SOUND CITY READING
  • A Sequential Phonics Program
    • How To Navigate This Site
    • What Happened To The Old Site
    • Can I buy physical copies of the books?
    • Program Overview
  • Materials
    • Step Charts
    • Flow Charts
    • Overview Of All Of The Phonics Books
    • Level 1
    • Level 1. Learning The Alphabet Overview
    • Level 2. Exploring Sounds In Words Overview
    • Level 3. Short Vowels Overview
    • Level 4. Phonics Patterns Overview >
      • Phonetic Words And Stories, 1-8
      • Basic Phonics Patterns, 1-8
      • Basic Phonics Patterns Lesson Outline
      • Know The Phonetic Code, 1-3
      • Color-Coded Phonetic Lists
  • PDF Files
    • How To Work With PDF Files
    • Baseline Assessment PDF
    • Sequence Charts PDF
    • Sound Story PDF
    • Phonemic Awareness PDF
    • Manuscript Handwriting PDFs
    • Cursive Handwriting PDFs
    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet PDFs
    • Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words PDFs
    • Level 3 - Short Vowel PDFs
    • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Large Picture-Word Pages PDF
    • Flashcards PDF
    • Wall Charts PDF
    • Activities And Games PDF
    • Older PDF Files
  • Pictures
    • Sound Story Pictures
    • Keyword/Sound Chart Pictures
    • Level 1 And 2 Pictures
    • Level 3 Pictures
    • Level 4 Pictures
    • Consonant Blends
    • Level 5 Pictures
  • Audio
    • Sound Story Part 1 w/Borders
    • Sound Story Part 2 w/Borders
    • Individual Sound Pictures Part 1
    • Individual Sound Pictures Part 2
    • Individual Letter Sounds ABC Order
    • Individual Sounds - sh, th, ch, wh, ck, tch, ng, oi, oy, ou, ow
    • Sound Pictures And Letters Part 1
    • Learning The Alphabet And Exploring Sounds In Words Charts
    • Rhyming Short Vowel Sound Charts
    • Sound Blending Short U
    • Robot Game Short U
    • Mixed Short Vowel Sound Charts
    • Book 1 Sound Charts
    • Book 2 Sound Charts
  • Video
    • Sound Story Part 1 Videos
    • Robot Game a_e/safe
    • Advanced Sound Charts
  • Reading Street
    • Reading Street Stories
    • Reading Street Tests
    • Spelling Worksheets For Reading Street
    • Decoding Practice Pages To Use With Reading Street
    • Word Cards And Phonogram Cards
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Games

Other Sound City Reading materials used at all levels include large versions of the sound charts that are in the books to hang on the wall in a classroom, letter and phonogram flashcards, and games to help students remember the alphabet and phonogram sounds. Games vary from one level to the next and are designed to reinforce the alphabet letters and phonogram patterns taught at that level.
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Note: A phonogram is a written symbol that represents a sound.  Letters are phonograms, and letter patterns, such as sh, th, ee, igh, and oy are also phonograms.

Large Sound Charts To Place On The Wall

In this program, students review one or more of the sound charts daily.  This repetition helps students to remember the many letters and letter patterns they must learn.  The sounds charts are found at the beginning of each student's book.  Sound pictures from the sound story appear with the letters and patterns to show the correct sound.  In addition, some charts have key words and pictures.

While individual students are easily able to work with the sound charts in their books, it is very helpful to have larger versions of the charts to put on the wall when working with a whole class.  This way the teacher can use a long pointer to go from one pattern to the next.  Students watch and say the sounds in unison.  The wall charts can be used to introduce new patterns, review patterns, and point out patterns that students have forgotten so that they can remember them.
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Wall Charts
Another benefit of using wall charts is that students can use the wall charts independently as a reference while doing independent creative writing activities.  If they are not sure how to spell a particular sound in a word, they can look at the charts to see all the letter patterns that represent that sound.  For example, they can see that the oa, oe, o_e, ou, ow, old, oll, olt, and olk patterns can all represent the long o sound.  They may see and recognize the correct pattern, or at least they will see the possible options and have a better chance of choosing the correct one.

Flashcards

Sound cards are used daily to review the sound symbols that students have learned.  This time students must remember the sound or sounds for each symbol without the sound pictures.  The goal is for students to be able to say the sounds instantly when they see each card.  

The cards are numbered in the order in which they are studied.  This makes it easier for the teacher to find the correct cards to use for the daily review.  
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Games And Activities

At each level there are games which provide practice recognizing and saying the letter and phonogram sounds.  The games are designed to play in small groups under the supervision of the teacher.  Students who are not very interested in letters and sounds often love these games and become much more focused when playing.  

