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Consumers won’t really know what they want until they get it. Anticipation. Optimism. Idealism. Truth. Power. Voice. Learning.
V01/a/ anticipation
V02/i/ it
V02/i/ will not
V03/o/ optimism
V04/u/ until
V04/a/ what
V04/o/ consumers = consumer(s)
V05/e/ get
V06/ey/ they
V07/i/ idealism = ideal(ism)
V08/o/ won’t = will not
V08/ow/ know
V09/u/ truth
V10/ea/ really = real(l)(y)
V11/a/ want
V12/oo/ goodness = good(ness)
V13/ow/ power
V14/oi_e/ voice
V15/ear/ learning
V01/a/ Abstractions will become concrete
V01/a/ Clarify sound-letter confusions
V01/a/ “Granularity” (smallest sound-units) and “Singularity”
V01/a/ Manifest Bloom’s Taxonomy
V01/a/ Master sound-sequencing
V01/a/ Mastery, one word at a time
V01/a/ Practice makes permanent
V01/a/ Transcend English inconsistencies
V02/i/ If not YOU, then who?
V02/i/ If you have ears, please listen!
V02/i/ Improve your own understanding
V02/i/ Input. Code. Store. Access.
V02/i/ Springboard to other activities
V02/i/ This learning is self-perpetuating
V02/i_e/ Give correct and direct instruction
V03/o/ Conscientious word study
V03/o/ Consonants are C16-C39
V03/o/ Noninstitutionalized, noncommercial, nonprofit
V04/a/ Accomplish your language goals
V04/o/ Consolidate language foundations
V05/e/ Effective with any literature
V05/e/ Embrace life-long learning
V05/e/ Empower your learners
V05/e/ Engage learners of all ages
V05/e/ Examine relative complexities
V05/e/ Examine sound-sorted word lists
V05/e/ Extreme phoneme segmentation
V05/e/ Extreme phonetic analysis
V05/e/ Extreme speech sound awareness
V05/e/ Extreme word analysis
V05/e/ Get an “ear” for English sounds
V05/e/ Get and give a sound foundation
V05/e/ Get clarity for proper teaching
V05/e/ Get ready ahead-of-time
V05/e/ Get smart with WA
V05/e/ Segment words by sound
V06/a_e/ Make remediation unnecessary
V06/a/ AKA “Equational Literacy” E = V + C E – C = V
V06/ai/ Brain-friendly lessons
V06/ay/ Way to grow confident readers
V07/i/ Identify individual phonemes
V07/i/ Mindfully focus on word-structure
V07/i/ Primal sounds vs. ABCs
V08/o_e/ Code speech sounds (encode/decode)
V08/o_e/ More precise. More versatile.
V08/o/ Don’t major on the minors!
V08/o/ No skipping. No guessing.
V08/o/ Phonemes vs. Graphemes
V08/o/ Phonemes will trump graphemes
V08/o/ Phonemic analysis for beginners
V08/o/ Phonemic awareness is not accidental
V08/o/ Phonemic processing is crucial
V08/o/ Profound instructional implications
V08/o/ Pronounce and spell speech sounds
V08/o/ Provide proper direction
V09/oo_e/ Choose your own literature
V09/ew/ Newer research, newer pedagogy
V10/-/ V01 through C39
V10/e/ Become consciously aware of speech sounds
V10/e/ Decide for yourself
V10/e/ Demystify alphabetic complexities
V10/e/ Precise sound-spellings
V10/e/ Prerequisite, not optional
V10/e/ Prerequisite to language success
V10/e/ Reliably predict achievement
V10/ea/ Easier sooner, harder later
V10/ea/ Easily drill 39 English speech sounds
V10/ea/ Clear-headed approach for all ages
V10/ea/ Hear and see speech sounds
V10/ea/ Hear every sound in spoken words
V10/ea/ Speak-to-spell for explicit recall
V10/ea/ Teach to the smallest factor
V11/a/ Articulations, not fonts
V11/au/ Auditory/visual input-to-memory
V12/oo/ Good for auditory/visual memory
V13/ou/ Sound knowledge equals sound instruction
V13/ou/ Sounds are heard, said, seen, read
V13/ow/ Vowels are V01-V15
V14/oy/ Boys and girls need WA
V15/ear/ Learn sound-letter correspondences
V15/ear/ Learn speech sounds and their spellings
V15/ear/ Learn to process speech sounds with…
V15/or/ WordsAhead.com!!
[These are AdWords phrases]
Recognize the importance of providing focus and context with object-naming. From the earliest months, name relevant tangibles objects like “thumb,” “mom” and “book” – and – actions like “eat,” “go” and “play.” Intangibles like “thoughts,” “choices” and “loving relationships” can also be named; we will learn whatever we’re taught.
Know precise components of spoken and written language so that, when the time is right, proper instruction can be directly and correctly provided.
Never allow commingling between sound-units and letters when you talk about them. Letters never make sounds; letters always represent sounds. Logically, there never was an “A-Sound” or “Long-A” or “Short-A” as common phonics jargon would have it.
Learn to say:
Pronounce and spell-out C39/y/ V05/e/ C28/s/ = YES
Always use relevant vocabulary!
V01/a/ asked, answered, added, advanced, babbled, blasted, clarified, gasped, sang, spat, stammered, snapped, zapped; V01/au/ laughed
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V02/i/ interrupted, instructed, inquired, insisted, insulted, interjected, ignored, blinked, discussed, hissed, sniffed, spilled, whispered, whimpered, wiggled, whistled
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V03/o/ offered, commented, complimented, hollered, nodded, promised, sobbed; V03/ou/ coughed; V03/ough/ thought
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V04/u/ uttered, cuddled, grumped, gushed, grumbled, hummed, jumped, mumbled, muttered, shrugged, stuttered, suggested, thundered; V04/a/ announced, accused, agreed, asserted, assured; V04/o/ observed, complained, confessed, commanded, consented, concerted, committed, continued
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V05/e/ exclaimed, explained, expressed, excused, exaggerated, begged, belched, fretted, jested, memorized, questioned, spelled, stressed, ventured, yelled; V05/ue/ guessed
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V06/a_e/ dared, glared, shamed, stated; V06/a/ stated; V06/ai/ claimed, wailed, waited; V07/i_e/ griped, smiled, whined
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V07/i/ chided, directed; V07/ie/ cried, lied; V07/igh/ sighed
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V08/o_e/ hoped, joked, spoke, snored, swore; V08/o/ ordered, noted, pronounced, snorted, told; V08/oa/ groaned, moaned, roared; V08/a/ warned
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V09/oo/ crooned, cooed, swooned; V09/oo_e/ snoozed
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V10/ee/ greeted, jeered, leered, sneered, screeched; V10/ee_e/ sneezed; V10/e/ beseeched, declared, demanded, described, predicted, queried, responded, reassured, replied, remarked, rejoined, repeated, rebuked, recalled, reminded, retorted, required, requested, remembered; V10/ea/ pleaded, screamed, squeaked; V10/ea_e/ teased
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V11/a/ argued, barked, barfed, called, snarled, sparked, swallowed, wanted; V11/au/ haunted; V11/aw/ dawdled, yawned
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V12/u/ put, pushed
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V13/ow/ frowned, growled, howled, vowed; V13/ou/ counted, grouched, shouted
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V14/oi/ joined; V14/oi_e/ voiced
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V15/ir/ smirked; V15/orr/ worried; V15/ur/ burped, burst, gurgled, murmured, purposed; V15/urr/ hurried
Do your teaching materials show all the following spellings which use MORE than one letter?
