Wilson Reading System: Step 9

Essential Questions:

  • What is the importance of reading?

  • What are the qualities of a good reader?

Common Core Standards:

  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3a Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

Step 9 Vowel Digraph/Diphthong "D" Syllables

9.1 I can read and spell words with ai, ay (plain, stay); adding taught affixes (painted, replay)

9.2 I can read and spell words with ee, ey (street, valley); adding taught affixes (disagree, keyless)

9.3 I can read and spell words with oa, oe, ue (coast, doe, continue); adding taugh affixes (unload, toes, values)

9.4 I can read and spell words with oi, oy, au, aw (avoid, destroy, launch, dawn); adding taught affixes (midpoint, employer, authors, crawled)

9.5 I can read and spell words with ou, ow, oo (amount, plow, spoon); adding taught affixes (miscount, followed, wooden)

9.6 I can read and spell words with ea (eat, bread, steak); adding taught affixes (displease, feathers, treading)

9.7 I can read and spell words with eu, ew, ui (feud, few, suit); adding taught affixes (neutrons, renew, fruitless)