Wilson Reading System

Substep 2.3

Mandy EllisWilder Waite Elementary School

Goal

To learn the new welded sounds and

exception to the closed vowel

syllable

Part 1Sound Cards

Quick Drill

Welded SoundsThere are five

exceptions to the closed syllable

rule.

ild wild ild

ild

old cold old

old

olt colt olt

olt

ind kind ind

ind

ost host ost

ost

Important Notes

• Three of these begin with ‘o’

• Two of these begin with ‘I’

• Two have ‘ld’ following the vowel

What are the exceptions to the closed syllable?

ild

old

olt

ost

ind

Part 2 Teach and

Review Concepts for Reading

Welded Sounds

oldc/c/ gets one tap

/old/ gets one tap with three fingers welded

Welded Sounds

oldcbtm ildmchw osthmp

Welded Sounds

oldcbtm ildmchw indhmw

w i n d

Part 3 Wordcards

Part 4 Wordlist Reading

bold

kind

blind

mind

cold

most

post

bolt

gold

bind

wild

find

old

sold

colt

jolt

fold

host

told

child

hold

find

mold

mild

grind

Part 5 Sentence Reading

The child is not in the

shop.

Bob did not find the small

colt.

Jim was kind to the old

man.

Fred went to get a wild

hog.

The dog sat on his hind

legs to beg.

The chimp did not mind the

cold.

Wind the top and it will

spin.

Do not drop trash in the wild wind.

The bus spun and hit the

post.

Bob had a bad cold.

Jim was in a bind with

Tom.

Sid did not wish to hold the cash

for the band.

Jim told Beth that he was

cold.

Brad sold his best gold

ring.

It was not mild on the gulf, it

was cold!

Bill is the best host!

Bob sold the old mink for lots of cash.

The child went to get the bolt for his dad.

Part 6Quick Drill (in reverse)

indild

oldost olt

what says

?

Part 7Teach and

Review Concepts for Spelling

indild

oldost olt

Spell…

Part 8Written Work

Dictation: sounds, words, sentences

Part 9Controlled Passage Reading

Part 10Listening

Comprehension