Letter /Aa/…
V01/A_E/ have
V06/A_E/ age
V11/A_E/ are
V06/A_UE/ vague
V04/AE/ aerobic
V10/AE/ Caesar
V11/AH/ AH!!
V01/AI/ plaid
V05/AI/ said
V06/AI/ air
V06/AI_E/ raise
V06/AIGH/ straight
V07/AIS_E/ aisle
V04/AU/ authority
V01/AU/ laugh
V11/AU/ author
V06/AU_E/ gauge
V11/AU_E/ pause
V11/AUGH/ taught
V08/AW/ drawer
V11/AW/ saw
V11/AWE/ awesome
V05/AY/ says
V06/AY/ day
V07/AYE/ aye!
Letter /Bb/…
C17/BB/ shabby
C18/BT/ debt
Letter /Cc/…
C20/CH/ choose
C22/CC/ soccer
C22/CH/ chord
C30/CH/ chef
C22/CK/ pack
Letter /Dd/…
C19/DD/ add
C21/DG/ badge
C34/DN/ Wednesday
Letter /Ee/…
V05/E_E/ else
V06/E_E/ there
V10/E_E/ eve
V05/EA/ head
V06/EA/ wear
V10/EA/ each
V11/EA/ heart
V10/EA_E/ please
V15/EAR/ earn
V15/EAR_E/ rehearse
V08/EAU/ beau
C39+V09/EAU/ beauty
V02/EE/ been
V10/EE/ preen
V10/EE_E/ cheese
V05/EI/ heifer
V06/EI/ skein
V10/EI/ either
V06/EI_E/ beige
V10/EI_E/ receive
V06/EIG/ reign
V06/EIGH/ eight
V07/EIGH/ height
V10/EO/ people
V15/ER/ germ
V15/ER_E/ nerve
V15/ERE/ were
C39+V09/EUE/ queue
V08/EW/ sew
V09/EW/ chew; C39+V09/EW/ few
C39+V09/EWE/ ewe
V06/EY/ they
V07/EY/ geyser
V10/EY/ key
V07/EYE/ eye
Letter /Ff/…
C24/FF/ off
Letter /Gg/…
C21/GG/ exaggerate
C23/GG/ saggy
C23/GH/ ghost
C24/GH/ laugh
C34/GN/ gnome
Letter /Hh/…
V13/HOU/ hour
Letter /Ii/…
V02/I_E/ give
V07/I_E/ ice
V05/IE/ friend
V07/IE/ die
V10/IE/ thief
V02/IE_E/ sieve
V10/IE_E/ piece
V07/IA/ dial
V07/IGH/ light
V15/IR/ girl
V07/IS/ island
Letter /Kk/…
C34/KN/ know
Letter /Ll/…
C19/LD/ could
C24/LF/ half
C22/LK/ walk
C37/LL/ kill
C34/LN/ Lincoln
C25/LV/ halves
Letter /Mm/…
C33/MB/ dumb
C33/MM/ hammer
C33/MN/ autumn
Letter /Nn/…
C34/NN/ banner
C35/NG/ rang
Letter /Oo/…
V03/O_E/ gone
V04/O_E/ some
V08/O_E/ nose
V09/O_E/ move
V04/OE/ does
V08/OE/ toe
V09/OE/ shoe
V10/OE/ amoeba
V03/OA/ broad
V08/OA/ loaf
V08/OA_E/ coarse
V14/OI/ oil
V14/OI_E/ choice
V08/OH/ oh!
V04/OO/ flood
V08/OO/ door
V09/OO/ moon
V12/OO/ look
V09/OO_E/ choose
V15/OR/ worm
V15/OR_E/ worse
V15/ORR/ worry
V04/O_UE/ tongue
V08/O_UE/ rogue
V03/OU/ cough
V04/OU/ young
V08/OU/ four
V09/OU/ you
V11/OU/ could
V13/OU/ our
V08/OU_E/ course
V09/OU_E/ rouge
V13/OU_E/ house
V15/OU_E/ scourge
V03/OUGH/ thought
V08/OUGH/ though
V09/OUGH/ through
V13/OUGH/ bough
V15/OUR/ courage
V03/OW/ knowledge
V08/OW/ own
V13/OW/ down
V13/OW_E/ drowse
V08/OWE/ owe
V14/OY/ oyster
Letter /Pp/…
C24/PH/ physician
C34/PN/ pneumonia
C16/PP/ happy
C24/PPH/ sapphire
C28/PS/ pseudo
Letter /Qq/…
C22/QU/ liquor
Letter /Rr/…
C38/RH/ rhyme
C38/RR/ error
Letter /Ss/…
C28/SC/ scissors
C30/SH/ shoe
C37/SL/ aisle
C28/SS/ mass
C29/SS/ dessert
C30/SS/ mission
C31/SS/ fissure
C28/ST/ listen
Letters /Tt/…
C20/TCH/ hatch
C26/TH/ through
C27/TH/ the
C18/TT/ batty
C18/TW/ two
Letter /Uu/…
V11/UA/ guard
V04/U_E/ judge
V09/U_E/ rude; C39+V09/U_E/ cute
V05/UE/ guess
V09/UE/ blue; C39+V09/UE/ cue
V02/UI/ build
V09/UI/ suit
V09/UI_E/ juice
V07/UI_E/ guide
V15/UR/ turn; C39+V09/UR/ fury
V15/UR_E/ urge
V15/URE/ sure; C39+V15/URE/ pure
V15/URR/ purr
V07/UY/ buy
Letters /Ww/…
C32/WH/ whole
C38/WR/ write
Letter /Yy/…
V07/Y_E/ type
V07/YE/ bye
V15/YR/ myrtle
Letter /Zz/…
C29/ZZ/ jazz
Here is an educational product called READY TO READ – COMPLETE SYSTEM for Ages 3+. Included are 4 storybooks, 6 activity books, electronic reader (no computer or downloads required)… all ready to go… sold at Costco in 2011 for $29.99.
Was this a bargain for the parents who bought it or not? Advertising and actual contents don’t always match. My analysis yields both “thumbs-up” and “thumbs-down” as follows:
HEAR THE PAGE – Thumbs up for these read-alouds.
HEAR THE WORD – Thumbs up for vocabulary pronunciations.
SOUND-OUT THE WORD – Thumbs waaaaay down for explicit sound-parsing.
SPELL THE WORD – Thumbs down for sound-letter correspondences.
LOOK AND FIND – Thumbs up for this game technology.
WORD PLAY – Thumbs up for learning fun.
HEAR THE MUSIC – Thumbs up for music, always.
