Wilson Reading System

Substep 3.1

Part 1Sound Cards

Quick Drill

aa apple /a/

ee Ed /e/

ii itch /i/

oo octopus /o/

uu umbrella /u/

bb bat /b/

dd dog /d/

gg game /g/

jj jug /j/

kk kite /k/

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 Review and

Teach Concepts for Reading

Important to know

Sounds are built into syllables and syllables are combined to form words. You must see and hear words in parts.

Syllables• Review: There are six types of syllables

• One type is called a Closed syllable

• All the words we have worked with so far have been Closed syllables

Closed Syllable• Has one vowel

• The vowel is short

• It is “Closed in” on the right side by one or more consonants

c a tIn cat, the vowel a is closed in by the consonant t.

Closed Syllable• There does not need to be a

consonant before the vowel

c a tIn at, the vowel a is closed in by the consonant t.

Closed SyllableDoes this word have a closed syllable?

Yes

• It has one vowel, u.

• The vowel is short.

• The vowel is closed in by the digraph ch (two consonants).

s u ch

Closed SyllableDoes this word have a closed syllable?

No

• It has one vowel, e.

• The vowel is long.

• The vowel is not closed in on the right side.

sh e

Closed SyllableDoes this word have a closed syllable?

Yes

• It has one vowel, i.

• The vowel is short.

• The vowel is closed in on the right side by the consonant t. There is no need for any letter before the vowel.

ti

Closed SyllableDoes this word have a closed syllable?

No

• It has two vowels, o and a.

• The vowel is long.

fal o

The word cat is made up of three sounds.

c ta

cat

The sounds go together to make up one part, or one syllable.

To read or spell longer words, you just have to do one part at a time. You can already read the parts separately, so it will be easy to read and spell longer words-one part at a time.

nipcat

The word catnip has two parts.

You can hear it. Each part is one push of breath. When another push of breath is needed, it is a new part.

Part 3 Wordcards

Part 4 Wordlist Reading

compound words

upset

tomcat

bathmat

catfish

redhot

nutshell

sunfish

uphill

batman

shellfish

hotrod

puffball

hatbox

dishpan

tenpin

suntan

bedpost

bathtub

zigzag

mixup

tiptop

cobweb

sunset

catnip

bedbug

lapdog

pigpen

bellman

situp

pinball

Split between two

consonants

index

muffin

tennis

pompom

goblin

mascot

rabbit

napkin

publish

picnic

whiplash

unzip

rubbish

cannot

cactus

combat

attic

confess

undid

album

admit

submit

Justin

nutmeg

misfit

suffix

until

public

unless

humbug

Divide after the

consonant

satin

limit

topic

solid

cabin

punish

Kevin

tonic

panic

exit

relish

habit

robin

finish

edit

Mixed Practice

nutshell

tennis

picnic

edit

satin

muffin

submit

mixup

unless

public

cobweb

catfish

cannot

combat

shellfish

The Schwa

wagon

ribbon

oxen

seven

gallon

lesson

lemon

happen

melon

mitten

sudden

pollen

falcon

funnel

salad

/e/ says /i/

rocket

ticket

helmet

locket

packet

velvet

basket

magnet

jacket

puppet

bonnet

banquet

bucket

pocket

racket

vel

nut

gob

sub

hab

meg

it

vet

mit

lin

Part 5 Sentence Reading

compound words

Sid did not want to miss the sunset

compound words

Ben had catnip for the

tomcat.

compound words

Jim is upset about the

loss.

compound words

Bob hot a sunfish with

his rod.

compound words

Dad will dust the cobweb in

the den.

compound words

Did Bret get the shellfish from Scott?

compound words

The dog in the bathtub was a

mess!

compound words

The kids went to rent the

batman flick.

compound words

Frank thinks it was just a big

mix-up.

compound words

The wild bobcat hid in the tunnel.

Divide between the consonants

I just had a bran muffin and a plum.

Divide between the consonants

Justin had a sudden hold

of Tom.

Divide between the consonants

Beth did not get upset when

she fell in the slush.

Divide between the consonants

Jill had fun with the magnet.

Divide between the consonants

Do not drop the album in the slush.

Divide between the consonants

The rabbit ran next to the

shrubs.

Divide between the consonants

Bill and Tom had a puppet on a string.

Divide between the consonants

Get the basket and fill it with

figs.

Divide between the consonants

Kim did admit that she felt a

chill.

Divide between the consonants

Kenneth put the napkin on

his lap.

Part 6Quick Drill (in reverse)

zost

unkk kw

what says

?

Part 7Teach and

Review Concepts for Spelling

spell punish

pun ish

Practice multisyllabic words with the syllable

cards

The letters l, s, and f, do not double in

multisyllabic words. The bonus letter

applies to one syllable words.

Compound words with ll, ss, and ff,

will remain doubled.

When an ‘s’ is added to a multisyllabic

baseword, spell the baseword one

syllable at a time and then add the ‘s’

Multisyllabic words ending in /ik/ are spelled

with an ic

Part 8Written Work

Dictation: sounds, words, sentences

Part 9Controlled Passage Reading

Part 10Listening

Comprehension

The Schwa

a e i oSometimes the vowels a, e, i, and o sound more

like /u/ than the expected sound.

ә

әschwa wagon /u/

nw a g oә

ds a l aә