REMEDIAL READING MATERIAL

LESSON 1: E as in men
men ten Ben hen den pen

pet set met let wet net

Ted red led bed wed Jed

RAP:

Men, ten, Ben, hen, den and pen

Pet, set, met, let, wet and net
Ted, red, led, bed, wed and Jed

Ready! Seven, eight nine and ten

I saw, I saw, I saw Ben’s pen on my bed
On your bed, on my bed, on your bed
Wow!2x exciting!

LESSON 2: i as in pit
Pit hit lit wit sit bit

Pin fin win tin sin

Lip tip sip hip nip

Rap:

Pit, hit, lit, wit, sit and bit

Pin, fin, win, tin and sin
Lip, tip, sip, hip and nip

Oh! the pin, the pin it hits me, it hits me,

Look! the fin of the fish, it’s long, it’s tiny
Pin, hit, fin and fish

LESSON 3: A as in man/æ/
man fan can ran pan van

mat fat hat rat bat sat

mad dad had pad lad bad

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Rap:

Man, fan, can, ran, pan and van,

mat, fat, hat, rat, bat, and sat,
mad, dad, had, pad, lad and bad

Look! a rat with a hat on the mat

What? a rat with a hat on the mat

Oh! I see a lad with a fan in the van.

A lad with a fan in the van
Yes, a lad with a fan in the van

Lesson 4: (O as in pot)
Pot hot lot got not dot

Rod God nod pop hop top

RAP:
pot, hot, lot, got, not and dot
rod, God, and nod
pop, hop, cop and top

Open the pot, Oh! It pops! It pops!

Wow! So hot, hot, hot, hot!

He hops and hops in the vacant lot

Aha (aha 2x) Is that because of the hot pot?
Maybe, I guess, let’s see!

Lesson 5: (U as in sun)
Sun fun run gun bun nun

Bud mud cub rub rug tug

RAP:

Sun, fun, run, gun, bun and nun

Bud, mud, cub, rub, rug and tug

It’s fun, it’s fun to play under the sun

Tug of war, tug of war, do you like this game?
Aha (2x) exciting 2x, it’s fun
With gun? No! No!
With mud! 2x well, maybe!

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Lesson 6: (Ee as in feet)
Feet meet weed heed teen seen

Keen been peep keep beep

Feed heed need seed

Feel heel peel

RAP:

Feet, meet, weed and heed

Teen, seen, keen and been
Peep, keep and deep
Feed, heed, need and seed
Feel, heel and peel

Wow! Look at the seed,

It’s big. It’s round.
What shall we do with this?
Keep it. No! No! No!
Plant it! Better! Better! Better!

Lesson 7:(A as in gate)

Mate late rate date hate fate

Made fade wade pane pale tale

Male hale fame tame lame dame

Make, wake take rake fake bake

RAP:

Mate, late, rate, date, hate and fate

Made, fade, wade, pane and pale
Tale, male, hale, fame, tame, lame and dame
Make, wake, take, rake, fake and bake

Hey! Look at the males. They are late.

Is it good to come to school late?
No! No! No!
What should they do?
Wake up early in the morning!
That’s good, that’s better, that’s the best!

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Lesson 11: (A as in rain)
Rain pain gain main pail mail

Hail rail tail sail fail jail

Bail nail mail raid paid laid

Maid wait gait bait

RAP:

Rain, pain, gain, and main

Pail, mail, hail, rail, tail, sail, fail, jail, bail, and nail
Raid, paid, laid, and maid
Wait, gait and bait

Hey! Look at this

The pail of water has a nail
Let’s get it!
Wait, don’t touch it
Just leave it there! Leave it there? Yeah!
What’s the main reason?
I’ll mail it to you.
One, two, three, -just wait, okey?

Lesson 12: (Ea as meat)

Beat heat feat meat neat seat

Mean dean Jean leap reap lead

Read bead dear hear near fear

Year team ream beam leaf

Beat, heat, feat, meat, neat and seat

Mean, dean, Jean, leap and reap
Lead, read, bead but no, no to dead and head
Dear, hear, near, fear, year but no, no to bear and wear
Team, ream, beam, leaf but no, no to deaf

Lesson 13: (O as in boat)

Boat goat foam roam moan loan

Toad road load roast boast toast