PREPARE
DO ALL of the following EACH DAY of the week!
Now that your student knows the names of the letters of the Alphabet you are teaching the short sounds of the vowels. And you are beginning to teach some of the other letter sounds too. Concentrate on separating the letters AEIOU from the Alphabet as you present the other sounds. Each vowel letter that is presented will have two sounds (long and short) as you will see in the word examples given below. ALL THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET THAT ARE NOT VOWELS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE CONSONANTS. Remember this. You will need to know which letters are vowels and which letters are consonants. Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu are vowels. Bb, Cc, Dd, Ff, Gg, Hh, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz are consonants. You may have been taught that y is sometimes a vowel. You may have knowledge of others but for right now please teach ONLY what I have presented to you.
REVIEW
Aa Sounds like the A in Aim
Sounds like the a in apple
A is a cry baby
who cries all the time: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Ee Sounds like the E in Eat
Sounds like the e in egg
E is like an old
man who needs a hearing aid and has difficulty understanding what
was said to him: Eh?
Ii Sounds like the I in Item
Sounds like the i in inch
I is the sound a pig makes when he is seeking to find a way out of his pen: Make i sound like the i sound in the word pig! iiiiiiiiii!
Oo Sounds like the O in Old
Sounds like the o in odd
O is the sound the
doctor asks you to make when he wants to look at your throat: ah!
Uu Sounds like the U in Universe
Sounds like the u in umbrella
U is the sound a weight lifter makes when he lifts his weights high over his head: Uuuuuuhhh!
The student should have his hand at all times pointing to the alphabet letter referred to, as he sings each song! The words to the following songs are modified and adaptable to the suggested melodies listed below: (As the supervisor, you may want to make up your own tune instead. The objective is to make memorizing the alphabet SOUNDS as much fun as possible!)
a Sounds like the a in cat
e Sounds like the e in leg
i Sounds like the i in hit
o Sounds like the o in hot
u Sounds like the u in hut
NOW LET'S SING! THE VOWELS AEIOU (Sung
to the traditional melody of "DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE?")
Let's sing a
eio u are vowels are vowels;
Sing a eio u are
a family of vowels;
There's a, and there's e,
There's i, o and
u;
Without them, there are no words, this is true;
Let's sing a eio u;
Al-ways stay to-geth-er
cause a eio u are
a family of vowels!
THE FOLLOWING SONGS SHOULD BE
FIRST STUDIED BY YOU BEFORE PRESENTING THEM TO YOUR STUDENT. SING
THE SONGS EACH DAY. DON'T SKIP DAYS! The "Old MacDonald"
song is a song that your student (and you) should be able to sing
rapidly without hesitation. Since this probably won't be the case
today, please practice this song together several times
throughout each day. It is important that the vowel sounds become
an integral part of your memory bank.
CONSONANTS (To recite the consonants in order use the
standard musical scale up and down concluding with the rhythmic
pattern of "SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT--TWO BITS"!)
(Go up the scale:) bcdfghjk
(Go down the scale:) lmnpqrst
(Rhythm to "SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT") V W
X-----Y Z!
CONSONANTS (Sung to the traditional melody of "A
HUNTING WE WILL GO"!)
Verse One: b c d
b and c and d; b and c and d;
b c d are consonants b--c--d!
Verse Two: f g h
Verse Three: j k l
Verse Four: m n p
Verse Five: q r s
Verse Six: t v w
Verse Seven: x y z
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The student should have his hand at all times pointing to the
alphabet letter referred to as he sings each song:
The words to the following songs are modified and adaptable to
the suggested melodies listed below: (The supervisor may
want to make up his own tune instead. The objective is to
make memorizing the alphabet SOUNDS as much fun as possible!)
The capitalized letters are to be sung by name. The lower
case letters are to be sung by short sound. i.e. a(cat)
e(leg) i(hit) o(hot) u(hut);
VOWELS (Sung to the traditional melody of "JINGLE
BELLS"!)
AA a
EE e
II iii
OO o
UU u
a e i o u
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VOWELS (Sung to the traditional melody of "OLD
MACDONALD"!)
A has a short vowel sound
a a a a a;
E has a short vowel sound e e e e
e;
With an AA--a; EE--e;
A--a; E--e; A--a;
E-e;
a and e are short vowel sounds AEIOU!
I has a short vowel sound i i i i
i;
O has a short vowel sound o o o o
o;
With an II--i; OO--o;
I--i; O--o;
I--i; O--o;
i and o are short vowel sounds AEIOU!
U has a short vowel sound u u u u
u;
Let's sing all five short vowel sounds aeiou!
A says a; E says e;
I--i; O--o; U
says u; Now we know our short vowel
sounds aeiou!
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LETTER A (Sung to the traditional melody of "AMAZING
GRACE"!)