SING ALONG – Thumbs waaaaay up, if kids will actually sing along.
Remember: Good orange juice can’t come from bad oranges.
This product may seem a great value, costing the price of one family meal in a cheap restaurant, but if it provides misinformation resulting in mental confusion, you may be actually setting yourself up for later remediation costs. Here are my complaints:
1) This program’s “Sound-out the word” feature has the status-quo bias towards visual input (ABCs) rather than auditory input (speech sounds), which includes several errors. For starters, children don’t HEAR letters.
2) This program creates letter-sound ambiguity, but a simple remedy (as shown in **new instructions**) is to say the word “Letter” before each letter name. Example: Letter /I/. There can be no confusion about sound-alike concepts: /I/-eye; /O/-oh; /P/-pea; /T/-tea; and /U/-you; etc.
3) This program distorts the pronunciation of all consonants by adding “–uhh” to the basic sound, as in ‘puhh’ – ‘buhh’ – ‘tuhh’ – ‘duhh’ – ‘chuhh’ – ‘juhh’ – ‘cuhh’ – ‘guhh’ – etc.
4) This program uses a Letters-to-Sounds approach, defaulting to conventional phonics names for vowel sound-units: Short Vowel-A or Short-A Sound [V01] animal; Long Vowel-A or Long-A Sound [V06] ace; Soft-C [C28] city; Hard-C [C22] cat; Soft-G [C21] giraffe; Hard-G [C23] goose, etc.
5) This program fails to make a proper distinction between [V09] juice/glue and [C39+V09] cube/use/uniform.
6) This program wrongly calls the following sounds “blends”: /sh/shirt, /ch/chin, /th/these, theater; /wh/who, etc.
When you take a deeper look at relevant instructions for each of this program’s six activity books (shown below), it is questionable whether the READY TO READ product is meritorious.
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Alphabet • READY TO READ • ISBN 978-1-4508-2066-0
The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.
(Notice **new instructions** which differentiate letters and sounds.)
A, B, C, D, E, F >> “Touch the red letters to play.”
**Apple starts with Letter /A/.**
**Find the letter that comes right after Letter /D/.**
G, H, I, J, K >> “Touch the red letters to play.”
**Find the green Letter /I/** vs. Find the green eye.
L, M, N, O, P >> “Touch the red letters to play.”
**Find the green Letter /O/** vs. Find the green oh.
**Find the green Letter /P/** vs. Find the green pee/pea.
Q, R, S, T, U >> “Find the match.”
**The first sound in train is spelled Letter /T/** vs. Train starts with tea.
**The first sound in umbrella is spelled Letter /U/** vs. Umbrella starts with you.
V, W, X, Y, Z >> “Touch the red letters to play.”
**Find the orange Letter /V/.**
A to Z >> “Touch each letter of the alphabet in order.”
What comes next? >> “Touch a picture to play.”
**Find the letter that spells the first sound in apple** vs. Find the letter that starts the word apple.
**Find the letter that spells the first sound in fish… hat… kite…** etc.
Balloon, Balloon/ Family Reunion/ Ice Cream/ Lock and Key >>
**Find the matching lowercase Letter /a/.**
**This is the uppercase Letter /E/.**
**This is the lowercase Letter /j/** vs. This is the lowercase jay?
Make a Match >> “What other picture starts with ___?”
**The first sound in monkey is spelled Letter /M/. Find the picture that shows lowercase Letter /m/.**
Time to Paint >> “Touch a paint can to play.”
**This is uppercase Letter /P/. Find the lowercase Letter /p/.**
Tic-Tac-Toe >> “Find the blue s.”
**Find the blue Letter /s/. Find the picture of a salad. The first sound in salad is spelled Letter /s/.**
**This is the uppercase Letter /A/. This is the lowercase Letter /m/.**
Time to Pack! >> “Things that start with v go in the van. Find two things that go in the van.”
**Van. The first sound in van is spelled Letter /v/.**
(Whale. The first sound in whale is not spelled Letter /w/.)
Driving the Alphabet >> “Find the matching lowercase letter.”
**Letter /X/. Find the matching lowercase Letter /x/.**
Letter Scramble >> “Touch an uppercase letter to play. Find the matching lowercase letter.”
**Letter /D/. Find the matching lowercase Letter /d/.**
Lowercase Letter Train >> “Touch a circle on the train. Then touch a letter that goes in the circle.”
**Letter /a/. Letter /b/. Letter /c/.** etc.
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Rhyming Words • READY TO READ • ISBN 978-1-4508-2063-9
The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.
These are guessing games if the child can’t already read.
Rhyming Pictures >> “Touch the first picture in each row, then find the picture that rhymes.”
Rhyme Time-1 >> “Touch the first picture in each row, then find the picture that rhymes.”
“Flag and bag rhyme” is garbled and sounds like “Flag it bag rye.” “10” sounds like “Ted.”
Rhyme Time-2 >> “Find the ___. Find the picture that rhymes with ___.”
Rhyme or Not? >> “___, ___, ___. Which word doesn’t rhyme?”
Rhyme Me a Poem >> “Find the ___.”
Tips for sounding-it out: Short Vowel-A, Short Vowel-I, Short Vowel-O, Short Vowel-U,
Long Vowel-A, Long Vowel-E, Long Vowel-I, Long Vowel-O; Silent-e rule; /th/-blend;
plus all individual sounds have an extra ‘–uhh’ as in ‘muhh-sound’ – ‘buhh-sound’ – ‘luhh-sound’ –
‘nuhh-sound’ – ‘huhh-sound’ – ‘cuhh-sound’ – ‘suhh-sound’ – ‘tuhh-sound’ – etc.
A Fat Cat >> “Find the ___. Find the letter that starts the word ___.”
WordsAhead would say: Find the letter that spells the first sound in rat.
The Man Ran >>“Touch the picture to play. Touch the word that matches the picture.”
Ted Men and a Head? (or so it sounds…) >> “Touch the word that finishes each riddle.”
The Pet Is Wet >> “Touch the word that finishes each rhyme.”
The Pin Is Thin/The Ring Is the Thing >> “Find each word in the story that uses ___ word-ending.”
“I am pretty. You wear me on your finger. I am a…
(answer) SWING. YES. You sit on a swing and it moves back and forth.”
“You sit on me. You move me back and forth. I am a…
(answer) YES. A pretty thing you wear on your finger is a ring!”
A Cub in a Tub >> “___. Which set of letters ends this word?”
Don’t Block the Clock >> “Find the picture, find the word.”
A Sad Fad >> “Find all the keys with words that end in ___.”
Stay and Play >> “Touch each word that ends in ___.”
Oh Well >> “Find each word in the story that uses the ___ word-ending.”
(spoken) the shell fell in a well vs. (printed) fell into the well
Tips for sounding-it out: /sh/-blend for the word shell; /wh/-blend for the word who
Word Switch >> “Where should the ___ go to make the word ___?”
Family Friends >> “Touch two words that end in /ock/.”
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Consonants and Vowels • READY TO READ • ISBN 978-1-4508-2065-3
The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.
