KindergartenPhonics Skills

Theme

LSN Phonics

1 1 Consonants /m/m, /s/s2 Consonant /r/r3 Consonant /t/t

2 4 Consonants /n/n, /p/p5 Consonant /k/c6 Short Vowel /a/a

3 7 Word Building (Phonograms -am, -at)

8 Consonant /d/d9 Word Building (Phonograms -ap,

-an)4 10 Short Vowel /i/i

11 Consonants /g/g, /f/f12 Word Building (phonograms -it, -

ip)5 13 Consonants /b/b, /k/k

14 Word Building (Phonograms -in, -ig)

15 Short Vowel /o/o6 16 Consonants /l/l, /h/h

17 Word Building (Phonograms -ot, -op)

18 Consonants /w/w, /ks/x7 19 Word Building (Phonograms -ox,

-ix)20 Short Vowel /e/e21 Word Building (Phonograms -ed,

-en)8 22 Consonants /v/v, /j/j

23 Word Building (Phonograms -et, -eg)

24 Consonants /y/y, /z/z9 25 Short Vowel /u/u

26 Word Building (Phonograms -un, -ut)

27 Consonant /kw/q10 28 Word Building (Phonograms -ug,

-up)29 Review a, e, i, o, u30 Review a, e, i, o, u

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Grade 1Phonics Skills

Theme LSN GET STARTED STORY

SELECTIONDAY

PHONICS

1 & 2

1

Tagby Nancy FurstingerPhotographs by: Steve Williams

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:D4:D5:

Short Vowel /a/aShort Vowel /a/aShort Vowel /a/aInflection -sInflection -s

2Sad, Sad Danby Jamie Lopez

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:D4:D5:

Short Vowel /a/aShort Vowel /a/aShort Vowel /a/aPhonograms -ap, -at Phonogram -ag, -and

3Miss Jillby Anne Mansk

Nonfiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Short Vowel /i/i Short Vowel /i/iShort Vowel /i/i, Short Vowel /a/aContraction ’s Contraction ’s

4Pick a Sackby Linda Barr

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:D4:D5:

Digraph /k/ckDigraph /k/ckDigraph /k/ck Phonograms -ick, -inkPhonograms -ill, -it

5Jobsby Anne Mansk

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:

D5:

Short Vowel /o/oShort Vowel /o/oShort Vowel /o/o,Short Vowel /i/iInflections -ed, -ing (no spelling change)Inflections -ed, -ing(no spelling change)

6A Tall, Tall Wallby Deanne W. Kells

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Variant Vowel /ô/a (all)Variant Vowel /ô/a (all)Variant Vowel /ô/ a (all)Short Vowel /i/i, Short Vowel /o/oContraction n’t Contraction n’t, Contraction ’s

3

7Ten Eggsby Nancy Furstinger

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Short Vowel /e/eShort Vowel /e/eShort Vowel /e/e,Short Vowel /o/oInitial Blends with lInitial Blends with l

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SELECTIONDAY

PHONICS

3

8Thanks, Seth!by Anne Mansk

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Digraph /th/thDigraph /th/thDigraph /th/th,Short Vowel /e/e, Short Vowels /a/a, /i/iInitial Blends with s Initial Blends with s

9A Nut Fallsby Sandra Widener

Nonfiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Short Vowel /u/uShort Vowel /u/uShort Vowel /u/u,Short Vowel /e/e, Digraph /k/ckInitial Blends with rInitial Blends with r

10Frog Gets His Songby Linda Barr

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:D4:D5:

Diphthong /ng/ngDiphthong /ng/ngDiphthong /ng/ngContraction ’llContraction ‘ll

11Sid Scoresby Deanne W. Kells

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

r-Controlled Vowel /ôr/or, ore r-Controlled Vowel /ôr/or, orer-Controlled Vowel /ôr/or, ore, Short Vowel /o/oCompound WordsCompound Words

12Fox and His Big Wishby Sandra Widener

Fable/Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Digraph /sh/shDigraph /sh/shDigraph /sh/sh,Digraph /th/thInitial Blends with l, s, rInitial Blends with l, s, r

4

13Rich Gets Bigby Sandra Widener

Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Digraphs /ch/ch, tchDigraphs /ch/ch, tchDigraphs /ch/ch, tchDigraph /sh/shInflection -esInflection -es

14Ann’s Trip To The Starsby Karen Sandoval

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:

D5:

r-Controlled Vowel /är/arr-Controlled Vowel /är/arr-Controlled Vowel /är/ar, r-Controlled Vowel /ôr/orInflections -s, -ed, -ing (no spelling change)Inflections -s, -ed, -ing (no spelling change)

