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Here is an educational product called\u00a0READY TO READ – COMPLETE SYSTEM<\/b>\u00a0for Ages 3+.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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Was this a bargain for the parents who bought it or not? \u00a0Advertising and actual contents don\u2019t always match. \u00a0My analysis yields both \u201cthumbs-up” and “thumbs-down\u201d as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HEAR THE PAGE<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs up for these read-alouds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HEAR THE WORD<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs up for vocabulary pronunciations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SOUND-OUT THE WORD<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs\u00a0waaaaay<\/i>\u00a0down for explicit sound-parsing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SPELL THE WORD<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs down for sound-letter correspondences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LOOK AND FIND<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs up for this game technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WORD PLAY<\/b>\u00a0– \u00a0Thumbs up for learning fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HEAR THE MUSIC<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs up for music, always.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SING ALONG<\/b>\u00a0– Thumbs\u00a0waaaaay<\/i>\u00a0up, if kids will actually sing along.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Remember: \u00a0Good orange juice can\u2019t come from bad oranges.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0actually\u00a0<\/i>setting yourself up for later remediation costs. \u00a0Here are my complaints:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1)\u00a0 This program\u2019s \u201cSound-out the word\u201d feature has the status-quo bias towards visual input (ABCs) rather than auditory input (speech sounds), which includes several errors. \u00a0For starters, children don\u2019t HEAR letters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2)\u00a0 This program creates letter-sound ambiguity, but a simple remedy (as shown in **new instructions**) is to say the word \u201cLetter” before each letter name. \u00a0Example: \u00a0Letter \/I\/. \u00a0There can be no confusion about sound-alike concepts: \u00a0\/I\/-eye;<\/i>\u00a0\/O\/-oh;<\/i>\u00a0\/P\/-pea;<\/i>\u00a0\/T\/-tea;\u00a0<\/i>and \/U\/-you;<\/i>\u00a0etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3)\u00a0 This program distorts the pronunciation of all consonants by adding \u201c\u2013uhh\u201d to the basic sound, as in \u2018puhh\u2019 – \u2018buhh\u2019 – \u2018tuhh\u2019 – \u2018duhh\u2019 – \u2018chuhh\u2019 – \u2018juhh\u2019 – \u2018cuhh\u2019 – \u2018guhh\u2019 – etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4)\u00a0 This program uses a Letters-to-Sounds approach, defaulting to conventional phonics names for vowel sound-units:\u00a0 Short Vowel-A or Short-A Sound [V01]\u00a0animal<\/i>; Long Vowel-A or Long-A Sound [V06]\u00a0ace<\/i>; Soft-C [C28]\u00a0city<\/i>; Hard-C [C22]\u00a0cat<\/i>; Soft-G [C21]\u00a0giraffe<\/i>; Hard-G [C23]\u00a0goose<\/i>, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5)\u00a0 This program fails to make a proper distinction between [V09]\u00a0juice\/glue<\/i>\u00a0and [C39+V09]\u00a0cube\/use\/uniform<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6) \u00a0This program wrongly calls the following sounds \u201cblends\u201d:\u00a0 \/sh\/shirt<\/i>, \/ch\/chin<\/i>, \/th\/these<\/i>,\u00a0theater<\/i>; \/wh\/who<\/i>, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alphabet<\/span>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 READY TO READ\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 ISBN 978-1-4508-2066-0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Notice **new instructions** which differentiate letters and sounds.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A, B, C, D, E, F >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the red letters to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Apple<\/i>\u00a0starts with Letter \/A\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the letter that comes right after Letter \/D\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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G, H, I, J, K<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the red letters to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the green Letter \/I\/**\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>vs. Find the green eye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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L, M, N, O, P >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the red letters to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**<\/i>Find the green Letter \/O\/**\u00a0 vs. Find the green oh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the green Letter \/P\/**\u00a0 vs. Find the green pee\/pea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Q, R, S, T, U >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cFind the match.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**The first sound in\u00a0train<\/i>\u00a0is spelled Letter \/T\/**\u00a0 vs.\u00a0\u00a0Train<\/i>\u00a0starts with tea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**The first sound in\u00a0umbrella<\/i>\u00a0is spelled Letter \/U\/**\u00a0 vs.\u00a0\u00a0Umbrella<\/i>\u00a0starts with you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V, W, X, Y, Z >><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTouch the red letters to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the orange Letter \/V\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A to Z >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch each letter of the alphabet in order.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What comes next? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a picture to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the letter that spells the first sound in\u00a0apple**<\/i>\u00a0 vs.\u00a0 Find the letter that starts the word\u00a0apple.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the letter that spells the first sound in\u00a0fish<\/i>…\u00a0hat<\/i>…\u00a0kite<\/i>…** etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Balloon, Balloon\/ Family Reunion\/ Ice Cream\/ Lock and Key >><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the matching lowercase Letter \/a\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**This is the uppercase Letter \/E\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**This is the lowercase Letter \/j\/**\u00a0\u00a0vs.