What’s That Sound? >> “Touch a picture that begins with…”
Distorted pronunciations: ‘buhh’ – ‘cuhh’ – ‘duhh’ – ‘fuhh’ – ‘guhh’
Sounds Tasty! >> “Touch the letter you hear at the beginning of this word.”
You won’t HEAR letters; you SEE letters. Sounds are distorted by adding ‘–uhh’.
A Sound Match >> “Touch a picture that begins with…”
Distorted pronunciations: ‘puhh’ – ‘cuhh’ – ‘ruhh’ – ‘suhh’ – ‘tuhh’
What Wonderful Sounds! >> “Touch the letter you hear at the beginning of this word.”
The first sounds in the word x-ray aren’t /ks/.
C Is for Cat and City >> “Touch all the pictures that start with Soft-C.”
Phonics terminology: Soft-C [C28]; Hard-C [C22]
Ready, Set, Go! >> “What picture starts with the Soft-G sound?”
Phonics terminology: Hard-G [C23]; Soft-G [C21]
Letter Match >> “Touch a picture that begins with…”
‘huhh’ – ‘puhh’ – ‘nuhh’ – ‘tuhh’ – ‘buhh’ – ‘guhh’ – ‘suhh’ – ‘zuhh’… these are all distorted sounds.
Name That Sound! >> “Touch the letter you hear at the beginning of this word.”
Same of Different? >> “Touch the word that begins with a different letter than the other two.”
This is a visual discrimination activity.
Short Vowel Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu >> “Which picture does not start with Short Vowel ___?”
Auditory discrimination activities for [V01], [V05], [V02], [V03], [V04]
Over the River! >> “Touch the words in the picture having short vowels.”
Shhh! Silent Ee >> “Touch the letter that makes the long vowel-sound for this word.”
V06/a_e/, V07/i_e/, V08/o_e/ How about /ee_e/ cheese or /u_e/ rule or /oo_e/ choose, etc.
Long Vowel Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo >> “Touch each picture that has the Long-__ sound.”
Auditory discrimination activities for [V06], [V10], [V07], [V08]
Long Vowel Uu >> “Touch all the pictures on the page that have the Long-U sound.”
[V09]: juice, glue
[C39+V09]: cube, use, uniform
Looking for Long Vowels >> “Touch all the pictures on the page that have long vowels.”
[V06] cake
[V07] bike. dime
[V08] robe
[V09] —
[V10] seal, bee
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Consonant Blends and More Vowels • READY TO READ • ISBN 978-1-4508-2064-6
The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.
Shhh. Check It Out! >> “Touch the consonant blend that begins this word.”
Warning! /sh/ and /ch/ are not consonant blends!
A consistent error is that an extra “–uhh” is added to all pronunciations: ‘shuhh’ and ‘chuhh’
Love Those Shoes! >> “Touch nine words in the story that begin with th ‘thuhh’.”
Sound distortion: ‘thuhh’
The word tried starts with a consonant blend spelled /tr/.
The word are does not use the Short Vowel-O, but rather [V11].
Thanks a Lot! >> “Touch the word in the box that spells theater.” (Say what?!)
Let’s Blend/ Greasy Fries/ Train Tracks/ Have a Slice! >>
All have an extra “–uhh” added to the pronunciations:
‘cruhh’ – ‘bruhh’ – ‘druhh’ – ‘gruhh’ – ‘fruhh’ – ‘truhh’ – ‘pruhh’ – ‘sluhh’
Blend Review >> “Touch the mailbox that has a word starting with ___.”
This activity is about letter-matching.
Balloon Blends >> “Touch the girl’s shirt with the same consonant blend.”
Another visual activity, matching graphemes.
Snap to It!/ Star Power/ Be a Spy!/ Ready, Set, Smile!/ A String of Blends >>
Letter-matching games for ‘snuhh’ – ‘stuhh’ – ‘spuhh’ – ‘smuhh’ – ‘struhh’ – ‘spruhh’
Meet the Knight! >> “Touch six words in the story that begin with /kn/ – ‘nuhh’ .”
Tips for sounding-out: Short Vowel-A, Short Vowel-I, Short Vowel-O, Short Vowel-U,
Long Vowel-A, Long Vowel-E, Long Vowel-I, Long Vowel-O
Blend Review >> “Touch the blend in the box that begins this word.”
Letter-matching for consonant blends. All are distorted with ‘–uhh’.
Oooo La La! >> “Touch the four words that have the [V09]-sound heard in broom.”
It’s a Cow! >> “Touch the correct spelling of this word.”
This is a guessing game! [V13] (Happily notice they didn’t pronounce it ‘ow-uhh’.)
R In Charge >> “Touch all fourteen words that have Letter /r/.”
Let it Snow! >> “Touch the six words that have the Long-O sound heard in snow.”
Compare [V08] and [V13], both spelled Letters /ow/.
Our House! >> “Touch the five words that make the /ou/ [V13] sound heard in cloud.”
Notice /ou_e/ in mouse
Do Your Laundry! >> “Touch the six words that make the /au/ [V11] sound heard in laundry.”
It isn’t always the /au/ sound:
Letters /au/ August
Letters /au_e/ pause
Letters /augh/ daughter
Notice the advantages of using the codes from WordsAhead’s Sound Map.
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Syllables and Sentences • READY TO READ • ISBN 978-1-4508-2061-5
The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.
My most positive evaluation for this book is to observe that pages contain colorful guessing-games.
Keep on Track! >> “Touch the two syllables that make up the word, in order.”
WordsAhead divides the word letter: C37 V05 • C18 V15
How Many Syllables? >> “Find the word with one syllable.”
What Is It? >> “Touch a picture, then find the noun it matches.”
A Day Trip >> “Touch the word that completes the sentence.”
What’s My Name? >> “Touch the picture that goes with the proper noun.”
Two Together >> “Find the two words that make the compound word.”
More Than One >> “Touch a picture, then find the plural noun that matches.”
More Than One–Again >> “Touch the circle with the ending that makes it plural.”
I Can Do It! >> “Touch the word that completes each sentence.”
I Can Do It Again! >> “Touch the verb in each sentence.”
What Did You Do? >> “Touch the past tense verb that completes the sentence.”
What Else Did You Do? >> “Touch the past tense verb that completes the sentence.”
To Be or Not To Be? >> “Touch a sentence that says that one person is happy right now.”
Pronoun Practice >> “Touch a picture, then match it to its pronoun.”
Let’s Agree >> “Touch the word that completes each sentence.”
No, No, No >> “Touch the word that completes each sentence.”
Shorties >> “Touch the contraction made from is and not.”
Sounds the Same >> “Touch a word to hear what it means.”
Look-Alikes >> “Touch the picture that matches the blue word in each sentence.”
Opposites >> “Touch a word or picture, then find its opposite.”
WordsAhead alleges that, even with the “see-say” strategy for new words,
these lessons are irrelevant for 3-, 4- or 5-year-olds.
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Sight Words • READY TO READ • ISBN 978-1-4508-2062-2
The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.
Words to Know >> “The sight word the is used four times in the story. Touch all four words.”