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SELECTIONDAY

PHONICS

4

15A Quiz for Brentby Karen Sandoval

Biography

D1:D2:D3:

D4:

D5:

Digraphs /kw/qu, /hw/whDigraphs /kw/qu, /hw/wh Digraphs /kw/qu, /hw/wh, Digraph /th/thInflections -ed, -ing (double final consonant)Inflections -ed, -ing (double final consonant)

16A Perfect Lunchby Karen Sandoval

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

r-Controlled Vowels /ûr/er, ir, urr-Controlled Vowels /ûr/er, ir, urr-Controlled Vowels /ûr/er, ir, ur, Short Vowels /i/i, /e/e, /u/uInflections -er, -est Inflections -er, -est

17Jungle Funby Nancy Furstinger

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:D4:

D5:

Syllable /əl/-leSyllable /əl/-leSyllable /əl/-leInflections -ed, -ing (double final consonant)Inflections -ed, -ing (double final consonant)

18Shadow In The Snowby Nancy Furstinger

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:

D5:

Long Vowel /ō/ow, oaLong Vowel /ō/ow, oaLong Vowel /ō/ow, oaShort Vowel /o/oPhonograms -ow, -oatInitial Blends with l, s, rPhonograms -own, -oast

5

19Beaver’s Green Treatby Nancy Furstinger

Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ē/e, ee, ea Long Vowel /ē/e, ee, eaLong Vowel /ē/e, ee, ea,Long Vowel /ō/ow, oa, Digraph /ch/chContractions 've, 'reContractions 've, 're

20Kids Play!by Sandra Widener

Nonfiction

D1:D2:D3:D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ā/ai, ayLong Vowel /ā/ai, ayLong Vowel /ā/ai, ay Phonograms -ay, -ainPhonograms -ail, -aid

21The Missing Cakeby Sandra Widener

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ā/a-e Long Vowel /ā/a-eLong Vowel /ā/a-eShort Vowel /a/aPhonograms -ake, -atePhonograms –ane, -ade

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PHONICS

5

22Mike and Spike Hikeby Sandra Widener

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ī/i-eLong Vowel /ī/i-eLong Vowel /ī/i-e, Digraphs /kw/qu, /hw/wh, Short Vowel /i/iInflections -ed, -ing (drop e)Inflections -ed, -ing (drop e), Inflections -s, -ed, -ing (no spelling change)

23Hang On, Rose!by Sandra Widener

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ō/o-eLong Vowel /ō/o-eLong Vowel /ō/o-eShort Vowel /o/oPhonograms -ose, -okePhonograms -one, -ole

24What Is in the Hedge?by Sandra Widener

Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Consonants /s/c; /j/g, dgeConsonants /s/c; /j/g, dgeConsonants /s/c; /j/g, dge, Long Vowel /ā/a-e, Long Vowel /ī/i-eContractions ’s n’t, ’llContractions ’s n’t, ’ll

6

25Duke’s Workby Sandra Widener

Nonfiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /(y)/u-eLong Vowel /(y)/u-eLong Vowel /(y)/u-e, Long Vowels /ā/a-e, /ī/i-e, /ō/o-eInflections -ed, -ing (drop e)Inflections -ed, -ing (drop e)Inflections -ed, -ing (double final consonant)

26Night Flightby Emily Hutchinson

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ī/y, ie, ighLong Vowel /ī/y, ie, ighLong Vowel /ī/y, ie, igh, Long Vowels /ā/ai, ay; /ē/e, ee, eaContraction ’dContraction ’dContractions ’ve, ’re

27What Brad Foundby Linda Barr

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:D4:D5:

Vowel Diphthong /ou/ow, ouVowel Diphthong /ou/ow, ouVowel Diphthong /ou/ow, ouPhonograms -out, -owPhonograms -own, -ound

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SELECTIONDAY

PHONICS

6

28Patty’s Family Sketchesby Deanne W. Kells

Realistic Fiction

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowel /ē/y, ieLong Vowel /ē/y, ieLong Vowel /ē/y, ie,r-Controlled Vowels /är/ar; /ûr/er, ir, urInflections -ed, -er, -est, -es (change y to i)Inflections -ed, -er, -est, -es (change y to i)

29A New Room by the Seaby Deanne W. Kells

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Vowel Diphthong //oo, ew Vowel Diphthong //oo, ewVowel Diphthong //oo, ew, Long Vowel /ō/ow, oaPhonograms -ool, -ewContraction ’d, Contractions ’ve, ’reContractions ’s, n’t, ’ll

30The Banjo Trickby Linda Barr

Fantasy

D1:D2:D3:

D4:D5:

Long Vowels /ī/i, /ō/oLong Vowels /ī/i, /ō/oLong Vowels /ī/i, /ō/o, Long Vowels /ī/i-e, /ō/o-ePhonograms -ind, -ild Phonogram -old

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Grade 2Phonics Skills

Theme

LSN

Decodable BooksDecodable Books

Selection

Phonics Skill / Structural Skill

1 1 Decodable Book 1 Short Vowels /a/a, /i/i (bat, pin)CVC Pattern in Longer Words (Introduce Syllables)

2 Decodable Book 2 Short Vowels /e/e, /o/o, /u/u (hen, pot, cup)Inflections -s, -es

3 Decodable Book 3 Long Vowels /ā/a-e, /ī/i-e, /ō/o-e, /(y)/u-e (bake, ride, hole, cute)CVCe Pattern in Longer Words (Review Syllables)

4 Decodable Book 4 Long Vowel /ē/ee, ea (sleep, team)Inflections -ed, -ing (no spelling change; three sounds of -ed)

5 Review2 6 Decodable Book 5 Long Vowel /ī/ie, igh (pie, high)

Inflections -ed, -ing (drop final e)7 Decodable Book 6 Long Vowel /ā/ai, ay (rain, day)

Compound Words (Review Syllables)8 Decodable Book 7 r-Controlled Vowel /är/ar (star)

Syllable Pattern C-le (Review Syllables)

9 Decodable Book 8 Long Vowel /ō/oa, ow (boat, snow) Compound Words (Review Syllables)

10 Review3 11 Decodable Book 9 Digraphs /ch/ch, tch; /sh/sh; /th/th

Syllable Pattern VCCV12 Decodable Book 10 Long Vowel /ē/ey, y (money, happy)

Inflections -ed, -es (y to i)13 Decodable Book 11 Consonants /s/c; /j/g, dge

Inflections -ed, -ing (double final consonant)

14 Decodable Book 12 r-Controlled Vowel /ûr/ir, ur, er, ear (sir, fur, her, learn) Syllable Pattern VCCV (review)

15 Review

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Theme

LSN

Decodable BooksDecodable Books

Selection

Phonics Skill / Structural Skill

4 16 Decodable Book 13 Digraphs /n/kn; /r/wr; /f/gh, ph Suffixes -ly, -ness

17 Decodable Book 14 Short Vowel /e/ea (heavy) Syllable Pattern V/CV

18 Decodable Book 15 Vowel Diphthong /oi/oi, oy (join, toy) Suffixes -ful, -less

19 Decodable Book 16 r-Controlled Vowel /ir/ear, eer (hear, cheer)Syllable Pattern VC/V

20 Review

5 21 Decodable Book 17 Vowel Diphthong /ou/ ou, ow (cloud, brown) Abbreviations (e.g. Jan. = January)

22 Decodable Book 18 r-Controlled Vowel /ôr/or, ore, our (fork, more, your) Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V (review)

23 Decodable Book 19 Vowel Diphthong //oo, ew, ue, ui, ou (zoo, new, blue, suit, soup) Prefixes mis-, re-, un- (meaning plus decoding)

24 Decodable Book 20 r-Controlled Vowel /âr/air, are (chair, stare)Contractions

25 Review6 26 Decodable Book 21 Vowel Variant //oo, ou (look, could)

Prefixes dis-, over-, pre- (meaning plus decoding)

27 Decodable Book 22 Vowel Variant /ô/aw, au(gh) (saw, taught)Inflection -es (f to v)

28 Decodable Book 23 Vowel Variant /ô/a(l), ough (ball, bought)Suffix -tion

29 Decodable Book 24 Long Vowel /ā/ea, ei(gh), ey (great, weigh, prey)Inflections -er, -est

30 Review

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Grade 3Phonics Skills

Theme LSN Phonics Skill / Structural Skill1 1 Short Vowels /a/a, /e/e, /i/i, /o/o, /u/u

CVC Pattern; VCCV Pattern in Longer Words2 Root Word + Ending -ed, -ing3 Vowel Digraphs /ē/ee, ea; /ā/ai, ay; /ō/oa, ow

CVCe and CVVC Spelling Patterns4 Plurals -s, -es

Syllable Endings -s, -es5 Review Theme 1 Skills

2 6 Compound Words7 Consonant Digraphs /ch/ch, tch; /sh/sh, ch; /(h)w/wh8 Diphthongs /ou/ou, ow; /oi/oi, oy9 Consonant Blends str, scr, spr

VCCCV Syllable Pattern10 Review Theme 2 Skills

3 11 C-le Syllable12 Consonant Digraphs /n/kn, gn; /r/wr; /f/gh13 Consonants /s/c; /j/g, dge 14 V/CV and VC/V Syllable Patterns 15 Review Theme 3 Skills

