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Meet the Phonics Team and About the Authors

Introduction

Scope and Sequence

UNIT 1 Short Vowels: a, o, i

Short Vowels:/a/o

(Nan, Nan has...)

Short Vowels: Iol o

(Bob, Can/Cannot)

Short Vowels: /l/ i

(Tim, Is/Is Not)

Short Vowels: /a/ a, /o/ o, /l/,i

(The bag of Tim=Tim's bag)

Little Book: The Big Bag

Review of Short Vowels: a, o, i;

Introduction: Final x

UNIT 2 Short Vowels: u, e

Short Vowels:/u/u

(Gus, Gus has fun.)

Short Vowels: lel e

(Bev, Is Bey...?)

Short Vowels: /a/ a, /o/ o, /l/ i, /u/ u, /e/ e

(A Pen/Lots of Pens)

Little Book: The Bus

Review of Short Vowels

(Nan, Tab, Bob, Tim, Gus, and Bev)

UNIT 3 Blends

Initial/-Blends: cl, fl, pi, bl, gl, sl

(In the Class. Gus is in the class.)

Initial/-Blends: gr, fr, br, tr, cr, dr

(On the Grass)

Initial s-Blends: st. sp. sn. sw. sk. sm

(On the Steps)

Final Blends: nd, Ik, mp, nk, ft

(On the Sand)

Final Blends: xt, st. sk, Ip, It, nt

(Next to Bev)

Initial/kw/qu

(Quack Quiz)

Little Book: The Frog

Review of Blends and Short Vowels

UNIT 4 Long Vowels: a

Long Vowels: /a/ a-e

(Kate makes a cake.)

Long Vowels: /a/ ay

(Kate plays.)

Long Vowels: /a/ at

(Kate waits.)

Long Vowels: /a/ ace, age

(Kate's Face on the Page)

Long Vowels: /a/ and Short Vowels

(it's the same.)

Little Book: The Lake

Review of Long Vowels: a and Hard and

Soft c and g (Kate's Great Day)

UNIT 5 Long Vowels: i

Long Vowels:/i/i-e

(Mike can ride.)

Long Vowels:/i/I,-y

(I like my bike.)

Long Vowels: Ill igh (Lights at Night)

Long Vowels: Ill ire, ice (Fire and Ice)

Long Vowels:/a/, / i/, and Short Vowels

(Rhymes)

Little Book: The Bike

Review of Long Vowels: a, i and Short Vowels

(My Life)

UN IT 6  Long Vowels: o, e, u

Long Vowels: /o/ o-e, oa

(Rose is a goat.)

Long Vowels:/61 ow

(Go Fast/Go Slow)

Long Vowels: /o/ or. oor. oar. our

(More Sports)

Long Vowels: /o/ and Short Vowels

(High and low are opposites.)

Long Vowels: /e/ e-e. ea, ee

(Pete reads by the tree.)

Long Vowels: /e/ ie

(The Baseball Field)

Long Vowels: /e/ e,ey. y

(Is he a monkey? Is he a baby?)

Long Vowels: /e/ eer, ear

(The deer is near.)

Long Vowels: /u/ ue, u-e

(Sue plays the flute.)

Long Vowels: /u/ ou, ui

(Do you...?)

Long Vowels: /u/ ew

(Old/New, Many/Few)

Little Book: Go, Pete!

Review of Long Vowels: o, e, u

UNIT 7 Digraphs: sh, ph, th

Digraphs:/sh/sh

(Ship or Sheep?)

Digraphs:/f/ph

(On the Phone)

Digraphs: /th/ th (voiceless)

(Thick and Thin)

Digraphs: /th/ th (voiceless)

(Fun with the Phonics Team)

Digraphs: /th/ th (voiced)

(This rhymes with that  .)

Little Books: The Bath

Review of Digraphs: sh, ph, th

(These Clothes, Those Clothes)

UNITt 8 Digraphs:wh, ng, ch, tch, wr, kn

Digraphs:/hw/wh

(What is it?)

Digraphs: /hw/ wh

(When?)

Digraphs: /ng/ ng

(Sing a song.)

Digraphs: /ng/ -ing

(Nan is thinking.)

Digraphs: /ch/ ch

(Cheese for Lunch)

Digraphs: /ch/ tch

(Catch that pitch! )

Silent Letters: /r/ wr, /n/ kn

(Right or Wrong? Do you know?)

Little Book: Ask Me a Riddle

Review of Digraphs: wh, ng, ch, tch, wr, kn

(Words that Rhyme)

UNIT 9 r-Controlled Vowels: at, er, ir, ur

r-Controlled Vowels:/ar/ar

(The Farm)

r-Controlled Vowels: /er/ er

(Summer and Winter Weather)

r-Controlled Vowels: /er/ ir, ur

(Birds and Turtles)

Little Book: The Farm

Review of-r-Controlled Vowels: or, er, ir, ur

(Over/Under; Before/After)

UNIT 10 DiPhthongs:oo, ou, ow, oy, oi

Diphthongs: / u / go

(Oops!)

Diphthongs: /ou/ ou

(Loud Sounds)

Diphthongs: /ou/ ow

(How now, brown cow?)

Diphthongs: /oi/ oy, oi

(Toys can make noise.)

Review of Diphthongs: oo, ou, ow, oy, oi

(How do animals sound?)

Little Book: The Big Came

Answer Key for the Student Book

Overview for the Practice and

Assessment Pages

Answer Key for the Practice and

Assessment Pages

Practice and Assessment Pages

Songs

National TESOL ESL Goals and Standards

for Pre-K-12 Students

Word List

Pronunciation Key

Index and Bibliography