Blob . I am a blob
said, “Boo - I’m blue!”
of gum. Someone spat me b
on the ground , and I’m b
bleep - the robot
said, “Beep, beep, bleep!”
the blob your shoe has
found. b

(If you need more words, try: block, blink,

blow, blood, blank, blend and blond.)
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blab
blab
blab

My brother likes to b I cut my chin , and it

blab a lot. He has bled a lot , so I had
a lot to say. I wish he b to go see Doctor Dot .
wouldn’tblab so much – Doctor Dot put stitches in
he goes blab , blab , my chin . Now I look like
blab all day. the blanket that I sleep in .
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! cl A lot of words use the “kluh” sound.

Say after me –
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “C”.
clap - my cap
The “C” says , “kuh , ” and the “L” can clap
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “kluh.” Can you say , “kluh”? b
class - Cass is
clown in class

b
clock
cloud - a cow on
a cloud
a cat in clothes
(If you need more words, try: clean, clever,
climb, close, clear and claw.)
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A little bear cub joined my
bubble bath club . My club
is very special. My club is
very clean. And the cub
who joined my club makes
big bubbles just for me. b
cl 11
If my dog could clap , he
would clap a lot for me.
He would clap when I
hula-Hoop , clap when I
fall , and clap when I sit
doing nothing at all. b
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cla
p
! fl
beep
beep clap The letter “L” also likes to sit
beep
clap beside the letter “F”.

The “F” says, “fuh , ” and the “L”

says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “fluh.” Can you say , “fluh”?

Does a pig clap

fly
his hands , or does he
clap his feet? And
flag
can a pig clap , clap ,
clap while his nose
flower
goes beep , beep , beep? b
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A lot of words use the “fluh” sound.

Say after me –

flake - a fake flake

of snow

floor - a four on the
floor
flea - the flea had
to pay a fee
(If you need more words, try: flight, flash,
floppy, flute, flame and float.)
Yesterday I sat on b
my hat , and now my hat b
isflat , flat , flat .
I wish my fat hat wasn’t
flat – how do I make b
my flat hat fat ?
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Flap your wings ,

I like to watch my daddy-o b little baby bird. b
cook food on the patio. b You must flap your
He can flip a burger , and wings to fly. Flap ,
he can flip a steak. He flap , flap little
can flip them up , up , up – baby bird – don’t just b
so high they touch the sky. b sit there in the dirt. b
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If your bunny’s ears But who really cares

are flat , you can if his ears are flat ,
hide them under or if they flop and
a hat . And if his flap , flap , flap .
ears flop a lot , A bunny rabbit could
tell him not to never look scary – unless b
hop , hop , hop . he lost his “hairy.”
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! gl A lot of words use the “gluh” sound.

Say after me –
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “G”.
glue - glue is very
The “G” says , “guh , ” and the “L” sticky goo
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “gluh.” Can you say , “gluh”?

glass – the lass had

glass pretty glasses

glow
glove – I love to
wear gloves

glove
(If you need more words, try: glitter, gloomy,
globe, glum, gladiator and glisten.)
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I’m glad to have my toes.

’m glad to have a nose. But
Clap if you are happy.
I’m not glad – not glad
Clap if you are glad .
But do not clap if
at all – about these orange b
you’re Bob the Blob .
freckles. Everybody tells me b
that they’re cute , but I’m not b
If you’re Bob the
glad – they make me puke. Blob , you’re bad .
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! pl A lot of words use the “pluh” sound.

Say after me –
The letter “L” also likes to sit
beside the letter “P”.
please - please
The “P” says , “puh , ” and the “L” pass the peas
says , “luh , ” and together they
say , “pluh.” Can you say , “pluh”?

plants - the plants

planet were wearing pants

plate
plot - a plot to
steal a pot of gold
plug
(If you need more words, try: plenty, play,
plan, plank, plastic, plough and plume.)
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There was a plot –
a very bad plot –
to steal a pot of gold.
But the plot went wrong
when the silly ding-dong b
stole a pot of soup instead.
pl 27
Little Jack Horner sat in b
the corner with a plum
upon his thumb. When Jack b
coughed , theplum fell
off – and the plum went
plop on the tabletop.
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! sl
We learned this in an earlier
book , but let’s go over it one more
time – the “S” and the “L” also like
to sit next to each other.

Ten plus ten is a sleeve

lot of stuff , but is ten

plus ten enough? I have slug

ten little fingers , plus

ten little toes , plus ten sleepy

little freckles on my nose.

(If you need more words, try: slimy, slip,
slow, slinky, slurp and sled.)
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A slug is a slim and

I try not to slam the
slimy bug that isn’t very
door , but the door likes to b
tall. And if you ever step
slam itself. Maybe the
on a slug , then you will
wind makes it slam ,
slip and fall. So when you see
slam , slam ... do you
a slim , slim slug , try
see anyone else? b
walking on the wall.
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plop The End

A plum went plop
upon my head. I was not
glad – I was mad
instead. So I won’t clap for
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the plum that went
plop – it made my head
flat and it hurt a lot .
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