\u00a0 This is the lowercase jay?<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Make a Match >><\/b>\u00a0\u201cWhat other picture starts with ___?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**The first sound\u00a0 in\u00a0monkey\u00a0<\/i>is spelled Letter \/M\/.\u00a0 Find the picture that shows lowercase Letter \/m\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Time to Paint >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a paint can to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**This is uppercase Letter \/P\/.\u00a0 Find the lowercase Letter \/p\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tic-Tac-Toe >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind the blue\u00a0s<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Find the blue Letter \/s\/.\u00a0 Find the picture of a salad.\u00a0 The first sound in\u00a0salad<\/i>\u00a0is spelled Letter \/s\/.**<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**This is the uppercase Letter \/A\/.\u00a0 This is the lowercase Letter \/m\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Time to Pack! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cThings that start with\u00a0v<\/i>\u00a0go in the van.\u00a0 Find two things that go in the van.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Van.\u00a0 The first sound in\u00a0van<\/i>\u00a0is spelled Letter \/v\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Whale.\u00a0 The first sound in\u00a0whale<\/i>\u00a0is not spelled Letter \/w\/.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Driving the Alphabet >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cFind the matching lowercase letter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Letter \/X\/.\u00a0 Find the matching lowercase Letter \/x\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letter Scramble >><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch an uppercase letter to play.\u00a0 Find the matching lowercase letter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Letter \/D\/.\u00a0 Find the matching lowercase Letter \/d\/.**<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lowercase Letter Train >><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch a circle on the train.\u00a0 Then touch a letter that goes in the circle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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**Letter \/a\/.\u00a0 Letter \/b\/.\u00a0 Letter \/c\/.**\u00a0 etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhyming Words<\/span>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 READY TO READ\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 ISBN 978-1-4508-2063-9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These are guessing games if the child can\u2019t already read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhyming<\/b>\u00a0Pictures >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the first picture in each row, then find the picture that rhymes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhyme Time-<\/b>1\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTouch the first picture in each row, then find the picture that rhymes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFlag and bag rhyme\u201d is garbled and sounds like \u201cFlag it bag rye.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201c10\u201d sounds like \u201cTed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhyme Time-2<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u201cFind the ___.\u00a0 Find the picture that rhymes with ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhyme or Not? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201c___, ___, ___.\u00a0 Which word doesn\u2019t rhyme?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhyme Me a Poem >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind the ___.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tips for sounding-it out:\u00a0 Short Vowel-A, Short Vowel-I, Short Vowel-O, Short Vowel-U,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Long Vowel-A, Long Vowel-E, Long Vowel-I, Long Vowel-O; Silent-e rule; \/th\/-blend;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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plus all individual sounds have an extra \u2018\u2013uhh\u2019 as in \u2018muhh-sound\u2019 – \u2018buhh-sound\u2019 – \u2018luhh-sound\u2019 –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018nuhh-sound\u2019 – \u2018huhh-sound\u2019 – \u2018cuhh-sound\u2019 – \u2018suhh-sound\u2019 – \u2018tuhh-sound\u2019 – etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Fat Cat >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind the ___.\u00a0 Find the letter that starts the word ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WordsAhead would say:\u00a0\u00a0Find the letter that spells the first sound in\u00a0rat<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Man Ran<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0>><\/b>\u201cTouch the picture to play.\u00a0 Touch the word that matches the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ted Men and a Head? (or so it sounds…) >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that finishes each riddle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Pet Is Wet >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that finishes each rhyme.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Pin Is Thin\/The Ring Is the Thing >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind each word in the story that uses ___ word-ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI am pretty.\u00a0 You wear me on your finger.\u00a0 I am a…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(answer) SWING.\u00a0 YES.\u00a0 You sit on a swing and it moves back and forth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cYou sit on me.\u00a0 You move me back and forth.\u00a0 I am a…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(answer) YES.\u00a0 A pretty thing you wear on your finger is a ring!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Cub in a Tub >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201c___.\u00a0 Which set of letters ends this word?