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  • A Sequential Phonics Program
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    • How To Get Started
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      • Level 4 - Phonics Patterns
    • Understanding Vowels
    • Understanding Consonants
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      • Basic Phonics Patterns Lesson Outline
    • Printing Recommendations >
      • Doing Your Own Printing
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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
    • Level 5. Advanced Phonics Patterns Overview
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      • Sound Story, Small, Part 1
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      • More Letter Sounds
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      • Learning The Alphabet And Exploring Sounds In Words Charts
      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sound Charts
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      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences Sd Bl
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      • Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences P/W Pages
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    • Book 2 Long A Patterns
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8/17/2017

Revised Mixed Short Vowel Words And Sentences Coming Soon

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After revising the Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences book, I'm working on the Mixed Short Vowel Words And Sentences book.  This book is used at the beginning of first grade. It is set up so that the class will cover short a, e, i, o, and u words completely (but not in that order) by the time they have learned/reviewed how to write all of the alphabet letters, studying one new letter per day. In first grade you have to "hit the ground running," so to speak, because there is so much to cover before the end of the year.  At the same time, you have to be sure that everyone can write the alphabet letters accurately and automatically and decode short vowel words with confidence so they will be successful when learning to read and spell words with phonogram patterns.  
I'm doing a major revision of the book, eliminating the first short i pages, reordering many of the short vowel pages, and revising many of the word lists on the picture/word pages. The words and pictures will be the same, but I'm setting it up so there's less jumping around from one short vowel to the next.  I'm going to try to add a section to the instructions explaining how to integrate reading and spelling  with this book and how to prepare students for the next level by teaching the patterns from Part 2 of the sound story.

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8/15/2017

Update Coming Soon For Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences

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I am revising the Rhyming Short Vowel Words And Sentences book.  I am removing the short i words from the introductory lessons.  The short u introductory lessons will remain the same.  Without the short i words, it is impossible to make sentences with just the short u words, so the sentences in the introductory sequence will be removed, too.
If you have already printed the books, you don't need to reprint them!! Just skip the introductory short i picture/word pages and  the introductory sentences.  
The reason for the change is that the short i sound is not easy to hear for beginning readers.  It is tempting to start with short i words because you can use the words is and I to put together sentences after just a few phonetic words have been learned.  My original reasoning was, "It's just one set of short i words."  On second thought, I think it's better to wait to introduce the short i words.  It's much easier for students to begin with short u words.
I've also added a spelling dictation chart to supplement the sequence chart.  
The main changes have been completed.  I just need to revise the instructions. Hopefully I will put the new version online within the next few days.   

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8/5/2017

Sound Story Part 1 Videos

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I've added all of the videos for Part 1 of A Sound Story About Audrey And Brad to the Sound City Reading website at www.soundcityreading.net.  You'll be able to listen to the sound story and sounds for all of the letters of the alphabet.  You can find them under VIDEOS on  the menu bar.  Each section is recorded separately.  The videos are in a portfolio, which is one way to group videos on the Vimeo website.  They are arranged in the same order in which the letters appear in the sound story.  I re-recorded the first videos so now the voice quality for those videos will be better.  

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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