Tips for sounding-out words: [V04]; ‘buhh’ sound; ‘huhh’ sound; Short Vowel-A [V01];
Short Vowel-O [V03]; ‘puhh sound’; ‘huhh sound’; ‘tuhh sound’; Long Vowel-E; ‘fuhh sound’;
And, Or, But >> “Touch the word missing from the sentence.”
This, That, These, Those >> “The sight words this, that, these and those are used six times in the story. Find all.”
Sounding-out words: ‘th’ blend; Short Vowel-I [V02]; ‘muhh sound’; ‘nuhh sound’; ‘huhh sound’; Short Vowel-O [V11]; ‘puhh sound’; Short Vowel-A [V01]; ‘guhh sound’; ‘tuhh sound’; ‘wuhh sound’;
‘cuhh sound’; ‘buhh sound’; ‘ruhh sound’; ‘juhh sound’
At, To, In, On >> “Touch the word that fills in the blank.”
For, From, Off, On >> “Touch the word ___ in a sentence.”
With, By, Over, Into >> “Touch the word missing from the sentence.”
What Is the Question? >> “Touch the word ___ in a sentence.”
I, You, We >> “Touch the word in the box that describes people.”
He, She, It, They >> “Touch the word that takes the place of another word.”
My, Your, Her, His, Their >> “Touch the word in the box that spells ___.”
Comparing Words >> “Touch a sentence to play.”
Good, Better, Best >> “Touch the word ___ in a sentence.”
Some, Many, Most >> “Touch the comparing-word in the sentence.”
Number Words >> “How many grasshoppers? Touch the number word.”
Color Words >> “What color is the apple? Touch the word.”
Feeling Words >> “Touch the feeling word.”
Picture Words >> “Touch the word missing from the sentence.”
Action Words-1 >> “Touch the action word that goes with this picture.”
Action Words-2 >> “There is one action word in each sentence. Touch all four.”
Naming Words >> “Touch the word ___.”
Find the Name! >> “Touch the word ___.”
CONCLUSION:
Promising new products have yet to be created based on Typesetting Standards for 21st Century Educators.
Train your brain to toggle between two modes of SORTING – what is heard and what is seen.
The vowel sounds heard have been sorted under the headings V01-V15, then those words are listed alphabetically. Next, each second half of each compound word is in code only. Can you decipher them all?!
~~~ V01/A/ ~~~
AFTER C23 C37 V08
AFTER C37 V07 C24
AN V04 • C27 V15
ASH C18 C38 V08
BACK V06 C22
BACK C16 V01 C22
BACK C16 C38 V03 C16
BACK C17 V07 C18
BACK C17 V08 C34
BACK C17 C38 V06 • C22 V15
BACK C18 C38 V01 C22
BACK C23 C38 V13 C34 C19
BACK C24 V07 C38
BACK C28 V07 C19
BACK C28 C16 V06 C28
BACK C28 C37 V01 C16
BACK C28 C37 V07 C19
BACK C28 C16 V02 C34
BACK C28 C18 V06 C21
BACK C28 C18 C38 V08 C22
BACK C32 V01 C34 C19
BACK C37 V03 C23
BANK C17 V12 C22
BANK C38 V08 C37
BASKET C17 V11 C37
BLACK V13 C18
BLACK C17 V05 • C38 V10
BLACK C17 V08 C38 C19
BLACK C17 V11 C37
BLACK C17 V15 C19
BLACK C18 V03 C16
BLACK C21 V01 C22
BLACK C28 C33 V02 C26
BLACK C37 V02 C28 C18
BLACK C33 V06 C37
CAB C19 C38 V07 • C25 V15
CAN C34 V03 C18
CANDLE C28 C18 V02 C22
CANDLE C37 V07 C18
CARRY V11 C37
CLAP C28 C18 V02 C22
GLASS C33 V06 • C22 V02 C35
GRAND C16 V01 • C38 V05 C34 C18
GRAND C19 V11 • C18 V15
GRAND C20 V07 C37 C19
GRAND C24 V11 • C27 V15
GRAND C28 V04 C34
GRAND C28 C18 V01 C34 C19
GRAND C33 V01 • C28 C18 V15
GRAND C33 V04 • C27 V15
GRASS C32 V03 • C16 V15
HAM C17 V15 • C23 V15
HAND V13 C18
HAND C17 V12 C22
HAND C22 V04 C24
HAND C23 V04 C34
HAND C28 C18 V01 C34 C19
HAND C33 V06 C19
PAN C22 V06 C22
PASS C16 V08 C38 C18
PASS C17 V12 C22
PASS C22 V10
RATTLE C18 C38 V01 C16
RATTLE C38 C34 V06 C22
SAND C28 C18 V08 C34
SAND C37 V03 C18
STAND V03 C24
STAND V13 C18
STAND C16 V07 C16
STAND C16 V14 C34 C18
STAND C17 V07
TAG V04 • C37 V03 C35
TAP C38 V12 C18
TASK C33 V01 • C28 C18 V15
TAX C16 C06 • V15
TAXI C22 V01 C17
~~~ V02/I/ ~~~
DISH C16 V01 C34
DISH C22 C37 V03 C26
DISH C36 V11 • C18 V15
DISH C36 V11 • C30 V15
DISK C19 C38 V07 C25
FISH V07
FISH C16 V05 C34 C19
FISH C17 V08 C37
FISH C18 V06 C37
FISH C32 V12 C22
FISH C34 V05 C18
HIM C28 V05 C37 C24
IN C28 V07 C19
IT C18 V06 C22
IT C28 V05 C37 C24
PICK V04 C16
PIN C28 C18 C38 V07 C16
PIN C32 V08 C37
PIN C32~C36 V10 C37
RIVER C17 V01 C35 C22
SILVER C24 V08 C37 C19
SILVER C28 C33 V02 C26
SPILL C36 V06
WITH V13 C18
~~~ V03/O/ ~~~
BODY C23 V11 C38 C19
BODY C36 V15 C22
COMMON C16 C37 V06 C28
COMMON C36 V05 C37 C26
CROSS V08 • C25 V15
CROSS C17 V08
CROSS C17 C38 V10 C19
CROSS C22 V04 C18
CROSS C36 V11 C22
DOG C36 V12 C19
LONG C32 V01 C34 C19
LONG C32 V13 C28
MOTH C17 V11 C37
POP C22 V08 C38 C34
SOFT C17 V11 C37
SOFT C36 V06 C38
STOCK C38 V09 C33
STOP C37 V07 C18
