| Wilson Reading System Overview / Scope and Sequence Step 1 Closed Syllables (3 Sounds) 14 £.m,n.r,5,iitil) and dg p,tfinab a 4,0 (Blending of2 and 3 sounds) 12 bask |a |tkj |ekek |e |v, ¥.x.y.2 [eh th [qu wh (intoduced gradually) 1.3 Proctice with above sounds (wish, chop, wet) 1.4 Double consonants, all (bill. iss, call) 1.5 aman (ham, fan) 1.6 Adding suffix-s to closed syllable words with 3 sounds (bugs, chills) Step2 Closed Syllables (4-6 Sounds) 2.1 ang ing ong.ung.ank ink, onk,unk (bang pink) 2.2 Closed syllables with blends sounds only +-sufix-s (bled, past, steps) 2.3 Closed syllable exceptionslld, ind, od, ost, olt (mold, host) 2.4 Fivesoundsina closed sylabe + sufix-s (blend, trumps) 25° Three-etterblends and up ta6 sounds in closed sylable (sprint, scrap) Step3 Closed Syllables (Multisyllabic Words) 3.1 Twosyllable words with 2 closed syllables combined -no blends, schwa eatnlp, wagon) 3.2 _Two-syllable words wit 2 closed syllables including blends (disrupt fragment) 3.3 Words with 2 closed syllables ending in et blend (contract, district) 3.4 Multisylabic words, combining only closed syllables (Wisconsin, establish) 3.5 -eding suffixes added to unchanging basewords with dosed sylables aleshing. blended) Step4 _Vowel-Consonant-e Syllable 4.1 Vowel-consonante syllable in one-ylable words (hope, eave) 42 Vowel-consonant syllable combined with closed sylabes (combine, reptile) 43° Multsylabic words combining 2 sylable types (compensate, illustrate) 44 Ive exception:no word ends in v (olive, pensive) Step 5 Open Syllable 5.1 Open sylabe in one-sylable words yas a vowel (he, sly) 5-2 Goensylabes combined with vowel-consonant- and closed slables in twwo-sylable words (protect, decline) 53 yas avowelat the end of wo syllable words when combined witha closed sable or another open syllable (handy, pony) 5-4 Multislabic words combining 3 syllable types: open, closed, yowel-consonant-e (instrument, amputate) 5.5 andi in unaccented,open syllables (Alaska, indicate) Step 6 _SuffixEndings (Unchanging Bacowords) and Consonani-le Syllable G1 Sufix endings -er,-esten,-es,-able,-ish,-y-tve,-lyty,-less,-ness,-ment, ful added to unchanging basewords (thankful, classy) 62 Suffix ending -ed Vd, /t) added to unchanging basewords (thrilled, punished) $3 Combining 2 suffixes toan unchanging baseword constructively helpfulness) 64 Stable fina sylable:consonant-le stle exception (dribble, whistle)CESCSSSSSSECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELELELELLE. ‘Step7 Introduction to Sound Options, Contractions 7.1 Sound options (¢.4.y] concentrate, concede’ g (¢,4.y| (gentle, pungent) 7.2 ge.ce-dge (lunge. indulgence fudge) 7.3 Newrigraph and digraph:teh, ph (fetch, pamphlet) 7.4 tion, sion (subtraction,expansion} 75 contractions (we've,T') Step8 _R-Controlled Syllable 8.1 Reontolledsylable-ar.er i, or, ur in one-sylabe words (firm, turn, barn) 82. ar.or inmulisyllabic words (market, cortex) 83 ersir;ur in multisyllabic word (skirmish, surgery) 84 Exceptions: vowel x (hurry, barren}, para 85 Eceptions:ar,or in inal syllable (beggar, doctor), ard ward (blizzard, onward) Step9 Vowel Digraph/Diphthong“D” Syllable 9.1 ajay (plain, display) : 92 ee,ey (tweezer, valley) 9.3 08,0¢,ue (croak, toe, revenue) 94 oboy.au,aw (thyroid, employ, saucer, squawk) 9.5 ou,0w,00 (trousers, drowsy, spoon) 9.6 €a (eat,bread, steak) 9.7 ewew.ui (Burope, few, suit) Step 10. Adding Suffixes to Changing Basewords 10.1. v-eexceptions:fee,ace, age, ate ile, te, ine 10.2 Speling Rule:Adding a sufixto a baseword ending ine (taping lately) 10.3 Spelling Rule: Adding asuffixto a one-syllable closed or controlled baseword (starred or shopful) 10.4 Spelling Rule: Adding a suffix toa multisllabic baseword when te final consonant must double (regretting controlled) 10.5 Additional sufises-1e a tble,-ous-ist, ism, ity, -ize,-ary,-ery,-ory,-ent,-ence,-ant,-ance ‘Step 11_ Additional l,Y Vowel Work. 111 yinopen,closed,s-e syllables (reply, gym. type) 11.2 Theyspeling nue (enjoyable. player) 11.3. LInanopen sylable / (orient pronounced as (genius, nition) 114 ie/etipiece ceiling vein) 11.5 igheigh (light, eight) ‘Step 12 Advanced Concepts 12.1. Split vowels vowel team exceptions (create, violin) 122 Silentletters:¢h, gh.mb, mn, kn, gn,wr (rhyme, ghost, lamb, column, knife, gnat, wrist) 128 woffecting vowels (water. worship! 124 ch,que /k/ (chorus, clique) 125. tichtu.ture (patient official. actual, torture) 126 Chameleon prefixes (correct, accent) CoPrRiGHT © 960,199,002 BARBARA A. WILSON, ALL RIGHTSRESERVED,