Wilson Reading System

Substep 1.3

Part 1Sound Cards

Quick Drill

aa apple /a/

ee Ed /e/

ii itch /i/

oo octopus /o/

uu umbrella /u/

bb bat /b/

cc cat /k/

dd dog /d/

ff fun /f/

gg game /g/

hh hat /h/

jj jug /j/

kk kite /k/

ll lamp /l/

mm man /m/

nn nut /n/

pp pan /p/

rr rat /r/

ss snake /s/

tt top /t/

vv van /v/

ww wind /w/

xx fox /ks/

yy yellow /y/

zz zebra /z/

digraphsConsonants ‘stick together’ to form one

sound, even though there are two letters. That is why they are on one card. They

are not separated.

quQ is the chicken letter- it refuses to go anywhere without its friend, u. It is never in a word alone. The u in this situation has no vowel sound.

Chicken Letter

thth thumb /th/

chch chin /ch/

shsh ship /sh/

whwh whistle /w/

ckck sock /k/

Part 2 Teach and

Review Concepts for Reading

Tapping

Letters are blended to form words.

m ta•Say sounds separately, then blend them together.

•Tap thumb to finger over each sound card while saying the sound.

•Digraphs get one tap.

Practice Tapping

m pa

Practice Tapping

r cko

Practice Tapping

p ti

Practice Tapping

T de

Practice Tapping

w be

Practice Tapping

m chu

Part 3 Word cards

Play the Clue Game:Spread out word cards, then give clues, such as point to the word that has a chicken letter and ck digraph at the end. The student points to the word, taps it out and reads it.

Part 4 Wordlist Reading

rig

rim

chat

kit

shim

rut

gap

gab

wit

shun

shock

thug

chuck

hush

dock

sutnonsense word

zatnonsense word

demnonsense word

lixnonsense word

jebnonsense word

gadnonsense word

dexnonsense word

fapnonsense word

wognonsense word

lubnonsense word

tupnonsense word

zibnonsense word

quimnonsense word

sepnonsense word

bishnonsense word

Part 5 Sentence Reading

Tim hid the cat.

The fish is hot.

Tim has the mop and the

rag.

Tom got the big job.

Tim had a nap.

Bob has a cut on his lip.

Beth had a wig and a hat.

Ted met Bev at the shop.

A big moth is in the pot.

Did Rick hop on that bus?

Jack did a jig on the rug.

Mom got the tot a bib.

Did Tom nab the fish?

Tim had a sip of pop.

Did the dog nip Pat?

Beth had to get the bus.

Ted got in the tub and had a

bath.

Bob led the dog to the

dish.

Did Tom get the job at the sub shop?

Dad did not get much

cash for the job.

Did the vet dip the dog in the tick bath?

Tom will chop the logs in the

back of the hut.

The fox got the hen in the

pen.

Don got mud on his hot

rod.

Chet is mad at Beth.

Part 6Quick Drill (in reverse)

a b c d e f

h i j k lg

m n o p qu r s

t u v w x y z

sh th ch wh ck

Part 7Teach and

Review Concepts for Spelling

c, k, ck all say /k/

At the end of a the word, after the short vowel, the ck should be used.

bucktacksickluckwickdeckpack

Part 8Written Work

Dictation: sounds, words, sentences

SOUNDS

1. ch

2. u

3. z

4. v

5. i

Real Words

1. hush2. zap3. jot4. peck5. chat

Nonsense Words

1. rop2. nesh3. wog4. hez5. thack

Sight Words

1. push2. of3. both

Part 9Controlled Passage Reading

Part 10Listening

Comprehension