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School (HELPS) 2 - Spy Mission 2, Tools, Secret Codes, Code Book, &
Reporting:
Action Plan 2: Sounding-out (reading)
two- and three-letter words from the list. Discussing syllables and
one-syllable words. Rhyming games. Blending sounds slowly, then say it fast!
Start with a review of the previous sounds, then move ahead to new sound. Use
magnetic letters in 3-dimensional shapes. Discuss directionality of letters.
Making play-dough letters. Finding the next Secret Codes. See Code Rules 2 – 5.
Use Phonics Charts 2 – 4.
Spy Game – The Secret Codes:
Spy Mission 2: Discover what the words say and mean.
Spy Mission 2: Discover what the words say and mean.
You
(child) are the world-famous spy, Cody Breaker! Your second mission is to sound
out the letters for each word in the Phonics charts 2 – 4 in the appendix.
Choose a word and say each sound separately, left to right. Then blend the
sounds together slowly, left to right. Then say them fast! You have read a
word. Have the Spy Chief (mom or dad) demonstrate how to do this with you. Have
her explain the meaning of the word, if needed.
Try
at least 3 new words each day, or as many as you want until you’re ready to
stop. Report to the Spy Chief regularly about what you have found (parents,
avoid the temptation to show pictures with the words, since it is very
important that your little spy does not learn to read by sight. Sight reading
will come naturally later and should not be taught here.) Start finding words
you can sound-out in the world around you.
Spy Tools:
Spy Chief, start using The Godfrey Method phonics charts, found in the appendix, with your child. You can start introducing the words once your little spy knows some letter sounds. The words are written progressively, adding a new letter to each section, in alphabetical order. Introduce the Spy Code Rules 2 – 5 below, so that reading wires on the left side of your child’s brain where it belongs. Sight-readers and dyslexics wire on the right side, which causes problems later. We don’t want the child to become “prompt-dependent” on pictures of the words, and NEVER encourage your child to guess. The sounding out of word-letters individually, then together slowly, then together quickly! is very important to excellent reading skills.
Spy Chief, start using The Godfrey Method phonics charts, found in the appendix, with your child. You can start introducing the words once your little spy knows some letter sounds. The words are written progressively, adding a new letter to each section, in alphabetical order. Introduce the Spy Code Rules 2 – 5 below, so that reading wires on the left side of your child’s brain where it belongs. Sight-readers and dyslexics wire on the right side, which causes problems later. We don’t want the child to become “prompt-dependent” on pictures of the words, and NEVER encourage your child to guess. The sounding out of word-letters individually, then together slowly, then together quickly! is very important to excellent reading skills.
The Spy Code Rules 2 – 5:
Spy Code Rule 2: One-vowel rule: when there
is one vowel in a word, that vowel usually says its short sound. (Note: The
Godfrey Method starts with the short sounds of a, i, o, & u, but uses long
e because of rule 4 below and the words in the first phonics charts.)
Spy Code Rule 3: The ck rule: ck says ‘k’ and
usually follows a short vowel.
Spy
Code Rule 4: One-vowel
exception rule: when e, o, or y is the only vowel at the end of a short word,
it usually says its long sound (‘ē’, ‘ō’, or y ‘ī’).
Spy
Code Rule 5: The l
rule: when l comes at the end of a short-vowel word, it is usually doubled
(tell, fill, bull).
Spy Code Book:
The Spy Code Book is now the charts and rules found in the appendix, below. The Spy Chief must follow them for vital mission success. The rationale and tips for each point are given there.
The Spy Code Book is now the charts and rules found in the appendix, below. The Spy Chief must follow them for vital mission success. The rationale and tips for each point are given there.
Spy Reporting:
Show your spy (child), Cody Breaker, how to report what s/he has found by writing the words s/he has learned so far. To truly understand the code, s/he must master writing the code him/herself. Practice two or three words each session, or more if the child desires. Use the Century Gothic font as your letter-shape guideline. For example, 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 is the easiest style to learn to write. Remember to print each letter in its left-to-right sequence, and in its proper bottom-to-top or top-to-bottom orientation, like cursive does, as explained in the Chapter 1 HELPS.