STRONG C32 V08 C37 C19
~~~ V04/U/ ~~~
UNDER V04 • C20 V10 • C25 V15
UNDER V06 C21
UNDER V11 C38 C33
UNDER C17 V05 • C37 V10
UNDER C17 V15 C19
UNDER C19 V03 C23
UNDER C20 V11 C38 C21
UNDER C22 V04 C18
UNDER C22 V04 • C25 V15
UNDER C22 V15 • V05 C34 C18
UNDER C22 C37 V08 C27 C29
UNDER C23 C38 V13 C34 C19
UNDER C24 V12 C18
UP V03 C34
UP V05 C34 C19
UP C17 V10 C18
UP C17 C38 V02 C35 • V02 C35
UP C18 V06 C22
UP C18 V07 C18
UP C18 V07 C33
UP C18 V15 C34
UP C19 V06 C18
UP C19 V07 C37
UP C22 V04 • C33 V02 C35
UP C22 V10 C16
UP C23 C38 V06 C19
UP C26 C38 V04 C28 C18
UP C28 V07 C19
UP C28 C18 V06 C21
UP C28 C18 V06 C18
UP C28 C18 V06 C38 C29
UP C28 C18 V11 C38 C18
UP C28 C18 C38 V10 C33
UP C30 V03 C18
UP C32 V02 C37
UP C32 V05 C37 C19
UP C32 V08 C37 C19
UP C32 V10 C25
UP C36 V07 C34 C19
UP C37 V01 C34 C19
UP C37 V02 C24 C18
UP C37 V08 C19
UP C38 V07 C18
UP C38 V07 • C29 V02 C35
UP C38 V08 C38
UP C38 V12 C18
UPPER C22 V04 C18
UPPER C22 V06 C28
UPPER C22 C37 V01 C28
UPPER C33 V08 C28 C18
BUTTER C22 V04 C16
BUTTER C24 C37 V07
BUTTER C28 C22 V03 C20
BUTTER C33 V02 C37 C22
BUTTER C34 V04 C18
CUP 37 V02 C35 C22
DUCK C16 V02 C37
DUCK C17 V02 C37
GUM C17 V11 C37
SLUM C37 V08 C38 C19
SUN C17 V06 C22 C18
SUN C17 V06 C27
SUN C19 V13 C34
SUN C24 V02 C30
SUN C24 C37 V13 • V15
SUN C28 V05 C18
SUN C37 V02 C18
SUN C38 V12 C24
THUNDER C17 V08 C37 C18
THUNDER C28 C18 V08 C38 C33
~~~ V04/A/ ~~~
ABOVE C17 V08 C38 C19
ALONG C28 V07 C19
WHAT V05 • C25 V15
WHAT C34 V03 C19
~~~ V04/O/ ~~~
HONEY C17 V10
HONEY C19 V09
HONEY C22 V08 C33
HONEY C28 V04 • C22 V04~C37
HONEY C33 V09 C34
~~~ V04/O_E/ ~~~
COME C17 V01 C22
COME C19 V13 C34
ONE C18 V07 C33
ONE C28 V05 C37 C24
SOME C16 C37 V06 C28
SOME C17 V04 • C19 V10
SOME C18 V07 C33 C29
SOME C19 V06
SOME C26 V02 C35
SOME C32 V13
SOME C32~C36 V04 C18
SOME C32~C36 V06 C38
SOME C36 V04 C34
~~~ V04/OU/ ~~~
TOUCH C19 V13 C34
~~~ V05/E/ ~~~
EVERY C26 V02 C35
BED C22 C37 V08 C27 C29
BED C32 V05 C19
BED C38 V03 C22
BED C38 V08 C37
BED C38 V09 C33
BELL C17 V03 • C18 V04 C33
BELL C17 V14
BELL C32 V03 C16
JELLY C24 V02 C30
JET C16 V08 C38 C18
JET C37 V07 • C34 V15
PEPPER C33 V02 C34 C18
SET C17 V01 C22
STEP C28 V01 C22
TELL C18 V06 C37
TEN C24 V08 C37 C19
TENDER C24 V12 C18
TEXT C17 V12 C22
THEM C28 V05 C37 C25 C29
~~~ V05/E_E/ ~~~
ELSE C32~C36 V06 C38
~~~ V05/EA/ ~~~
DEAD C37 V07 C34
HEAD V06 C22
HEAD C19 C38 V05 C28
HEAD C37 V07 C18
HEAD C37 V07 C34
WEATHER C16 C38 V09 C24
WEATHER C33 V01 C34
~~~ V05/A/ ~~~
ANY C16 C37 V06 C28
ANY C17 V04 • C19 V10
ANY C18 V07 C33
ANY C32 V13
ANY C32~C36 V06 C38
ANY C33 V08 C38
ANY C36 V04 C34
ANY C36 V06
~~~ V06/A_E/ ~~~
BASE C17 V11 C37
CARE C18 V06 • C22 V15
CARE C24 C38 V10
CARE C36 V08 C38 C34
CAVE C33 V01 C34
PACE C33 V06 • C22 V15
SALES C22 C37 V15 C22
SCAPE C23 V08 C18
SKATE C17 V08 C38 C19
SNAKE C28 C22 V02 C34
SPACE C36 V11 C22
STAGE C32 V01 C34 C19
TAKE V03 C24
TAKE V08 • C25 V15
TAKE V13 C18
TALE C17 V06 • C38 V15
TALE C18 V05 • C37 V15
TAPE C36 V15 C33
WARE C32 V13 C28
WASTE C16 V06 • C16 V15
WASTE C17 V01 C28 • C22 V05 C18
WASTE C36 V11 • C18 V15
WASTE C37 V01 C34 C19
~~~ V06/A/ ~~~
BABY C28 V02 • C18 V15
SANDY C28 V07 C19
TABLE C18 V03 C16
TABLE C22 C37 V03 C26
TABLE C28 C16 V09 C34
TABLE C36 V06 C38
~~~ V06/AI/ ~~~
AIR C16 V08 C38 C18
AIR C16 C37 V06 C34
AIR C18 V07 C33
AIR C22 C38 V01 C24 C18
AIR C24 V10 C37 C19
AIR C37 V02 C24 V18
AIR C37 V07 C34
BRAIN C19 C38 V06 C34
BRAIN C28 C18 V08 C38 C33
BRAIN C36 V11 C30
DAIRY C33 V06 C19
DAISY C32~C36 V10 C37
MAIN C37 V01 C34 C19
MAIN C37 V07 C34
RAIN C17 V08
RAIN C19 C38 V03 C16
RAIN C20 V05 C22
RAIN C22 V08 C18
RAIN C28 C18 V08 C38 C33
RAIL C36 V06
RAIL C38 V08 C19
SAIL C17 V08 C18
TAIL C23 V08 C18
TAIL C28 C16 V02 C34
TAIL C37 V07 C18
WAIST C37 V07 C34
~~~ V06/AY/ ~~~
DAY C17 C38 V06 C22
DAY C18 V07 C33
DAY C18 V12 C22
DAY C19 C38 V10 C33
DAY C37 V07 C18
PLAY C17 V01 C22
PLAY C26 V02 C35
PLAY C32 V13 C28
~~~ V07/I_E/ ~~~
FIRE V11 C38 C33
FIRE C16 C38 V09 C24
FIRE C17 V03 C33
FIRE C17 V08 C18
FIRE C17 V11 C37
FIRE C17 C38 V06 C22
FIRE C22 C38 V01 • C22 V15
FIRE C24 V07 • C18 V15
FIRE C24 C37 V07 C29
FIRE C32 V13 C28
FIRE C36 V15 C22 C28
FIRE C37 V07 C22
LIFE C17 V08 C18
LIFE C17 C37 V12 C19
LIFE C18 V07 C33
LIFE C23 V11 C38 C19
LIFE C28 V06 • C25 V15
LIFE C36 V15 C22
LIFE C37 V03 C35
LIFE C37 V07 C34
LIME C28 C18 V08 C34
SIDE C17 V15 C34 C29
SIDE C22 V02 C22
SIDE C30 V08
SIDE C36 V11 C22
TIME C18 V06 • C17 V04~C37
TIME C22 V10 • C16 V15
TIME C28 V06 • C25 V15
