Reading Study Guide - Level 4A

Objectives

• Know consonant combinations

• Able to put sounds together
• Begin to practice reading without pictures
• Build knowledge of sight words

Worksheet Details
Please use I Say/ We Say/ You Say to read the worksheets if needed.

I Say/ We Say/ You Say

1. I (parent) says words first.

2. We (parent + child) say the words together.
3. You (child) says the words alone.

4A 1-170
Consonant Combinations
Changing Letter Sounds
1. Say the consonant
combination sound part as
you trace or write it.

2. Read the whole word.

/fl/ flag
/fl/ flat
/fl/ fluffy

/fl/ = sound of the letters fl

Check out this YouTube

link for more tips!
http://rebrand.ly/4AReading

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Checklist

Knows all vowel combinations

cl fl gl sl br cr

dr gr pr sc sch sk

sm st sw mb ck nt

ar er ir or aw ow
(blow)

ow a e i o u
(clown)

Able to read these sight words

 the  and I  am a

 yes  no  not  will  can

 you  are  is  too  so

 in  be  but  they  just

 if  then  we  was  like

Kumon Reading Level 4A

Students continue to develop pre-reading skills by saying words with
consonant blends, consonant digraphs, consonant controlled vowels and

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long vowels produced by silent e. Students can still use picture cues as
hints to understand what the word means.

When completing the Kumon worksheets at home, please follow these steps:

Do’s Don’ts
Let your child write their name, date, start Ask your child to blend the letter sounds that
time and end time on the 1st page only. are not the focus of the worksheet set.
Read the instructions aloud to your child. Cover the pictures and ask your child to
guess or read the words.
*Always read “Attention Parents” Notes on Complete the worksheet without saying the
the 1st page of every set.* focus sounds, words and sentences.
Begin immediately after writing the start time.
Make sure your child traces and copies the
letters neatly with correct stroke order and
the writing fits in the spaces given.
Always have your child say the sound
combinations aloud as he/she traces the
letters.
Always have your child say all the words and
sentences aloud.
Praise your child after he/she reads the
words or sentences aloud.
Let your child use the picture cues to recite
the words if necessary.
If your child doesn’t know a word, use the “I
say (parent), we say (together), you say
(child)” rule.
Praise your child when he/she has
completed all the worksheets.
*Attention Parents Notes: The notes on the “a” side of page 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71,
81, 91, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161 contain directions to help your child blend the
focus sounds smoothly and say the words using picture cues or the repeating rule (I say,
we say, you say).

Other tips to supplement Kumon at Home:

• You can ask your child to re-read yesterday’s or today’s booklet one
more time independently, with encouragement and praise
• Read aloud to your child with animation and expression
• Read their favourite books over and over.
• You can find the books from the RAL and RRL at your local bookstore
or from the public library.

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