There are also a few activities that provide practice in various skills.  Students build letters with circles, lines, and curves in the Letter Shape activity.  Students match pictures to beginning sound letters in the Beginning Sound Picture Sort activity.  Students practice putting two sounds or more sounds together smoothly in the Letter Connections activities.  Students practice reading short vowel words in the Picture-Word Lotto file folder activities.  

​Not all of the games are pictured here.  See the list of games below.  Some games can be useful at more than one level.
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 Apple Alphabet Game
Use with the 
​Learning The Alphabet and
​Exploring Sounds In Words books.
Raspberry Game
Use with the
​Exploring Sound In Words books.

There is a different set for
​each short vowel.
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Caterpillar Game
Use with the
Phonics Patterns And Stories books, Basic Phonics Patterns books, and
Know The Phonetic Code books.
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There are one or more different sets for each book.  Each set reviews the most recent patterns taught.

Games To Use At The
Learning The Alphabet
​Level

Alphabet Lotto
Apple Alphabet
Apple Concentration
Letter Shapes
Beginning Sound Picture Sort
Games To Use At The
Exploring Sounds In Words
Level

Apple Alphabet
Apple Concentration
​Raspberry Game
Beginning Sound Picture Sort
Ending Sound Picture Sort
Games To Use At The
Short Vowel
Level

Apple Alphabet
Apple Concentration
Raspberry Game
Letter Connections 1
Picture-Word Lotto
Train Game

Games To Use At The 
Phonics Patterns
​Level

Train Game
Caterpillar Game
Letter Connections 2
​Truck Chart Game
​Long Vowel City

Games To Use At The
Advanced Phonics Patterns
Level

Treasure Chest Game
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Sound City Reading

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All Rights Reserved
Teachers, parents, tutors, and schools may download and print PDF files to use with the students they teach. Under no circumstances are they to make a profit from distributing the materials.
​Teaching videos are free to watch, and they may be downloaded for personal use, at home or in the classroom. 
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​You can contact me at kathjdavis@gmail.com.
  • A Sequential Phonics Program
    • How To Navigate This Site
    • What Happened To The Old Site
    • Can I buy physical copies of the books?
    • Program Overview
  • Materials
    • Step Charts
    • Flow Charts
    • Overview Of All Of The Phonics Books
    • Level 1
    • Level 1. Learning The Alphabet Overview
    • Level 2. Exploring Sounds In Words Overview
    • Level 3. Short Vowels Overview
    • Level 4. Phonics Patterns Overview >
      • Phonetic Words And Stories, 1-8
      • Basic Phonics Patterns, 1-8
      • Basic Phonics Patterns Lesson Outline
      • Know The Phonetic Code, 1-3
      • Color-Coded Phonetic Lists
  • PDF Files
    • How To Work With PDF Files
    • Baseline Assessment PDF
    • Sequence Charts PDF
    • Sound Story PDF
    • Phonemic Awareness PDF
    • Manuscript Handwriting PDFs
    • Cursive Handwriting PDFs
    • Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet PDFs
    • Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words PDFs
    • Level 3 - Short Vowel PDFs
    • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns PDFs
    • Large Picture-Word Pages PDF
    • Flashcards PDF
    • Wall Charts PDF
    • Activities And Games PDF
    • Older PDF Files
  • Pictures
    • Sound Story Pictures
    • Keyword/Sound Chart Pictures
    • Level 1 And 2 Pictures
    • Level 3 Pictures
    • Level 4 Pictures
    • Consonant Blends
    • Level 5 Pictures
  • Audio
    • Sound Story Part 1 w/Borders
    • Sound Story Part 2 w/Borders
    • Individual Sound Pictures Part 1
    • Individual Sound Pictures Part 2
    • Individual Letter Sounds ABC Order
    • Individual Sounds - sh, th, ch, wh, ck, tch, ng, oi, oy, ou, ow
    • Sound Pictures And Letters Part 1
    • Learning The Alphabet And Exploring Sounds In Words Charts
    • Rhyming Short Vowel Sound Charts
    • Sound Blending Short U
    • Robot Game Short U
    • Mixed Short Vowel Sound Charts
    • Book 1 Sound Charts
    • Book 2 Sound Charts
  • Video
    • Sound Story Part 1 Videos
    • Robot Game a_e/safe
    • Advanced Sound Charts
  • Reading Street
    • Reading Street Stories
    • Reading Street Tests
    • Spelling Worksheets For Reading Street
    • Decoding Practice Pages To Use With Reading Street
    • Word Cards And Phonogram Cards
  • Blog
    • Contact Me
    • Share Your Experience
    • Take This Expanded Survey