BELOW IS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR SOUNDS YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW IN STEP ONE:
| A long vowel as in ate short vowel as in cat |
B b as in bat |
C c as in cop c as in center |
D d as in dog |
E long vowel as in eat short vowel as in egg |
F f as in fun |
G g as in go g as in gym |
H h as in hot |
I long vowel as in ice short vowel as in skip |
J j as in jump |
K k as in kiss |
L l as in lot |
M m as in mom |
N n as in none |
| O long vowel as in old short vowel as in odd |
P p as in pet |
Q (sound of "qu") q as in quiet |
R r as in rat |
S s as in sat |
T t as in top |
U long vowel as in rule short vowel as in up |
V v as in victory |
W w as in we |
X x as in excellent |
Y y as in yes |
Z z as in zebra |
| BAEIOU ba, be, bi, bo, bu as in bat bet bit botch but |
CAEIOU ca, ce, ci, co, cu as in cat center city cotton cup |
DAEIOU da, de, di, do, du as in dad dentist dig dot dug |
FAEIOU fa, fe, fi, fo, fu as in fat fed fit fog fun |
GAEIOU ga, ge, gi, go, gu as in gas gender giraffe got gum |
HAEIOU ha, he, hi, ho, hu as in hat hem hit hot hum |
JAEIOU ja, je, ji, jo, ju as in Jack jet jig job jump |
KAEIOU ka, ke, ki, ko, ku as in Kathy kept kiss ko (sounds like co in cod) ku (sounds like cu in cup) |
| LAEIOU la, le, li, lo, lu as in lad let lick lot lug |
MAEIOU ma, me, mi, mo, mu as in man men mitt mom mud |
NAEIOU na, ne, ni, no, nu as in nag net nibble not nut |
PAEIOU pa, pe, pi, po, pu as in pat pet pig pot punch |
QU-AEIOU qua as in quack que as in quest qui as in quick quo as heard in the qu sound of quad quu as heard in the qua sound of quadruplet |
RAEIOU ra, re, ri, ro, ru as in rat red rid rot run |
SAEIOU sa, se, si, so, su as in sat set sit sock sup |
TAEIOU ta, te, ti, to, tu as in tack Ted Tim Tom tummy |
| VAEIOU va, ve, vi, vo, vu as in vat vex vixen vomit vu (sounds like fun but with v instead of f) |
WAEIOU wa, we, wi, wo, wu as in wag wet wit wobble wu (sounds like mud but with w instead of m) |
XAEIOU xa, xe, xi, xo, xu as in za, ze, zi, zo, zu sounds like mat but with z instead of m met but with z instead of m bit but with z instead of b mom but with z instead of m mud but with z instead of m Again say the same sounds but instead of z say ks as heard in the word fix. |
YAEIOU ya, ye, yi, yo, yu sounds like mat but with y instead of m met but with y instead of m bit but with y instead of b mop but with y instead of m mud but with y instead of m |
ZAEIOU za, ze, zi, zo, zu mat, met, mitt, mop, mud but instead of m say the z sound as in zip |
| VOWEL NAMES a, e, i, o, u Sounds like: apron, e-asy, eye, o-pen, you |
VOWEL SOUNDS Sounds like the initial sound heard in the following words: at, egg, it, odd, up |
CONSONANT NAMES b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z Sounds like: bee, see, de-light, ef-fort, Je-sus, H = a+ch (as in aid+chop), jay, Kay, lu-mber, em-erald, en-ter, pea, cu-te, ar-m, es-capade, tea, view (vee-you), double-u, ex-tra, Wy-oming, Ze-bra |
CONSONANT SOUNDS b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z Sounds like the initial sound heard in the following words: be, cup, do, fun, go or gym, hot, jump, kiss, lot, man, not, pet, quiet, rat, sit, Tom, victory, we, xoom or fix, yes, zebra |
THE ALPHABET BY NAME a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z Sounds like: a-pron, bee, see, de-light, e-asy, ef-fort, gee (as in Je-sus), a+ch (as in aid+chop), eye, jay, Kay, lu-mber, em-erald, en-ter, o-pen, pea, cu-te, ar-m, es-capade, tea, you, view (vee-you), double-u, ex-tra, Wy-oming, Ze-bra |
| LONG VOWEL NAMES + LONG VOWEL SOUNDS (The same) a, e, i, o, u Examples: mAy trEe sign knOw yoU |
SHORT VOWEL SOUNDS Examples: at egg spit odd up |
CONSONANT NAMES b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z Pronounciation Exaqmples: B = bean (be_an) C = cee (pronounced SEE) D = delight (de-light) F= effort (eff-ort) G = Gene (Ge-ne) H = H (like ache but the ch sounds like ch in church) J = James (Ja-mes) K = Kay L = elderly (el-derly) M = embalm (em-balm) N = industry (in-dustry) P = peanut (pe-anut_ Q = cute (cu-te) R = Argentina (Ar-gentina) S = escort (es-cort) T = team (tea-m) V = view (sounds like vee-you) W = (like saying "double you") X = extra (ex-tra) Y = Wy-oming (Wy-oming) Z = zebra (ze-bra) |
