Let’s Practice Reading!

*short vowel
*consonant
*silent letter *long vowel
blends *digraph

I can read in 2 ways:

“the” “c-a-t
1) SIGHT WORDS
I can cat” 2) BLENDING SOUNDS
memorize! OR TRICKY WORDS I can
decode!
- Sight Words are commonly used words that young
children are encouraged to memorise as a whole by -Phonics blending (also known as visual blending)
sight, so that they can automatically recognise these is the ability to string together the sounds that
words in print without having to use any strategies to each letter stands for in a word.
decode.

My Simple Steps to
I see these tricky words in my
Phonemic Awareness
1) ORT BOOKS
in Kindergarten 1

I can blend more challenging words

2) STORY BOOKS (2 consonant blends, long vowel, digraph)

I can blend CVC sound/words

(consonant-vowel-consonant)

I start to blend and segment sounds

3)WORKSHEETS to make a word

I can identify/isolate beginning and ending sounds

4) LABELS AND TITLES I master all letter sounds

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HANDY TRICKY WORD LIST

-Sight Words grouped according to how common or frequent the words are used

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

-Sight Words 1-11 -Sight Words 12-21 -Sight Words 22-40

I be go live
no
the are some give
was so little
all said
he to my down
you here one what
she do your by
there when
me of come they
only why
old where
we like who
have

I can memorise, recognise and read all words!

“c-a-t
\
cat”
BLENDING SOUNDS
-Here are simple steps to help me on my reading journey

Step 1- I master my Step 2- I can identify Step 3- I start to blend

letter sound! the beginning and and segment sounds!
ending of sounds in
- I can associate letter sounds to an
words! - I start to isolate beginning or ending
object (eg. “a” is for “apple”) sound
- I can sound out all letters. - I start to be aware that a word

cat
Jolly phonics check list: changes when beginning sound
Group 1: changes
s, a, t, i, p, n - I start to be aware of the concept of
Group 2: putting sounds together
“/c/” is the beginning sound. Practice by:
c/k, e, h, r, m, d
1) Placing beginning consonant on

cat
Group 3:
vowel sounds
g, o, u, l, f, b
Example:
Others:
ba be bi bo bu
j, z, w, v, y, x, q
“/t/” is the ending sound. ca ce ci co cu
*quick tip: sound out the letter da de di do du
instead of saying the letter symbol. *quick tip: children can start recognition
(“ah is for apple” instead of “ey is for by pointing where the beginning 2) Using Word Family
apple”) or ending letter is while parents/teachers Example:
sound it out. cat , mat, sat, rat
cap, map, sap, rap

I start to blend and segment sounds!

I can identify beginning and ending sounds!

I master all my letter sounds!

 “c-a-t
\
cat”
BLENDING SOUNDS
-Here are simple steps to help me on my reading journey

Step 4- I can blend Step 5- I can blend

c-v-c words more challenging sounds/words
- c-v-c are consonant-vowel-consonant words
- I start putting cvc sounds together in reading a 1) 2 Consonant Blends
word (Example: /c/-ah-/t/ is cat) (Example: crab, trap, slip)
- I also start to segment sounds and experiment
on my own spelling
(Example: “princess” - /p/r/i/n/s/e/s) 2) Double ending consonants
(Example: well, bell, mess, class)
* Quick tip: one exercise in practicing reading
cvc words is by using “missing vowel sound”, it
3) Digraphs - 2 letters that make up one
helps them understand the concept of stitching
the sounds together. sound
Example: (Example: chat, shell, whale)

c_t 4) Long Vowel Sounds (split vowel/silent e

words)
d_g

I can blend more challenging words

I am on my 5th step! I can blend cvc/short vowel words

I start to blend and segment sounds!

I can identify beginning and ending sounds!

I master all my letter sounds!

 HANDY LONG VOWEL LIST
-Here are some long vowel words that we have been practicing this term.
These are words with the split vowel sounds or silent e.

long vowel /a/ long vowel /i/

make name cave

bake game cape rice fine rice
fake lame cane dice mine mice
lake tame vase kite bike fire
take same case bite hike wire
cake fame maze

long vowel /o/ long vowel /u/

robe bone use mute

rode cone cube cute
hole hope tube June
pole rope mule sure
mole more rule cure
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