SOUND CITY READING
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  • Overview
    • Overview Of All Of The Phonics Books
    • Sound Story Overview
    • Phonemic Awareness Picture Pages Overview
    • 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
      • Know The Phonetic Code, 1-3
      • Color-Coded Phonetic Lists
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    • PDF File For A Sound Story About Audrey And Brad
    • PDF File For Phonemic Awareness Picture Pages
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      • PDF Files For Manuscript Handwriting Books
      • PDF Files For Cursive Handwriting Books
    • PDF Files - Phonics Books Listed By Level >
      • PDF Files For Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet
      • PDF Files For Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words
      • PDF Files For Level 3 - Short Vowels
      • PDF Files For Level 4 - Phonics Patterns Books 1-8
      • PDF Files For Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns
    • PDF Files For Large Picture-Word Pages
    • PDF Files For Wall Charts
    • PDF Files For Flashcards
    • PDF Files For Activities And Games
    • Older PDF Files
  • Picture Files
    • 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 >
      • Sound Story Borders Part 1
      • Sound Story Borders Part 2
      • Sound Story, Small, Part 1
    • Sound Pictures >
      • Sound Pictures Pt 1
      • Sound Pictures Pt 2
    • Letter Sounds >
      • Alphabet Sounds
      • More Letter Sounds
    • Sound Charts >
      • Learning The Alphabet And Exploring Sounds In Words Charts
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sound Charts
      • Mixed Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sound Charts
      • Book 1 Sound Charts
      • Book 2 Sound Charts
    • Sound Blending >
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sd Bl
    • Picture/Word Pages >
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences P/W Pages
  • Video
    • Sound Story Part 1 Videos
    • Book 2 Long A Patterns
    • Advanced Sound Charts
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    • Reading Street Stories
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This section provides an overview of the Phonetic Words And Stories books.  To download the PDF files for these books, look under the PDF FILES - BOOKS FOR ALL LEVELS menu heading and go to PDF FILES FOR LEVEL 4 - PHONETIC WORDS AND STORIES 1-8 on the sub-menu .

Level 3 - Short Vowels

At the short vowel level students develop the  following skills.
  1. They learn to spell and read short vowel words.
  2. They learn the sight words a, A, as, has, was, is, his, and I.
  3. They read simple sentences which these sight words along with short vowel words.
  4. They listen to Part 2 of the Sound Story and learn the "Beyond The Alphabet" patterns including single long vowels, dotted vowels, and consonant digraphs.  They practice writing the patterns and saying their sounds, but they do not yet read words with these patterns.​​
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Books

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Rhyming Short Vowel Words For Beginning Readers
This book includes short vowel words on the right hand page with the related pictures on the left page.  Using these pages, the teacher plays the "Robot Game" with the students to develop an awareness of the separate sounds in the words and the ability to put the sounds together mentally to form a word.  This skill is called oral blending.  Then students read the same words going down two columns.  In the first column, arrows separate the individual letters, making it easy for students to decode (sound out) the word going from left to right.  In the second column, students read the same words without arrows.  The vowels are color-coded.

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Rhyming Short Vowel Words For Beginning Readers
This book includes short vowel words on the right hand page with the related pictures on the left page.  Using these pages, the teacher plays the "Robot Game" with the students to develop an awareness of the separate sounds in the words and the ability to put the sounds together mentally to form a word.  This skill is called oral blending.  Then students read the same words going down two columns.  In the first column, arrows separate the individual letters, making it easy for students to decode (sound out) the word going from left to right.  In the second column, students read the same words without arrows.  The vowels are color-coded.

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PDF here











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Rhyming Short Vowel Words For Beginning Readers
This book includes short vowel words on the right hand page with the related pictures on the left page.  Using these pages, the teacher plays the "Robot Game" with the students to develop an awareness of the separate sounds in the words and the ability to put the sounds together mentally to form a word.  This skill is called oral blending.  Then students read the same words going down two columns.  In the first column, arrows separate the individual letters, making it easy for students to decode (sound out) the word going from left to right.  In the second column, students read the same words without arrows.  The vowels are color-coded.

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PDF here











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Workbooks

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Rhyming Short Vowel Words For Beginning Readers
This book includes short vowel words on the right hand page with the related pictures on the left page.  Using these pages, the teacher plays the "Robot Game" with the students to develop an awareness of the separate sounds in the words and the ability to put the sounds together mentally to form a word.  This skill is called oral blending.  Then students read the same words going down two columns.  In the first column, arrows separate the individual letters, making it easy for students to decode (sound out) the word going from left to right.  In the second column, students read the same words without arrows.  The vowels are color-coded.

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PDF here











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  • A Sequential Phonics Program
    • How To Navigate This Site
    • How To Get Started
    • Deciding Which Books To Use >
      • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns
    • Understanding Vowels
    • Understanding Consonants
    • Lesson Outlines >
      • Basic Phonics Patterns Lesson Outline
    • Printing Recommendations >
      • Doing Your Own Printing
      • Using A Print Shop
    • Other Recommended Sites
  • Overview
    • Overview Of All Of The Phonics Books
    • Sound Story Overview
    • Phonemic Awareness Picture Pages Overview
    • 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
      • Know The Phonetic Code, 1-3
      • Color-Coded Phonetic Lists
    • Level 5. Advanced Phonics Patterns Overview
    • Handwriting Books Overview
    • Charts, Cards, And Games Overview
    • Wall Charts Overview >
      • Current Wall Charts
      • Previous Wall Charts
  • PDF Files
    • How To Work With PDF Files
    • PDF File For Baseline Assessment
    • PDF File For Sequence Charts And Lesson Plans
    • PDF File For A Sound Story About Audrey And Brad
    • PDF File For Phonemic Awareness Picture Pages
    • PDF Files For Handwriting >
      • PDF Files For Manuscript Handwriting Books
      • PDF Files For Cursive Handwriting Books
    • PDF Files - Phonics Books Listed By Level >
      • PDF Files For Level 1 - Learning The Alphabet
      • PDF Files For Level 2 - Exploring Sounds In Words
      • PDF Files For Level 3 - Short Vowels
      • PDF Files For Level 4 - Phonics Patterns Books 1-8
      • PDF Files For Level 5 - Advanced Phonics Patterns
    • PDF Files For Large Picture-Word Pages
    • PDF Files For Wall Charts
    • PDF Files For Flashcards
    • PDF Files For Activities And Games
    • Older PDF Files
  • Picture Files
    • 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 >
      • Sound Story Borders Part 1
      • Sound Story Borders Part 2
      • Sound Story, Small, Part 1
    • Sound Pictures >
      • Sound Pictures Pt 1
      • Sound Pictures Pt 2
    • Letter Sounds >
      • Alphabet Sounds
      • More Letter Sounds
    • Sound Charts >
      • Learning The Alphabet And Exploring Sounds In Words Charts
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sound Charts
      • Mixed Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sound Charts
      • Book 1 Sound Charts
      • Book 2 Sound Charts
    • Sound Blending >
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sd Bl
    • Picture/Word Pages >
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences P/W Pages
  • Video
    • Sound Story Part 1 Videos
    • Book 2 Long A Patterns
    • 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
    • Read My Blog
    • Contact Me
    • Share Your Experience
    • Take This Expanded Survey
  • PDF Files For Wall Charts