TIME C30 V06 C38
WHITE C22 V01 C16
WHITE C24 V02 C30
WHITE C36 V11 C30
WHITE C36 V11 C37
WIDE C28 C16 C38 V05 C19
~~~ V07/IGH/ ~~~
HIGH C20 V06 C38
HIGH C36 V06
HIGH C37 V01 C34 C19
NIGHT C37 V07 C18
~~~ V07/EYE/ ~~~
EYE C17 V11 C37 C29
EYE C22 V01 • C20 V02 C35
EYE C23 C37 V01 • C28 V05 C29
EYE C28 V07 C18
EYE C36 V02 C18 • C34 V05 C28
EYE C37 V01 • C30 V05 C29
EYE C37 V02 C19
~~~ V07/Y/ ~~~
BY C16 V01 C28
SKY C28 C22 C38 V06 • C16 V15
SKY C37 V07 C18
SKY C37 V11 C38 C22
~~~V08/O_E/ ~~~
FORE V11 C38 C33
FORE C17 V06 C38
FORE C22 V01 C28 C18
FORE C22 C37 V08 C29
FORE C22 C37 V08 • C31 V15
FORE C24 V02 C35 • C23 V15
FORE C24 V11 • C27 V15
FORE C28 V07 C18
FORE C28 V10
FORE C32 V01 C34 C19
FORE C32 V05 C19
FORE C33 V01 C34
FORE C37 V05 C23
HOME C18 V13 C34
HOME C33 V06 C19
HORSE C16 V13 • V15
HORSE C17 V01 C22
HORSE C24 C37 V07
HORSE C32 V06 C38
MORE V08 • C25 V15
NOTE C17 V12 C22
NOTE C36 V15 • C27 V10
STONE C36 V11 C37
STORE C38 V12 C33
~~~ V08/O/ ~~~
OVER C22 V08 C18
OVER C24 C37 V08
OVER C37 V01 C34 C19
BOLD C24 V06 C28
CORN C33 V10 C37
FORK C37 V02 C24 C18
FORT C34 V07 C18
NO C17 V04 • C19 V10
NO C32~C36 V06 C38
NORTH V10 C28 C18
NORTH C36 V05 C28 C18
PONY C18 V06 C37
SHORT C17 C38 V05 C19
~~~ V08/OU/ ~~~
COURT C32 V13 C28
COURT C39 V11 C38 C19
~~~ V08/OW/ ~~~
SHOW V03 C24
SHOW C16 C37 V06 C28
SLOW C19 V13 C34
SNOW C17 V01 C35 C22
SNOW C17 V11 37
SNOW C17 V15 C19
SNOW C19 C38 V02 C24 C18
SNOW C30 V04 • C25 V05 C37
SHOW C33 V06 • C22 V15
SHOW C37 V06 C28
THROW V04 • C36 V06
THROW C17 V01 C22
~~~ V08/A/ ~~~
WAR C16 V01 C26
WARM C17 C37 V12 C19
~~~ V09/U_E/ ~~~
LUKE C36 V08 C33
~~~ V09/U/ ~~~
SUPER V10 • C23 V08
SUPER C16 V13 • V15
SUPER C18 V01 C35 • C22 V15
SUPER C20 V11 C38 C21
SUPER C22 V09 C37
SUPER C22 V11 C38 • C23 V08
SUPER C24 V07 C34
SUPER C28 C18 V11 C38
SUPER C28 C18 C38 V03 C35
SUPER C28 C22 C38 V02 C16 C18
SUPER C32 V07 • C36 V06
SUPER C32 V10 • C38 V08
SUPER C33 V01 C34
SUPER C33 V11 C38 • C22 V05 C18
SUPER C34 V01 • C20 V15 • V04 C37
SUPER C36 V05 • C16 V04 C34
SUPER C36 V12 • C33 V01 C34
~~~ V09/UE/ ~~~
BLUE C16 C38 V02 C34 C18
BLUE C17 V05 C37
BLUE C17 V05 • C38 V10
BLUE C17 V15 C19
BLUE C23 C38 V01 C28
BLUE C24 V02 C30
~~~ V09/EW/ ~~~
NEW C24 V13 C34 C19
NEWS C16 V06 • C16 V15
NEWS C16 C38 V02 C34 C18
NEWS C17 V14
NEWS C17 C38 V06 C22
NEWS C22 V01 • C28 C18 V15
NEWS C28 C18 V01 C34 C19
NEWS C33 V01 C34
NEWS C36 V15 • C27 V10
NEWS C38 V09 C33
~~~ V09/OO/ ~~~
BOOT C28 C18 C38 V01 C16
HOOK V04 C16
MOON C17 V10 C33
MOON C28 V18 C38 V04 C22
MOON C28 C22 V06 C16
MOON C30 V07 C34
MOON C36 V11 C22
MOON C37 V07 C18
SCHOOL C17 V04 C28
SCHOOL C17 V12 C22
SCHOOL C17 V14
SCHOOL C32 V13 C28
SCHOOL C36 V15 C22
TOOTH C16 V02 C22
TOOTH C16 V06 C28 C18
~~~ V10/EE/ ~~~
SHEEP C28 C22 V02 C34
SWEET C32 V11 C38 C18
TEEN V06 C21
WEEK V05 C34 C19
WEEK C19 V06
WEEK C34 V07 C18
WHEEL C17 V05 • C38 V08
WHEEL C17 V06 C28
WHEEL C20 V06 C38
WHEEL C32 V13 C28
~~~ V10/EE_E/ ~~~
CHEESE C17 V15 • C23 V15
CHEESE C22 V06 C22
~~~ V10/E_E/ ~~~
HERE V01 C24 • C18 V15
HERE V02 C34
HERE C17 V07
~~~ V10/EA/ ~~~
BEACH C22 V08 C33
DREAM C18 V10 C33
MEAN C18 V07 C33
MEAN C32~C36 V07 C37
NEAR C17 V07
SEA C30 V08 C38
STEAM C17 V08 C18
STEAM C30 V02 C16
TEA C16 V03 C18
TEA C22 V04 C16
TEA C28 C16 V09 C34
TEAM C33 V06 C18
TEAM C36 V15 C22
~~~ V10/EY/ ~~~
KEY C16 V01 C19
KEY C16 V04 C34 C20
KEY C17 V08 C38 C19
KEY C28 C18 V08 C34
KEY C28 C18 C38 V08 C22
KEY C32 V08 C37
KEY C34 V08 C18
KEY C36 V06
KEY C36 V15 C19
~~~ V11/A/ ~~~
ALL V08 • C25 V15
ALL C28 C16 V07 C28
BALL C16 V11 C38 C22
BALL C38 V09 C33
CAR C16 V08 C38 C18
CAR C16 V09 C37
CAR C24 V06 C38
CAR C28 V02 C22
CAR C32 V03 C16
CAR C37 V08 C19
CARD C17 V08 C38 C19
CARPET C17 V01 C23
CART C32~C36 V10 C37
FATHER C37 V01 C34 C19
SHARP C30 V09 • C18 V15
STAR C24 V02 C30
WALK C36 V06
WALL C16 V06 • C16 V15
WASH C17 V08 C37
WASH C18 V04 C17
WASH C22 C37 V03 C26
WASH C28 C18 V01 C34 C19
WASH C38 V09 C33
WATCH C18 V13 • V15
WATCH C19 V03 C23
WATCH C33 V06 • C22 V15
WATCH C36 V15 C19
WATER C16 C38 V09 C24
WATER C17 V06 C28
WATER C22 C38 V01 C24 C18
WATER C24 V11 C37
WATER C30 V05 C19
WATER C33 V05 • C37 V04 C34
WATER C33 V11 C38 C22
WATER C36 V06
WATER C37 V07 C34
~~~ V11/AU_E/ ~~~
SAUCE C16 V01 C34
~~~ V11/AW/ ~~~
DRAW C17 C38 V02 C21
~~~ V12/OO/ ~~~
BOOK V05 C34 C19
BOOK C22 V06 C28
BOOK C28 V05 • C37 V15
BOOK C28 C18 V08 C38
BOOK C30 V05 C37 C24
BOOK C33 V08 • C17 V02 C37
BOOK C34 V12 C22
BOOK C36 V15 C33