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Don\u2019t Block the Clock >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind the picture, find the word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Sad Fad >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind all the keys with words that end in ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Stay and Play >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch each word that ends in ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Oh Well >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind each word in the story that uses the ___ word-ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(spoken) the shell fell in a well\u00a0 vs.\u00a0 (printed) fell into the well<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i>Tips for sounding-it out:\u00a0 \/sh\/-blend for the word\u00a0shell<\/i>; \/wh\/-blend for the word\u00a0who<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Word Switch >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cWhere should the ___ go to make the word ___?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Family Friends >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch two words that end in \/ock\/.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Consonants and Vowels<\/span>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 READY TO READ\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 ISBN 978-1-4508-2065-3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s That Sound?<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch a picture that begins with…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Distorted pronunciations:\u00a0 \u2018buhh\u2019 – \u2018cuhh\u2019 – \u2018duhh\u2019 – \u2018fuhh\u2019 – \u2018guhh\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sounds Tasty! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the letter you hear at the beginning of this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You won\u2019t HEAR letters; you SEE letters.\u00a0 Sounds are distorted by adding \u2018\u2013uhh\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Sound Match >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a picture that begins with…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Distorted pronunciations:\u00a0 \u2018puhh\u2019 – \u2018cuhh\u2019 – \u2018ruhh\u2019 – \u2018suhh\u2019 – \u2018tuhh\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Wonderful Sounds! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the letter you hear at the beginning of this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The first sounds in the word\u00a0x-ray\u00a0<\/i>aren\u2019t \/ks\/.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C Is for Cat and City >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch all the pictures that start with Soft-C.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Phonics terminology:\u00a0 Soft-C [C28]; Hard-C [C22]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ready, Set, Go!<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u201cWhat picture starts with the Soft-G sound?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Phonics terminology:\u00a0 Hard-G [C23]; Soft-G [C21]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letter Match >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a picture that begins with…\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018huhh\u2019 – \u2018puhh\u2019 – \u2018nuhh\u2019 – \u2018tuhh\u2019 – \u2018buhh\u2019 – \u2018guhh\u2019 – \u2018suhh\u2019 – \u2018zuhh\u2019… these are all distorted sounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Name That Sound!<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch the letter you hear at the beginning of this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Same of Different? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that begins with a different letter than the other two.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is a visual discrimination activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Short Vowel Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cWhich picture does not start with Short Vowel ___?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Auditory discrimination activities for [V01],\u00a0 [V05], [V02], [V03], [V04]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the River! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the words in the picture having short vowels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shhh!\u00a0 Silent Ee >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the letter that makes the long vowel-sound for this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V06\/a_e\/, V07\/i_e\/, V08\/o_e\/ \u00a0 How about \/ee_e\/\u00a0cheese<\/i>\u00a0or \/u_e\/\u00a0rule<\/i>\u00a0or \/oo_e\/\u00a0choose<\/i>, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Long Vowel Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch each picture that has the Long-__ sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Auditory discrimination activities for [V06], [V10], [V07], [V08]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Long Vowel Uu >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch all the pictures on the page that have the Long-U sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[V09]:\u00a0 juice, glue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[C39+V09]:\u00a0 cube, use, uniform<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Looking for Long Vowels >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch all the pictures on the page that have long vowels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[V06] cake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[V07] bike. dime<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[V08] robe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[V09] —<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[V10] seal, bee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Consonant Blends and More Vowels<\/span>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 READY TO READ\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 ISBN 978-1-4508-2064-6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shhh.\u00a0 Check It Out! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the consonant blend that begins this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Warning!\u00a0 \/sh\/ and \/ch\/\u00a0are not<\/span>\u00a0consonant blends!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A consistent error is that an extra \u201c\u2013uhh\u201d is added to all pronunciations:\u00a0 \u2018shuhh\u2019 and \u2018chuhh\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Love Those Shoes! