Teaching Beginning Reading Skills
Teaching Beginning Reading Skills
Mm Ss Tt Aa Ll Dd Ee Rr Gg Cc
Ii Ff Nn Oo Bb Uu Pp Hh Jj Vv
6. /u/ as in umbrella (short), flute (medium), utensil (long)
Kk Ww Yy Zz Qq Xx
/p/ as in palm, plate, pot
II. Letter-Sound Recognition
/h/ as in hair, ham, husk
1. /m/ as in monkey, man, mother
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III. Most Common Words Phrases:
(adapted from [Link], 2009) a cam in the dam a jam from yam
the it this or so when people than back Bam and Sam ham and jam
after new to not his will out can year 1. A cam of Sam is at dam.
now use want of on by my if like 2. They are in the dam to lam Bam and Sam.
your look two because and with from one about 3. The ham and jam are with Bam and Sam.
time good only how any a he they all 4. The ram of Sam and Bam.
there which him them over first day have do /a/ /s/= as
her their go know see think well most I has was gas Jas
IV. CVC pattern with short vowel sound using word family A gas! A gas!
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/a/ /t/= at /a/ /d/= ad
bat gat mat sat bad fad lad rad cad gad mad sad
Phrases: a pad of Dad a bad fad a lad and tad for lad
to gad is sad
I pat mat and hat a fat rat
Sentences:
the bat and cat a vat for hat he sat
1. To be cad is bad.
Sentences:
2. My Dad had a pad.
1. I pat the bat and the cat.
3. Dad is mad at fad.
2. A fat rat sat on the mat.
4. A tad that has wad is rad.
3. He has a hat.
/a/ /r/= ar
4. The vat of hat is lat.
bar gar par
5. The wat is at gat.
car jar tar
war
Phrases:
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Sentences: /a/ /n/= an
cag gag lag rag wag 1. Dan is a man that has ban.
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Sentences:
Phrases:
Phrases:
Phrases:
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Sentences:
3. They bet that the pet will get wet. beg meg
teg
3. Sed will get wed. Hen of Ken ten men a yen for pen
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Sentences: /i/ /s/= is
Bim Jim mim sim 4. We wis his sis that has vis.
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4. A tit has zit. Sentences:
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/i/ /p/= ip Sentences:
Sentences:
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/o/ /g/= og 4. I got the mop as sop.
4. the log for nog 1. The bum did the dum gum.
3. A fop did the hop at the top of the kop. 1. I cut the gut of a bum.
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2. There is nut at the hut. 4. I tug the rug.
Sentences: Sentences:
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Sentences: V. VCV using word family with long vowel sound (silent e)
2. My dame is fame.
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-ate -ade
Sentences: Sentences:
1. It was their fate that they met for a date in the gate. 1. I bade what they made.
2. Sed is a hale male. 1. I dare you not to care that bare man.
3. He has bale of pale kale for sale. 2. The fare of that rare hare is in the ware.
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-age -ane
Sentences: Phrase/Sentences:
1. A page of gage is in the cage. 1. Dane is a sane man and he has cane.
2. The sage mage has rage in his wage. 2. the mane of hare
-ape
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Sentences: -ete
3. They pave the road to the cave. 1. The cete makes fake woof.
-ake -ike
Sentences: Sentences:
1, I bake a cake for the sake of Jake. 1. I like the bike of Nike.
3. They make a cake for me to wake. 3. They make pike for tike.
-eke -ime
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Sentences: 2. I ride in the wide car.
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-ive -obe
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Sentences: -upe
3. I tote the gun of Ted. 1. They dupe their mate. 2. I dupe him to vote.
-ube Sentences:
2. They have big tube. VI. VVC using word family with long vowel sound
-uge -ail
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3. My mate made a hail from jail. Sentences:
4. I wrote her a mail to send me a pail of kail. 1. I have fish for bait.
-aid Sentences:
1. The maid laid the files in the car. 4. There is wire in the reel.
2. “I paid the bill”, said Kim. 5. They seel the hen to make it tame.
-ait
bait gait
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Sentences: Sentences:
2. I need to feed the hen with seed. 2. She has feat to win the game.
3. We need to get the weed like reed. 3. At what heat do I need the meat?
4. They heed in the deed as meed. 4. There is a neat leat over there.
1. The cars make a beep. 6. The veep and the jail man weep. dear hear rear wear
5. They seep from the deep sea. 2. I feel that I gear to win.
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-eaf -oad
Sentences: Sentences:
2. Thy eat the leaf of deaf. 2. The car in the road has load.
-ead -oat
Sentences: Sentences:
3. He has mead in his head. 3. The goat ate the leaf near the moat.
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-ood Sentences:
1. I need to eat good food not to have a bad mood. 4. I see a loom room.
3. Our rood is made of wood. A. Initial Consonant using word family with short vowel sound
-oof bl
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br cr
cl dr
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fl gl
fr gr
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pl sc
pr sl
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sm sp
sn st
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sw tw
tr [Link] Consonant using word family with long vowel sound (silent e)
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blace blice bloce bluce cl
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crare crire crore crure fl
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frare frire frore frure gr
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plare plire plore plure sc
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slare slire slore slure sn
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spare spire spore spure sw
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trare trire trore trure C. Initial consonant using word family with long vowel sound
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clait cleam cloom fl
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gleel glead gloat pr
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sleel slead sloat sp
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sweel swead swoat D. Scr
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Spr Str
E.
Squ Scr
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scrane scrine scrone scrune Spr
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Str screed scroad screat
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Squ IX. Consonant Digraphs
streed stroad streat thank theater Thebe theme thenar therapy thermal thermos thesis
thick think third thirst thirty thole thorite thorn threap threat
streep stroak three thresh thrice thrum thrush thunder
wh
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ch
chain chair chaise chalk chalone champ chance chant chap X. Vowel Digraphs
charge charity charm chart chase chat cheap check cheer
cheese chelate chess chest chick chief child chips chop oi
choose chocolate chub chump oil boil coil toil soil foil moil noil roil avoid coin loin coir
B. Final Sound foist hoist moist noise poise goiter loiter voice
gh /f/ ou
cough rough laugh enough tough ounce ouch our oust out outer outfit outlet outline outpace output
outside cloud bouse house mouse louse spout doubt
ph /f/
au
graph glyph Ralph Joseph telegraph caliph paragraph monograph
lymph nymph seismograph audio audit augite August auklet aunt aura Aurora auspice auto
automate auxin
sh
ow
mash dash lash cash hash gash rash sash wash kesh mesh dish fish
bush gush hush lush mush push rush tush brash crash clash owl crowd clown crown frown gown now down brown vow
flash stash swash slash trash fresh flesh swish splash town cow flower tower shower power our
th (soft) oy
bath truth north tooth eleventh cloth faith ninth length math boy soy toy
path Beth pith wealth health wreath myth
ch
stretch branch lunch bunch crunch witch sketch bitch reach rich
coach
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[Link] Letters
gn bt
kn /l/
knap knag knapsack knapweed knar knave knead knee kneel Walk talk chalk folk would should could yolk
knelt knew knife knight knit knish knive knob knock knop
knot know knurl
rh
wr
wran wrap wreak wren wrest wrick wrist writ write wrong wrote
wry
mb
mn
solemn column
lm
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PRIMARY STEPS IN R E A D I N G
A B C D
I J K L
M N O P
Q R S T
U V W X
Y Z
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