Unit 1 Letter formation (a-z) Alphabetical order Letter names, keywords and sounds: short vowels, consonants
Unit 2 Blending and reading three-sound short vowel words Segmenting and spelling three-sound short vowel words Phonemic awareness skills: sound manipulation (initial, final, medial) Sentence dictation procedures: Capitalization, period, word spacing Sentence proofreading procedures Sample words: cat, sip, log, fox
Trick Words: the of and
Unit 3 Concept of consonant digraph, keyword and sounds: sh, ch, th, wh, ck Spelling of ck at the end of words Sentence dictation procedures: question mark Sample words: hill, puff, chop, sock
Trick Words: to a was is he for as his has
Unit 4 “Bonus” letter spelling rule-ff, ll, ss and sometimes zz Glued sounds: all Sample words: hill, puff, bill, miss, call
Trick Words: you we I they one said
Unit 5 Glued sounds: am, an Sample words: ham, can, fan
Trick Words: from or have
Unit 6 Baseword and suffix with the suffix -s
Trick Words: were her put there what she been by who
Unit 7 Glued sounds: ang ,ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk Blending and reading words with ng and nk Segmenting and spelling words with ng and nk Sample words: bang, bank, pink
Trick Words: out so are two about into only other new
Unit 8 Blending and reading words with four sounds (+suffix-s) Segmenting and spelling words with four sounds (+suffix-s) Sample words: bump, stash, bled, past, steps
Trick Words: some could want say do first any my now
Unit 9 Teach the concept of closed syllable Sample words: kit, slip, stash
Trick Words: our over come would after also
What is a closed syllable?
Closed Syllable 1 This syllable can only have one vowel. 2 The vowel is followed by one or more consonants (closed in). 3 The vowel sound is short, marked with a breve 4 This syllable can be combined with other syllables to make multisyllabic words.
Unit 10 Blending and reading words with five sounds (+ suffix –s) Segmenting and spelling words with five sounds (+ suffix-s) Words with suffix –s used as action words vs. plurals Sample words: Stump, clasp, strap
Trick Words: many before called how your down should because each
Unit 11 Concept of syllable Compound words Syllable division rules for closed syllables: compound words between two vowels Sample words: catnip, publish
Trick Words: people Mr. Mrs. years says little good very own
Unit 12 Adding –s, -es, suffix to unchanging basewords with closed syllables Sample words: bumps, steps, wishes, lunches
Trick Words: see work between both being under
Unit 13 Adding –ed, -ing suffixes to unchanging basewords with closed syllables Sample words: wishing, rented, slashing, blended
Trick Words: never another day words look through
Unit 14 Long vowel sounds for vowel-consonant-e Sample words: stove, hope, caves
Trick Words: friend around circle does nothing write none color month
Vowel-Consonant-e Syllable 1 This syllable has a vowel, then a consonant, then an e. 2 The first vowel has a long sound, marked with a macron 3 The e is silent. 4 This syllable can be combined with other syllables to make multisyllabic words.