CONSONANT SOUNDS Pronounced in the following words: be cup do fun go or gym hot jump kiss, lot man not pet quiet rat sit Tom victory we xylophone (X has the sound of Z) fix (X has the sound of KS) yes zoo |
THE ALPHABET The alphabet by name and sound a b c d e f g h, i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z |
DICTATION SAMPLES:
Say each three letter combination to your student as if they were words. You are beginning to blend consonants to vowel sounds. Next you will making words. Say each *pretend* word one at a time. Wait for your student to write the *pretend* word on his or her paper or wait for your student to form the words with the index card manipulatives if he or she is unable to write. When your student is finished, correct what he or she has written or formed before going to the next combination or word.
When you give dictation in following the lessons, please refer back to this page to make sure you are saying each sound correctly.
HERE IS
WHAT YOU DICTATE
bay, bee, bi (b+eye), bo (b+oh),
bu (b+you)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ba, be, bi, bo, bu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
cay (kay), cee (see), ci (sigh), co (coal: Do not pronounce the L.),
cue
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ca, ce, ci, co, cu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
day, dee, die, do (dough), du (dew)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
da, de, di, do, du
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
fay, fee, fi (f+eye), foe, fu (few)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
fa, fe, fi, fo, fu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
gay, ge (Jee), gi (j+eye), go, gu (g+you)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ga, ge, gi, go gu
HERE IS
WHAT YOU DICTATE
hay, he, high, hoe, hue
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ha, he, hi, ho, hu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
jay, jee, ji (j+eye), jo (j+oh), Jew
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ja, je, ji, jo, ju
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
kay, key, ki (kite: Do not pronounce t. Do not say e.), ko (coal: Do not pronounce the L.), ku (cue)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ka, ke, ki, ko, ku
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
lay, lee, lie, low, Lou
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
la, le, li, lo, lu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
may, me, my, mow, mew
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ma, me, my, mo, mu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
nay, knee, nigh, no, new
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
na, ne, ni, no, nu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
pay, pea, pie, po (pole: Do not say le.), pew
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
pa, pe, pi, po, pu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
quay, quee, qui (qu+eye), quo (like woe but quoe), qu (q+you)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
qua, que, qui, quo, qu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
Ray, ree, rye, row, ru (rule: Do not say le.)
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ra, re, ri, ro ru
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
say, see, sigh, sow, Sue
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
sa, se, si, so, su
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
ta (day: Say t for d = tay), tea, tie, toe, two
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
ta, te, ti, to, tu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
va (day: Say v for d = vay), vee, vi (v+eye), vo (v+oh), view
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
va, ve, vi, vo, vu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
double u aye, double u ee, double u eye, double u oh, double u you
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
wa, we, wi, wo, wu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
ex aye, ex ee, ex eye, ex oh, ex you
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
xa, xe, xi, xo, xu
HERE IS WHAT YOU DICTATE
zay, zee, z-eye, z-oh, z-you
YOUR STUDENT SHOULD WRITE OR FORM THE LETTERS TO:
za, ze, zi, zo, zu