FOOT C16 C38 V02 C34 C18 C28
FOOT C17 V11 C37
FOOT C32 V02 C37
FOOT C34 V08 C18
FOOT C37 V03 • C22 V15
FOOT C37 V07 C18 C28
FOOT C38 V05 C28 C18
GOOD C17 V07
HOOK C36 V15 C33
WOOD C30 V03 C16
~~~ V13/OW/ ~~~
DOWN C18 V13 C34
HOW V05 • C25 V15
~~~ V13/OU/ ~~~
ROUND V04 • C17 V13 C18
SOUND C16 C38 V09 C24
SOUTH V10 C28 C18
SOUTH C36 V05 C28 C18
~~~ V13/OU_E/ ~~~
HOUSE C17 V08 C18
HOUSE C22 V10 • C16 V15
HOUSE C32 V08 C37 C19
~~~ V14/OI_E/ ~~~
NOISE C33 V06 • C22 V15
~~~ V14/OY/ ~~~
SOY C17 V10 C34
SOY C28 V14
~~~ V15/EAR/ ~~~
EARTH C22+C36 V06 C22
EARTH C36 V15 C33
~~~ V15/ER/ ~~~
HER C28 V05 C37 C24
~~~ V15/UR/ ~~~
TURN V03 C24
TURN V04 • C17 V13 C18
TURN V04 • C38 V13 C34 C19
TURN C16 V04 • C22 V04~C37
TURN C19 V13 C34
TURN C22 V08 C18
TURN C22 V10
HOMEROOM reports that almost 5 million students in the U.S. are English learners (9%). Spanish-speaking students might enjoy this language lesson during the holiday season.
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa (home),
Not a creature was stirring –
Caramba! (Damn it!) Que pasa? (What up?)
Los ninos (the children) were tucked away in their camas (beds),
Some in long underwear, some in pajamas.
While hanging the stocking with mucho cuidado (great care)
in hopes that old Santa would feel obligado (obligated)
to bring all children, both buenos (good) and malos (bad),
A nice batch of dulces (sweets) and other regalos (gifts).
Outside in the yard there arose such a grito (shout)
That I jumped to my feet like a frightened cabrito (kid).
I ran to the window and looked afuera (out),
And who in the world do you think that era (it was)?
Saint Nick in a sleigh and a big red sombrero (hat)
Came dashing along like a crazy bombero (firefighter).
And pulling his sleigh, instead of venados (deer),
Were eight little burros (donkeys) approaching volados (by flying).
I watched as they came and this quaint little hombre (man)
Was shouting and whistling and calling by nombre (name:
“Ay (Oh) Pancho, ay Pepe, ay Cuco, ay Berto,
Ay Chato, ay Chopo, Macuco, y Nieto!”
Then standing erect with hands on his pecho (chest)
He flew to the top of our very own techo (ceiling).
With his round little belly like a bowl of jalea (jelly),
He struggled to squeeze down our old chimenea (chimney).
Then huffing and puffing, at last in our sala (room),
With soot smeared all over his red suit de gala (party clothes),
He filled all the stockings with lovely regalos (gifts) –
For none of the ninos (chidren) had been very malos (bad).
Then chuckling aloud, seeming very contento (happy),
He turned like a flash and was gone like the viento (wind).
And I heard him exclaim, and this is veridad (true),
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND FELIZ NAVIDAD!
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(V04)
V05 –or – V06/e/ era, de, que, pecho, Pepe, Berto, Feliz, techo, regalos, venados, veridad
(V07)
V08/o/obligado, los, Chopo, hombre, nombre, bombero, contento, sombrero, volados
V09/u/ burro, Cuco, buenos, dulces, mucho, cuidado
V09/ui/ suit
V10/i/ grito, ninos, Nieto, viento, chimenea
V11/a/ ay, afuera, Chato, camas, casa, pasa, gala, Pancho, malos, salsa, cabrito, caramba, jalea, Macuco, Navidad
(V12)
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(V15)
Could I practice bold virtue in every thought, my joys would surely multiply. The further I go, the less I know; somehow there is always MORE to explore.
V01/a/ practice
V02/i/ in, is
V03/ough/ thought
V04/u/ multiply
V04/e/ the
V04/o_e/ some, somehow
V05/e/ every, explore, less
V06/ay/ may
V06/e_e/ there
V07/i/ I
V07/y/ my
V08/o_e/ more
V08/o/ go, bold
V08/ow/ know
V09/o/ to
V10/e/ because
V11/a/ always
V12/ou/ could, would
V13/ow/ how
V14/oy/ joy(s)
V15/ir/ virtue
V15/ur/ further
V15/ure/ surely
[A] PHONOLOGICAL ACUITY :: Use WA’s Sound Map. Differentiate. Articulate. Blend speech sounds. Rhyme.
[B] CONCEPTS OF PRINT :: Spell-out speech sounds. Say letter names. Craft letter shapes. Use left-to-right directionality. Credit author/illustrator. Examine book parts.
[C] READING READINESS :: Pronounce and spell vocabulary-to-be-read. Use WA’s *CloudSpelling* and Word Lists for Literature Mastery. Notice roots. Notice affixes.
[D] READ TO DISCOVER :: Visualize. Predict. Make connections. Clarify. Summarize. Fluently intone an author’s message with appropriate emphasis.
[E] SHARE INSIGHTS :: Think critically. Dare to inquire more deeply. Discuss. Debate. Enjoy!
