Quick Start Guide 1

Intermediate
Book 6 Read the book WITH your child. You
read the “regular” text, and he/she reads

Vo we
the big, red words, sort of like reading

o n g the different parts in a play.

O c-a-t
L

ls
Help your child sound out cat
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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ABC
no Don’t rush it. Body builders ABC
don’t train in a day – neither
does a child.

If your child is having difficulty, he/she

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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

Copyright (c) 2004–2008 by Miz Katz N. Ratz, patent pending
all, HAVE FUN!
2 Additional instructions 3
for Intermediate Books 5–7

A
AAA
AA Repetition is important!
That’s why each “poem” is
included twice...
But don’t force your child to
read the “black” words. These
words are coming up soon in
Progressive Phonics books.

Once to focus on the

word(s) being learned

And one more thing...

The second time to practice
the new word(s) along with
other words the child should
already know by now.
To relieve the “boredom” of reading
each “poem” twice, each “second”
picture has THREE changes from
the original.

Let your child have fun locating

the changes.
If your child wants to – and
is able to – read the “black”
words, go ahead and let
him/her.
4 T h e le tte r “o ” . . . 5
(Read this page TO the child)

Words taught in this book: In this book , we’re going to learn

about some of the sounds that the
go no so letter “o” makes.

The letter “o” has a name , “Oh , ”

do to too and it makes a sound , “-o-” , like
in “hot” and “pot”.
you
m y
e
nam ” -o-
Oh
boo hoo boot cool food is “

drool goo hoop hoot

moo mood moon pool
soon spoon zoo
b
Your turn – what is the name of
book cook foot good this letter?
look took
And what sound does it make?
6 T h e le tte r “o ” .. . T h e le tte r “o ” . . . 7
(Read this page TO the child) (Read this page TO the child)

When the letter “o” is in Most of the words that end with
the middle of a word , the “o” an “o” are bigger words –
usually makes it’s sound , “-o-”.

tomato
dog pot Eskimo
smf
flamingo
But when the letter “o” is the
last letter in a word , the letter
“o” feels all alone , and he calls You will learn to read bigger words
out his name , “oh” – later. In this book , we will learn to
read easy words that end in “o” , like
the words...

hello! no
go
hero hippo
so
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I did not say no . I did not say no .

No , I did not . No , I did not .
I never say no I never say no
to ice cream. b to ice cream. b
I did not say no . I did not say no .
No , I did not . No , I did not .
You must have b You must have had
had a dream! b a dream! b
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Sob , sob , sob . Sob , sob , sob .

I am so sad. I am so sad .
So , so sad am I. So , so sad am I .
I am so sad , I am so sad ,
sob , sob , sob , sob , sob , sob ,
because onions b because onions b
make me cry. b make me cry. b
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I got a pair of new I got a pair of

shoes that make me b new shoes that make
go fast. I can me go fast.
go , go , go I can go , go ,
so fast – so how b go so fast – so
come I was last? b how come I was last? b
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ho
ho
h oh o ho

When the pot got hot , When the pot

it said , “ Ho , ho , ho .”
Can a hot pot say ,
“ Ho , ho , ho ”?
Don’t ask me – b
I don’t know. b
got hot , it said ,
“ Ho , ho , ho .”
Can a hot pot
say , “ Ho , ho , ho ”?
Don’t ask me – I don’t
know. b
16 T h e le tte r “o ” .. . T h e le tte r “o ” . . . 17
(Read this page TO the child) (Read this page TO the child)

The letter “o” can also make the

“ooo” sound.

Can you say , “ooo”? I am in the mood

for food .
There are different ways to write
the “ooo” sound , and today we are
going to learn the easiest way to
read and write the “ooo” sound. Soon it will be noon .
When you see two O’s sitting
next to each other , they are usually
making the “ooo” sound. Ice is very cool .

moo boot
A monkey at the zoo .
spoon
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boo hoo
My dog didn’t know how to
hop through a hoop ,
so I showed him how to b
hop through a hoop .
But the hoop was too
small , I couldn’t hop
through , I got really stuck ,
and I cried , “ Boo hoo !”
19
boo hoo
b My dog didn’t know how to b
hop through a hoop ,
so I showed him how to b
hop through a hoop .
But the hoop was
too small , I couldn’t hop
b through , I got really stuck , b
and I cried , “ Boo hoo !”
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hoot hoot

I wanted to swim in b I wanted to swim in

thepool if the water the pool if the
was cool . But the water water was cool . But

was hot , and I let out the water was hot , and
a hoot – I am glad I I let out a hoot –
was wearing a boot . I am glad I was
wearing a boot .
 (Read this paragraph TO the child)
22 23
Sometimes , we write the “ooo”
! sound with only one letter “o” ,
like in the words “do” and “to”.

Someone broke my mother’s b Someone broke my mother’sb

spoon . I want to fix it ,
yes I do – but how do I fix
a spoon ? My mother will
be back soon – what
am I going to do ?
spoon . I want to fix it ,
yes , I do – but how
do I fix a spoon ?
My mother will be back soon
– what am I going to do ?
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Oh dear , what shall I Oh dear , what shall

do ? This cat is saying I do ? This cat
moo . Do I take this is saying moo .
cat to Dr. Meow , or Do I take this cat
do I call this cat a cow? to Dr. Meow , or do I
call this cat a cow?
26 But most of the time , when a 27
! word ends with the letter “o” , the
“o” is calling out his name , “oh”.

