Reading Study Guide - Level 5A

Objectives

• Know all beginning letter sounds

• Read 1-syllable (3-letter) words independently
• Know short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u)
• Increase 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.

5A 1-100 a side
Saying the Sounds of Letters

1. Read each word

2. Say the letter sound as you trace it

pig /p/
pan /p/
pen /p/

/p/ = sound of the letter p

b side

1. Say the letter sound of the letter as

you trace it.

2. Read each word.

/p/ pig
/p/ pan
/p/ pen

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5A 111-170
Putting Sounds Together

1. Say the letter sound as you trace it.

2. Put the sounds together and read

the word. One effective way is to say
the word family first, and then add the
beginning consonant sound to decode
the whole word.

First, /a/ + /t/ = /at/

Then, /b/ + /at/ = bat

5A 171 - 200
Step-by-Step to Stories

1. Point to each word as your read.

2. Your child should be able to

recognize most of the words from the
stories because they are review words.
Encourage your child to sound out the
words individually if they need to. Help
students with names or any word they
do not recognize immediately.

Check out this YouTube

link for more tips!
http://rebrand.ly/5AReading

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Checklist

Knows all vowel combinations

s m f h l

b t d k c

p o e u g

v w j a i

n q r y x

Able to read these sight words

I  to  the  says  for

 and  have  in  with  am

 like  is  on  where  it

 who

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Kumon Reading Level 5A

Students develop more pre-reading skills by saying individual sounds while tracing
letters. Toward the end of the level, students begin to put together simple three-
letter words.

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

Do’s
Let your child write their name, date, start
time and end time on the 1st page only.
Read the instructions aloud to your child.
*Always read “Attention Parents” Notes on
the 1st page of every set.*
Begin immediately after writing the start time.
Make sure your child traces the letters
neatly, within the borders and in the correct
stroke order.
Always have your child say the words aloud
and say the sound of each letter as he or
she traces the letter.
Always have your child say sentences aloud.
Don’ts
Ask your child to read words without pictures
on page 5b, 10b, 15b, 20b, 25b, 30b, 35b,
40b, 50b, 55b, 60b, 65b, 70b, 75b, 80b, 85b,
90b, 95b, 100b, 105b, 110b.
Force your child to blend the letters together
to read the words in 5A 1-110.
Cover the picture and ask your child to
guess or read the words.
Encourage your child to complete the
worksheet with- out saying the words and
the sound of letters.
Challenge
(Only for those students who are ready)
For 5A 1–110, on worksheets 5b and 10b,
try to read the words.

Praise your child after he/she reads the For 5A 111-170, after completing the
words or sentences aloud. whole set, reread all the words by
covering the pictures.
If your child stumbles over some words, use For 5A 111-170, on pages 5a and 10a,
the pictures as prompts or model read. write out the word under the picture for the
word that is not circled.
If your child doesn’t recognize the picture,
you can simply tell them the word.
Praise your child if he/she can remember the
word on the following page.
*Attention Parents Notes: The notes on the “a” side of each 5A worksheet contain
information about the goal of each worksheet set and instructions to help your child say the
letters and words using picture cues.

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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