Show your spy (child), Cody Breaker, how to report what s/he has found by writing the words s/he has learned so far. To truly understand the code, s/he must master writing the code him/herself. Practice two or three words each session, or more if the child desires. Use the Century Gothic font as your letter-shape guideline. For example, 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 is the easiest style to learn to write. Remember to print each letter in its left-to-right sequence, and in its proper bottom-to-top or top-to-bottom orientation, like cursive does, as explained in the Chapter 1 HELPS.
HELPS
– Action plans – Spy Code Rules
Phonics Charts 2 – 4.
Phonics Chart 2: Small Words – Set 1 (Short Vowels ă, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ, except ē)
ă, b, c: cab
d: add bad cad dab dad
ĕ: be
f: fab fad
g: bag gab gag
h: had hag he
ĭ: bib bid big dib did dig fib fig gig hid if
j: jab jag jig
k: kid
l: gal lab lad lag lib lid
m: am bam cam dim ham him jam mad me mid
n: an and ban bin can din fan fin in kin man nab
nag nib nil
ŏ: bob bog bon cob cod cog con dog don fob fog gob
hob hog job jog lob log mob mod mom nod on
p: bop cap cop dip fop gap hip hop jip kip lap lip
lop map mop nap nip pad pal pan pig pin pod pop
q: (see
the letter u)
r: ear rag ram ran rib rid rig rim rip rob rod
s: as ask asp gas has his ins is sad sag sap sin
sip sir sis sob sod sop
t: aft at bat bit cat cot dot fat fit got hat hit
hot it its jot kit lit lot mat not nut pat pit
pot rat rot sat sit tab tam tan tap tat tin tip
tog top tot eat tag ant
ŭ: bud bug bum bun bus but cub cud cup cut dub dud
dug dun fun gum gun gut hub hug hum hut jug jut
lug mud mug mum nub nun pub pug pun pup quid quip
quit quiz rub run rut sub sum sun sup tub tug
um up us tun suds
v: van vat vim
w: wag we wig win wit wok wop
x: axe box fax fox lax lox max mix nix ox pix pox
sax six wax tux fix tax
y: yak yam yap ye yum yup
z: zag zap zig zip zit
Phonics Chart 3: Small Words – Set 2 (Short Vowels ă, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ, except ē)
ă, b, c, d, ĕ: bee deed
f: beef fee feed
g, h: heed
ĭ: biff
j: jiff
k: back eek geek hack hick ick jack kick
l: dill eel feel fill gill heel hill ill kill lack lee lick
m: deem meek miff mill
n: inn keen need nick
ŏ: dock doff doll hock jock lock loll mock moll
off
p: beep deep jeep keep pack peek peel peep pick pill pock
q: (see
the letter u)
r: deer jeer leer peer rack reed reef reek reel riff rill rock
s: bass boss hiss kiss lass loss mass miss moss pass sack sass
see seed seek seem seen sick sill sock mess
t: beet feet meet mitt tack tee teed teen tick tiff till tock
toss tree
ŭ: buck buff bull cuff cull duck duff dull full guff gull huff
hull luck lull muck muff mull mutt null puck puff pull putt
quack
queen quick quid quill quip quit quiz tuck muss quail
v, w: wee weed week wick will we
y: yack yuck
z: buzz fizz fuzz jazz razz
Phonics Chart 4: Extra Silent Letters – Set 1 (Short Vowels ă, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ, except ē)
adze axe beak beam bean beat deal dumb ear eat eave eke eve
fear gear geese give gnat gone have heap hear heat heave knack knead
knee kneel knit knob knock knot lead leaf leak leap leave limb live
meal mean meat neap near neat numb peak read real reap rear sea
seal seam seat tea team tear weak weave zeal
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