Do I want to go to the
zoo ? No , I do not want
to go . Tigers might eat me at
the zoo . Monkeys might spit
and cover me with goo . So ,
no , I do not want to go .
Do I want to go to
the zoo ? No , I do
not want to go . Tigers
might eat me at the zoo .
Monkeys might spit and cover
me with goo . So , no ,
I do not want to go .
28 “To” and “too” sound the same , but
! they are different words. “Too”
means “also” , like in “me too”.
My brother always wants to do
everything I do . If I play cars ,
he says me too . If I go to the
park , he says me too . If I like a
book , he says me too . So...
I said I wanted to eat a bug ,
and my brother said me too .
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My brother always wants to do
everything I do . If I play
cars , he says me too . If
I go to the park , he says
me too . If I read a book ,
he says me too . So ... I
said I wanted to eat a bug ,
and my brother said me too .
30 “Too” can also mean “too much.” 31
! Like too big or too little.

It is too late to run It is too late to run

to the park. My feet are
too tired , and the night
is too dark. Maybe I
will go to my friend’s
house instead – it is way b
too early to go to bed.
to the park. My feet
are too tired , and the night
is too dark. Maybe I
will go to my friend’s house
instead – it is way too
early to go to bed .
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ho ho go go
ho go

I liketo run , go , go , I like to run , go , go ,

go . I like to laugh , go . I like to laugh ,
ho , ho , ho . ho , ho , ho . But
But if I run or laugh b if I run or laugh
too much , someone says too much , someone says
no , no , no . no , no , no .
34 The word “you” makes the “ooo” 35
! sound , but we write it differently –
we write it with an “o” and a “u”.

Do you like monkeys? Do you like monkeys?

Do monkeys like you ? Do monkeys like you ?
Do you visit with the Do you visit with
monkeys when you the monkeys when
go to the zoo? b you go to the zoo ?
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If you want to run as
fast as a pony , you have
to eat a lot of macaroni. b
Macaroni is fun; macaroni
is yummy. Some for you ,
and some for my tummy. b
37
If you want to run as
fast as a pony , you have
to eat a lot of macaroni. b
b Macaroni is fun ; macaroni b
is yummy. Some for you ,
and some for my tummy. b
38 T h e le tte r “o ” .. . T h e le tte r “o ” . . . 39
(Read this page TO the child) (Read this page TO the child)

The letter “o” can also make the

“uh” sound , like in “look” and “book.” This is a good
book .
Can you say , “book”?

It’s a little tricky because “book”

looks just like “boot.” With practice
it’s easy to know the words that say ,
Look – I can cook
“ooo , ” and the words that say , “uh.”
woof

The dog on the roof

said woof .
book foot

woof
The captain shook
his hook .
woof
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My sister is good at My sister is good at

being very good – so being very good – so
good at being good good at being good
it is bad. I wish I was b it is bad . I wish I
good at being so was good at being so
good , but at being good , but at being
very good I am bad very good I am bad .
42 43

My cat is not a b My cat is not

good cook . My a good cook . My
cat can’t cook at all. cat can’t cook at all.
She stands on a book , She stands on a
she doesn’t even look , book , she doesn’t even
and she throws it on b look , and she throws it
the wall. b on the wall. b
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I put my foot in a boot , I put my foot in a

and from the boot I heard boot , and from the
a hoot . I took out my boot I heard a hoot .
foot and took a good I took out my foot
look , and I saw a bug , and took a good
reading a book . look , and I saw a bug
reading a book .
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cat dog
the the

My cat took a book My cat took a

from me , and he began to b book from me ,
read. But look at him and he began to read.
frown – my cat is such a b But look at him
clown – he is reading b frown – my cat is such
the book upside down. a clown – he is reading
the book upside down.
48 T h e le tte r “o ” .. . T h e le tte r “o ” . . . 49
(Read this page TO the child) (Read this page TO the child)

Let’s look again at the different The “o” can say “ooo”...
sounds that the letter “o” can
make: school
The “o” can make his sound...
pool
dog
b
pot
And the ‘o” can say “uh”...
b
The ‘o” can call out his name... look

yo-yo
foot

no b
Let’s practice....
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When you meet a I can cook .

cow , what do you say?
I cook good food .
“How do you do ?”
But I am not in a
Or , “How do you
very good mood .
moo ?”
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I do not need My dog wants to go

to look to read this out. My cat wants to go
book . I have read it a out too . But I am
hundred times. I close the
too busy – I am reading
book and close my eyes – my book – they have
then I look at the to wait , boo , hoo .
book up in my mind.
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What do I do about My brother is a tiny

my dog ? He really likes tot . The first tot
to drool . It is not on the moon . He
cool how much he can blows his horn – toot ,
drool . Look , he toot , toot – up
made a swimming pool . there on the moon .
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