Phonics
Mrs. Linker's Crash Course in Phonics - a reader's phonetic cheat sheet
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This is a quick reference to most all phonetic skills your child has learned to use while reading. It's hard to remember everything when you are a beginning reader.
Linker's Crash Course in PHONICS '22.pdfWord Lists consists of real words and psuedo words.
Psuedo words are also known as nonsense words. (zat, clart, dret, snump)Why are psuedo words important? Psuedo words are a great way to check/assess a students knowledge or mastery of a specific phonetic skill. These words do not make sense. If the child can't decode the word then the skill represented in the word is a great place to start working with your child. Psuedo words are definitely something that takes practice. It is very natural for a child or an adult to read a word they don't know and try to figure it out by thinking of the words they do know. Thus, the practice of reading silly nonsense words is important so any word a child comes across they will be able to decode it.
When you read psuedo words in each skill list it is very important to point out to the student that the words you are going to read are pretend words and to just read them the way they sound them out.
*For further understanding and practice in phonics visit the VIDEOS page of this website for tons of Youtube videos for each skill.
Phonics: Printable Word Lists & Sentence Fluency
Real & Psuedo Words
Psuedo Words = Nonsense Words
Consonant/Letter SoundsConsonant or Letter Sounds
Consonant/Letter NamesConsonant Names- Lowercase
Consonant Names- UppercaseConsonant Sounds- Uppercase
Vowel Names & SoundsVowel Names & Sounds
CVC WordsShort Vowels: CVC
CVC/Short Vowel SentencesShort Vowel Sentences
Sneaky e WordsSneaky e
Sneaky e SentencesSneaky e Sentences
Blend WordsBlends
Blend SentencesBlends Sentences
Digraph WordsDigraphs
Digraph SentencesDigraphs Sentences
Vowel Team WordsLong Vowels Vowel Teams
Vowel Team SentencesLong Vowels Vowel Teams Sentences
R Controlled WordsR Controlled
R Controlled SentencesR Controlled Sentences
Dipthong WordsDiphthong/ Vowel Diraphs
Dipthongs/Vowel Digraph SentencesDiphthong/ Vowel Digraph Sentences
Hard Soft C & G WordsHard & Soft C & G
Hard/Soft C G SentencesHard & Soft C & G Sentences
Ending ed WordsEnding -ed /ed/, /t/, /d/
Ending ed SentencesEnding -ed /ed/, /t/, /d/ Sentences
Schwa WordsSchwa
Schwa SentencesSchwa Sentences
EXTREME Busted Game
Extreme Busted Game Cards or More Decoding Lists for Practice
Print & cut out the cards for a fun decoding game. You only have to put in the cards for the phonetic skill your child is working on. As the year progresses, you'll add the next skill your child is working on and by the end of the year you child will be able to practice decoding in all the skills they learned.
How to Play: Put the cards in a bucket and take turns drawing a card. Read the card. Keep it.If you draw an 'Action Card' then follow the directions on the card.
Busted Extreme ACTION CARDS.pdfAction Cards
CVC Words Real and Nonsense.pdfShort Vowels
Sneaky e Words Real and Nonsense.pdfSneaky e
Blend Words Real and Nonsense.pdfBlends
Digraph Words Real and Nonsense.pdfDigraphs
R Controlled Words Real and Nonsense.pdfR-Controlled
Vowel Team Words Real and Nonsense.pdfVowel Teams
Dipthong Words Real and Nonsense.pdfDipthongs
Closed Syllable Words Real and Nonsense.pdfMultisyllabic-Closed Syllable
Open Syllable Words Real and Nonsense.pdfMultisyllabic-Open Syllable
What does this mean?
These are the skills commonly taught and assessed in grade PK-2nd*Scroll up for word lists, etc. to help with each skill listed.
*Go to the sight word tab for High Frequency Sight Word lists and help.
Literacy First is divided into 23 Phonics Skills
7 Kindergarten skills (to be mastered by the end of Kdg.)11 1st Grade Skills (to be mastered by the end of 1st Grade)5 2nd Grade Skills (to be mastered by the end of 2nd Grade)Literacy First: Phonics Skills
Consonant Sounds (K)Consonant Names- Lowercase (K)Consonant Names- Uppercase (K)Vowel Names (K)Vowel Sounds- Short (K)Vowel Sounds - Long (K)High Frequency Words - Kdg. (K) {sight words}CVC Words- Short Vowels (1)Onset & Rime - Short Vowels (1)High Frequency Words - List A (1) {sight words}Consonant Digraphs - Beginning (1)Consonant Digraphs - Ending (1)Consonant Blends - Beginning (1)Multisyllabic Words- Closed Syllable (1) Consonant Blends - Ending (1)CVCe - Long Vowels (1)Vowel Digraphs- Long (1)High Frequency Words- List B (1) {sight words}Vowel Digraphs (Other) (2)Vowel Dipthongs (2)R or L Controlled Vowels (2)Multisyllabic Words- Open Syllable (2)High Frequency Words- List C (2)