Part 2
WORD BANK
All the different types of sounds and
words that have been mentioned can be found in the word bank. These words can
be used in several ways. They can be printed on small index cards and used as drill
cards. The same cards can be used with your favorite board game. Instead of
using dice to indicate the movement of the players, the word cards can be
utilized. On one side of the cards put the word, on the other side, make up a
sentence using the word. Whatever sound you are working with at the time,
include only those sounds.
For example: if you are
working with SHORT A words,a sample card might look like the one below.
Count the number of words on side two. This will determine the number of moves that
the player will make. Vary the number of words per card and counting now
becomes involved. Certain board games involve a great deal of counting, often
up to 100. For younger children two skills will be attacked at the same time.
cat A cat and a rat.
side
one side two
HERE IS AN IMPORTANT
PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW WHEN YOUR CHILD CAN NOT READ A WORD. FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE
AND BE SURE TO USE IT WITH EVERY WORD THAT GIVES YOUR CHILD DIFFICULTY. THIS
WILL, IN TIME, GIVE YOUR CHILD A VERY IMPORTANT METHOD TO USE WHEN ATTACKING
WORDS THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT KNOW. WITH PRACTISE YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABLE TO
USE THIS METHOD ON HIS OWN, AT SCHOOL, AND ELSEWHERE.BE SURE TO START THIS
METHOD IN THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO USE THIS MANUAL.
1. When your child is having
difficulty with a new word ask
them to give you the vowel sound first.
2. Once they are sure of
the sound then have them put the beginning consonant with the
vowel and sound out only this much of the
word.
3. Finally have them add the ending sound to
the word and pronounce the whole word.
An example would be if they were having
difficulty with the word CAT.
I would ask them, "WHAT IS THE VOWEL
SOUND"
Make sure that they have it right because
if they don't
Then
they will need more work with the short vowel sounds.
2. If they answer "AH" correctly then
I would cover the T in
the word cat and would only show them CA
and I would ask
them, "WHAT DOES THIS MUCH OF THE
WORD SAY"
I would be looking for them to say
"CAH"
3. Finally I would expose the whole word and
have them say
"CAT"
Be sure to always use this method when
attacking new words.
In this way they will have a tried and
tested method of
unlocking new words. It must be practiced
over and over before it becomes routine.
This cannot be emphasixed enough.
WORD BANK
Short
A
sat mat
rat bat cat
fat sap Sam
sad cap am tap lap man mad ram
had dam jam
tan tag tax
rag bag wag hag
lag cab can
fan pan bad
ban bat hat
hal lad pad
dad
Short O
hot pot
not rot got
hop hog sob
rob mob bob
pop pod mop
top cob cog
cod cot fog
jog bog Tom
dog sod rod
nod pod lot
bop
Short I
sit fit
hit bit kit
him hid hip
rim dim Jim
sin sit sip
rip nip lip
rib rig win
tin fin bin
tip fig pig
big dig lid
lit did kid
pin pit mix
six fix dip
bib
Short U
nut hut
cut gut but
dug hum hug
hub fun run
nun sun gun
bun rug rub
rum up pup sup cup
bus bug mug
jug sum
Short E
bet net
get pet set
wed red bed
fed beg Ben
men Meg men
ten pet peg
let leg led
less Jet wet
Ned beg keg den
met hen pen
Blends
blot bled
bless bluff block
black blab
clap clad
clam cliff clot
clip clan
flag flip
flex flat flog
flab flop
glad glass
glum glib gloss
glen glob
plod plan
plum plug plot
plus plot
slat slop
slug slip slit
slot slap
brat
bred brim brig
brad bran brag
crab crib
crop cram cress
crop cross
drug drum
drab drip drop
drug dress
frog from
fret frill fred
frat fran
grad grip
grab grid grin
gram greg
trap trip
trot truss trim
tram trek
wrap wren
wring wrong wring
wrist writ
snip snap
snob sniff snag
snug snub
stop step
stuff stiff stem
stub stag
skip skat
skid skin skit
skull skiff
swat swam
swim swill swell
swiss swig
spot spit
spun span spell
spill sped
slot slap
slip sled slid
slat slob
smug smell
smog smut small
smit
split splat
splotch
strap strip
strut stress strum
string
sprig spring sprung sprang
shrug shred
shrill shrub shrink
shrimp
thrall three threw
thrice thrum
Blends (with more difficult
vowels)
bleak cloak
float creek steak
cheek fried dried
gloat glue
play pleat please
slay clear flea
sleep bray
free gray tree
treat sneeze stay
steep spoke
speak snail sleet
sweet bray clue
Blends (at the end of words)
band bang
ring and end
hand belt felt
salt melt
elf calf
wilt elk silk
talk walk help
bank sank
hank ant
hunt bent pant
rent bench inch
punch french
camp jump
ramp lamp dump
lift raft sift
act fact rich
itch pitch slept
kept wept print
sent sung