Reading Strategy

Follow these steps to read a word.

  • 1 Point to the first spelling. Say the sound.

    Illustration of a finger pointing to “s” in the word “sad”

  • 2 Point to the second spelling. Say the sound.

    Illustration of a finger pointing to “a” in the word “sad”

  • 3 Point to the last spelling. Say the sound.

    Illustration of a finger pointing to “d” in the word “sad”

  • 4 Now blend all the sounds together to say the word. Say the word again. What is it?

    s + a + d = sad

    I blend 3 sounds to say sad.

Reading Practice

Blend the sounds to read these words.

  • 1. job

  • 2. at

  • 3. gas

  • 4. mom

  • 5. mad

  • 6. pot

Use what you learned to read the sentences.

  • 7. What a bad day!

  • 8. First I drop a new pot.

  • 9. Then my mom is mad at me.

  • 10. Next the van has no gas.

  • 11. I go to my job.

  • 12. At last, I go home!

Spelling Practice

13.–16. Now write the sentences that your teacher reads.

Word Work

Look at the first picture. Then read the word. Use letter cards to make a new word for the next picture. Change just 1 letter each time.

EXAMPLE

Illustration of pictures and cards for the words “hat, cat, cot, dot” and “pot”

  • 17. Illustration of pictures showing a mop, map, man, can, and cat

  • 18. Illustration of pictures showing a cot, cat, cap, map, and mop

  • 19. Illustration of pictures showing a fan, can, car, cat, and cot