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch nine words in the story that begin with\u00a0th<\/i>\u00a0\u2018thuhh\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sound distortion:\u00a0 \u2018thuhh\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The word\u00a0tried<\/i>\u00a0starts with a consonant blend spelled \/tr\/.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The word\u00a0are<\/i>\u00a0does not use the Short Vowel-O, but rather [V11].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks a Lot! >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch the word in the box that spells\u00a0theater<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0 (Say what?!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Let\u2019s Blend\/ Greasy Fries\/ Train Tracks\/ Have a Slice! >><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All have an extra \u201c\u2013uhh\u201d added to the pronunciations:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018cruhh\u2019 – \u2018bruhh\u2019 – \u2018druhh\u2019 – \u2018gruhh\u2019 – \u2018fruhh\u2019 – \u2018truhh\u2019 – \u2018pruhh\u2019 – \u2018sluhh\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blend Review >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the mailbox that has a word starting with ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This activity is about letter-matching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Balloon Blends >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the girl\u2019s shirt with the same consonant blend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another visual activity, matching graphemes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Snap to It!\/ Star Power\/ Be a Spy!\/ Ready, Set, Smile!\/ A String of Blends >><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letter-matching games for \u2018snuhh\u2019 – \u2018stuhh\u2019 – \u2018spuhh\u2019 – \u2018smuhh\u2019 – \u2018struhh\u2019 – \u2018spruhh\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet the Knight! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch six words in the story that begin with \/kn\/ \u2013 \u2018nuhh\u2019 .\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tips for sounding-out:\u00a0 Short Vowel-A, Short Vowel-I, Short Vowel-O, Short Vowel-U,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Long Vowel-A, Long Vowel-E, Long Vowel-I, Long Vowel-O<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blend Review >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the blend in the box that begins this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letter-matching for consonant blends.\u00a0 All are distorted with \u2018\u2013uhh\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Oooo La La! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the four words that have the [V09]-sound heard in\u00a0broom.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s a Cow! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the correct spelling of this word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is a guessing game! \u00a0 [V13]\u00a0 \u00a0 (Happily notice they didn\u2019t pronounce it \u2018ow-uhh\u2019.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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R In Charge >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch all fourteen words that have Letter \/r\/.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Let it Snow! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the six words that have the Long-O sound heard in\u00a0snow.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Compare [V08] and [V13], both spelled Letters \/ow\/.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Our House! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the five words that make the \/ou\/ [V13] sound heard in\u00a0cloud.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Notice \/ou_e\/ in\u00a0mouse<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Do Your Laundry! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the six words that make the \/au\/ [V11] sound heard in\u00a0laundry<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It isn\u2019t always the \/au\/ sound:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letters \/au\/\u00a0August<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i>Letters \/au_e\/\u00a0pause<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letters \/augh\/\u00a0daughter<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Notice the advantages of using the codes from WordsAhead\u2019s Sound Map.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Syllables and Sentences<\/span>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 READY TO READ\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 ISBN 978-1-4508-2061-5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My most positive evaluation for this book is to observe that pages contain colorful guessing-games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Keep on Track! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the two syllables that make up the word, in order.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WordsAhead divides the word\u00a0letter<\/i>:\u00a0 C37 V05 \u2022 C18 V15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How Many Syllables? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cFind the word with one syllable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Is It?<\/b>\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a picture, then find the noun it matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Day Trip<\/b>\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that completes the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s My Name? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the picture that goes with the proper noun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two Together<\/b>\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u201cFind the two words that make the compound word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More Than One >><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch a picture, then find the plural noun that matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More Than One\u2013Again >><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch the circle with the ending that makes it plural.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I Can Do It! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that completes each sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I Can Do It Again!