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A Sound Story About Audrey And Brad - All Levels
This book is used with students at all levels of instruction. A Sound Story About Audrey And Brad introduces all of the sounds in the English language, using pictures to represent the specific speech sounds. For example, students see a growling dog (r sound), the wind blowing (w sound), and a bouncing ball (b sound). Each picture is paired with capital and lower case letters (in two different fonts) that represent the same sound in words. The teacher reads each section of the story aloud and points out the picture and letters, giving their sounds. Students listen and watch, repeating the sound as the teacher points to the picture and each of the letters.
The sound story is used to teach the alphabet to beginning students, but the sound pictures are used at every level from beginning through advanced. The pictures are used on sound charts which are found at the beginning of most of the Sound City Reading phonics books. The sound charts show each of the phonetic patterns that have been taught along with the related sound pictures. Similar patterns are grouped together, making it easier for students to remember them. For example, all of the long vowel patterns are grouped together on one chart, all of the consonant digraphs are grouped together on the same chart, and so on. At the beginning of each day's lesson, the teacher points to the patterns that have been taught on the sound charts, while the students say the sound for each pattern in unison. If students can't remember the sound for a particular pattern, the teacher can point to the sound picture to remind students of the correct sound.
The sound pictures are particularly helpful because of the phonetic structure of the English language. Sometimes the same pattern can show more than one sound, as in ea/eat, ea/head, and ea/steak. Other times, several different patterns represent the same sound, as in ai/rain, ay/play, and a_e/safe. In both of these cases, sound pictures can be used to show students how the patterns and sounds are related. See the sample pages for these charts below.
To hear part one and part two of the sound story read aloud, click on AUDIO on the menu, then click on SOUND STORY, then click on SOUND STORY BORDERS PART ONE or SOUND STORY BORDERS PART TWO.
Videos are available to see and hear part one of the sound story read aloud. Click on VIDEO on the menu, then on the submenu click on SOUND STORY PART ONE VIDEOS.
A smaller version of the sound story is included in most of the Sound City Reading books.
The sound story is used to teach the alphabet to beginning students, but the sound pictures are used at every level from beginning through advanced. The pictures are used on sound charts which are found at the beginning of most of the Sound City Reading phonics books. The sound charts show each of the phonetic patterns that have been taught along with the related sound pictures. Similar patterns are grouped together, making it easier for students to remember them. For example, all of the long vowel patterns are grouped together on one chart, all of the consonant digraphs are grouped together on the same chart, and so on. At the beginning of each day's lesson, the teacher points to the patterns that have been taught on the sound charts, while the students say the sound for each pattern in unison. If students can't remember the sound for a particular pattern, the teacher can point to the sound picture to remind students of the correct sound.
The sound pictures are particularly helpful because of the phonetic structure of the English language. Sometimes the same pattern can show more than one sound, as in ea/eat, ea/head, and ea/steak. Other times, several different patterns represent the same sound, as in ai/rain, ay/play, and a_e/safe. In both of these cases, sound pictures can be used to show students how the patterns and sounds are related. See the sample pages for these charts below.
To hear part one and part two of the sound story read aloud, click on AUDIO on the menu, then click on SOUND STORY, then click on SOUND STORY BORDERS PART ONE or SOUND STORY BORDERS PART TWO.
Videos are available to see and hear part one of the sound story read aloud. Click on VIDEO on the menu, then on the submenu click on SOUND STORY PART ONE VIDEOS.
A smaller version of the sound story is included in most of the Sound City Reading books.
Sound Story Sample Pages - Click on any page to make it larger.
Part One
Part 1 teaches the alphabet sounds, including the consonants and the short vowel sounds.
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Part Two
Part 2 teaches the remaining speech sounds, called
The "Beyond The Alphabet Sounds." It includes the long vowel sounds, dotted vowel sounds, and consonant digraphs. |
Sound Charts From The Sound Story Book, Sample Pages - Click on any page to make it larger.
Sound charts are included at the end of the book that show all the possible letter patterns that can represent each vowel sound.
These can be removed and posted on the wall to create a "Sound City."
These can be removed and posted on the wall to create a "Sound City."
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Sample Pages Showing How The Sound Pictures Are Used On The Sound Charts
In The Phonetic Words And Stories Books Which Have Color-Coded Print
In The Phonetic Words And Stories Books Which Have Color-Coded Print
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From Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 3
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From Phonetic Words And Stories, Book 6
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Sample Pages Showing How The Sound Pictures Are Used On The Sound Charts
In The Basic Phonics Patterns Books Which Have All Black Print
In The Basic Phonics Patterns Books Which Have All Black Print
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From Basic Phonics Patterns, Book 3
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From Basic Phonics Patterns, Book 6
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