Amazing A
Two sounds you say;
Long A in ape says your name;
Short A in apple's like a baby's cry
a a, Let's sing it again!
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LETTER B (Sung to the traditional melody of "BILLY
BOY, BILLY BOY"!)
B says buh
Billy Boy, Billy Boy;
B says buh, Charming Billy;
Blow up big balloons;
Bark like blue baboons;
Billy Boy, B says buh! Let's be silly!
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LETTER C (Sung to the traditional melody of "SHE'LL
BE COMING 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN'!)
I know cat has the C sound of kuh;
(echo) kuh---kuh!
I know city has the C sound of ssss;
(echo) ssss---ssss!
C has no sound of its own;
From K and S it takes a loan
Of the two sounds that it makes kuh and ssss!
I know coffee has the C sound of kuh;
(echo) kuh---kuh!
I know circus has the C sound of ssss;
(echo) ssss---ssss!
C has no sound of its own;
From K and S it takes a loan
Of the two sounds that it makes kuh and ssss!
(Shout out) kuh and ssss!
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LETTER D (Sung to the traditional melody of "FOR
HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW"!)
Delightful D is a dinosaur;
Delightful D is a dolly;
Darling Dora gets dishes done;
Singing Diddley--Daddley--Dee!
Diddley--Daddley--Dee!
Diddley-Daddley--Dee!
Dora deserves Daddy's dollar;
For doing her chores cheer-ful-ly;
Darling Dora gets dishes done;
Singing Diddley--Daddley--Dee!
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LETTER E (SUNG TO THE TRADITIONAL MELODY OF "POP GOES
THE WEASEL"!)
Long E says E; Short E says eh;
Just like in Easter e-gg;
Both E's connect two consonants
In feet and leg!
DAILY DICTATION Dictate just the sounds of the following letters. Do
not dictate the words. Say only the sounds:
a ate am e eat egg i ice it o only odd u unite up
Dictate the following letters or vowels to your student. Mix them up. Say the long and short sounds but say them out of order. The sounds are considered long when the sound is the same as the name of the letter. For instance, the long sound of a can be heard in the word ate. It sounds the same as the name of the Alphabet letter Aa. The short sound is the other sound you hear in the word examples. For instance, the short sound of a is the sound of a which you hear in the word am.
Dictate the sounds only. Do not dictate the words. Do not give clues. Say the sounds while your student writes them down. Correct each time a letter is put on paper. Let your student identify the sound you say with what he or she has written down on paper. Make sure that your student corrects his or her mistakes.
If you have an accent or if you are unsure about saying these sounds correctly, please write Bill and Janae Cooksey for information on how you can obtain a cassette tape to better assist you in saying these sounds properly. You want to be sure your student hears the correct sounds.
Dictate the following letters by
long sound only!
Don't forget to correct your student each time!
When you finish, start over! Start over again and again!!!
a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, a, e, e, e, i, e, i, e, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, a, a, e, e, a, e, i, i, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, a, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, i, e, i, e, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, u, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, a, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, i, e, i, e, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, u, o, a, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, u a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, a, e, e, e, i, e, i, e, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, a, a, e, e, a, e, i, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, u, i, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, a, u, u, i, e, i, e, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, a, a, e, e, a, e, i, i, a, i, e, u, o, a, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, i, e, i, e, i, o, e, a, a, e, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, o, i, u, a, u, i, u, o, a, i, u, o, i, u, a, u, i, u, o, a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, u a, i, e, u, o, a, a, a, o, u, u, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, a, e, e, e, u, a, o, u, a, o, o, i, i, a, a, a, e, e, e, a, u, i, u, o, a, i
This is an essential to the teaching in of all the following lessons. Do not allow yourself to become bored with the constant repetition. Do not encourage your student to become bored because this constant repetition is very necessary for what is to follow. You don't see the full picture right now. When you do see the full picture then you will look back at the repetition and see its value.
PRACTICE YOUR HANDWRITING ALSO HANDWRITING EXERCISES FOR DAILY PRACTICE
HANDWRITING EXERCISES
A, a, B, b, C, c, D, d, E, e, F, f, G, g, H, h, I, i, J, j, K, k, L, l, M, m, N, n, O, o, P, p, Q, q, R, r, S, s, T, t, U, u, V, v, W, w, X, x, Y, y, Z, z
When learning to write your letters always start at the top and move your pencil all the way down i.e. / (A) \.
Start at the left side when there is more than one tall part to a letter i.e. | (H).
Start at the top of all curved parts and follow the curve around counterclockwise i.e. ( (O).
Remember the following clue words: TOP! LEFT! FOLLOW THE CURVE!
The first letter in each word of
the following sentence is a clue to remember. TLFC means TOP!
LEFT! FOLLOW THE CURVE! Look at the first letter of each word in
the following easy sentence to remember. It should help you.
Tommy Loves Fat Cats!
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