<\/b>\u00a0>><\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch the verb in each sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Did You Do? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the past tense verb that completes the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Else Did You Do? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the past tense verb that completes the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To Be or Not To Be? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a sentence that says that one person is happy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pronoun Practice >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a picture, then match it to its pronoun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Let\u2019s Agree >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that completes each sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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No, No, No >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that completes each sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shorties >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the contraction made from\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0not<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sounds the Same >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a word to hear what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Look-Alikes >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the picture that matches the blue word in each sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Opposites >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cTouch a word or picture, then find its opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WordsAhead alleges that, even with the \u201csee-say\u201d strategy for new words,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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these lessons are irrelevant for 3-, 4- or 5-year-olds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sight Words<\/span>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 READY TO READ\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 ISBN 978-1-4508-2062-2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The monkey gives instructions and starts activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Words to Know >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cThe sight word\u00a0the<\/i>\u00a0is used four times in the story.\u00a0 Touch all four words.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tips for sounding-out words:\u00a0 [V04]; \u2018buhh\u2019 sound; \u2018huhh\u2019 sound; Short Vowel-A [V01];<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Short Vowel-O [V03]; \u2018puhh sound\u2019; \u2018huhh sound\u2019; \u2018tuhh sound\u2019; Long Vowel-E; \u2018fuhh sound\u2019;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And, Or, But >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word missing from the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This, That, These, Those >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cThe sight words\u00a0this, that, these<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0those<\/i>\u00a0are used six times in the story.\u00a0 Find all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sounding-out words:\u00a0 \u2018th\u2019 blend; Short Vowel-I [V02]; \u2018muhh sound\u2019; \u2018nuhh sound\u2019; \u2018huhh sound\u2019;\u00a0Short Vowel-O [V11]; \u2018puhh sound\u2019; Short Vowel-A [V01]; \u2018guhh sound\u2019; \u2018tuhh sound\u2019; \u2018wuhh sound\u2019;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018cuhh sound\u2019; \u2018buhh sound\u2019; \u2018ruhh sound\u2019; \u2018juhh sound\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At, To, In, On >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that fills in the blank.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For, From, Off, On >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word ___ in a sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With, By, Over, Into >><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cTouch the word missing from the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Is the Question? >><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cTouch the word ___ in a sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I, You, We >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word in the box that describes people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He, She, It, They >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word that takes the place of another word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My, Your, Her, His, Their >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word in the box that spells ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Comparing Words >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch a sentence to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Good, Better, Best >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word ___ in a sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some, Many, Most >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the comparing-word in the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Number Words >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cHow many grasshoppers?\u00a0 Touch the number word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Color Words >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cWhat color is the apple?\u00a0 Touch the word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Feeling Words >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the feeling word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Picture Words >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word missing from the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Action Words-1 >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the action word that goes with this picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Action Words-2 >>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThere is one action word in each sentence.\u00a0 Touch all four.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Naming Words >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word ___.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Find the Name! >><\/b>\u00a0 \u201cTouch the word ___.\u201d<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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