4 16 r-Controlled Vowel /ôr/or, ore, our, oar, ar Letter Patterns

17 r-Controlled Vowel /ûr/er, ir, ur, or, ear Letter Patterns

18 Suffixes -er, -est, -ly, -ful19 Prefixes un-, re-, dis-20 Review Theme 4 Skills

5 21 Vowel Variants //oo, ew, ue, ui; //oo 22 Vowel Variant /ô/ o, au(gh), aw, a(l), ough;

Letter Patterns 23 Prefixes pre-, mis-, in-24 Schwa /ə/

Accented and Unaccented Syllables; Schwa25 Review Theme 5 Skills

6 26 Suffixes -tion, -sion27 V/V Syllable Pattern28 Suffixes -able, -ible, -less, -ous 29 Prefixes bi-, non-, over-30 Review Theme 6 Skills

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Grade 4Decoding

Word Attack

Theme

LSN DECODING/WORD ATTACK

1 1 Closed Syllable Patterns2 Open Syllable Patterns3 Syllable Patterns: Vowel Digraphs4 Structural Analysis: Inflections: -ed, -ing5 Review Theme 1 Skills

2 6 Syllable Patterns: Consonant + -le7 Syllable Patterns: Same Medial Consonants8 Syllable Patterns: Different Medial Consonants9 Syllable Patterns: Three Medial Consonants

10 Review Theme 2 Skills3 11 Open and Closed Syllable Patterns

12 Structural Analysis: Prefixes: re-, un-, non-13 Structural Analysis: Suffixes: -able, -ible, -ness, -

ment, -less14 Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + n15 Review Theme 3 Skills

4 16 Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + r17 Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + n, Schwa + r18 Structural Analysis: Word Parts: over, under, sub19 Structural Analysis: Inflections: -s,-es20 Review Theme 4 Skills

5 21 Structural Analysis: Suffixes: -ant, -ent, -ist, -ian22 Structural Analysis: Word Parts: in, out, down, up23 Structural Analysis: Suffixes: -tion, -sion, -al, -ial24 Structural Analysis: Suffixes in Combination25 Review Theme 5 Skills

6 26 Silent Letters27 Structural Analysis: Greek and Latin Word Parts28 Structural Analysis: Compounds29 Structural Analysis: Prefix + Root + Suffix30 Review Theme 6 Skills

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Grade 5Decoding

Word Attack

Theme

LSN Decoding/Word Attack

1 1 Closed Syllable Patterns2 Open Syllable Patterns3 Syllable Patterns: Vowel Digraphs4 Structural Analysis: Inflections5 Review Theme 1 Skills

2 6 Syllable Patterns: Consonant + -le7 Syllable Patterns: Same Medial Consonants8 Syllable Patterns: Different Medial Consonants9 Syllable Patterns: Three Medial Consonants10 Review Theme 2 Skills

3 11 Open and Closed Syllable Patterns12 Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, un-, non-13 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -able, -ible, -ment, -less14 Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + n, Schwa + l, Schwa + r 15 Review Theme 3 Skills

4 16 Structural Analysis: Prefixes im-, in-, ir-, il-17 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ant, -ent, -eer, -ist, -ian18 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ous, -eous, -ious19 Decode Longer Words20 Review Theme 4 Skills

5 21 Structural Analysis: Prefixes in-, out-, down-, up-22 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ation, -ition, -sion, -ion23 Silent Letters24 Structural Analysis: Unusual Plurals25 Review Theme 5 Skills

6 26 Structural Analysis: Prefix + Root Word + Suffix27 Structural Analysis: Greek Word Parts28 Structural Analysis: Latin Word Parts29 Use Decoding Strategies30 Review Theme 6 Skills

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Grade 6Decoding

Word Attack

Theme

LSN

Decoding/Word Attack

1 1 Closed Syllable Patterns2 Open Syllable Patterns and CVCe Patterns3 Syllable Patterns: Vowel Digraphs4 Structural Analysis: Inflections -ed, -ing 5 Review Theme 1 Skills

2 6 Syllable Pattern: C-le 7 Syllable Patterns: Medial Consonants8 Open and Closed Syllable Patterns9 Syllable Patterns: Medial Consonants10 Review Theme 2 Skills

3 11 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -able, -ible12 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ous, -ious, -

eous13 Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + n, Schwa + l14 Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + r15 Review Theme 3 Skills

4 16 Syllable Patterns: Vowel Digraphs17 Structural Analysis: Prefixes im-, in-, ir-, il-18 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ant, -ent, -ist19 Structural Analysis: Word Parts over-, under-,

sub-20 Review Theme 4 Skills

5 21 Structural Analysis: Greek and Latin Word Parts

22 Structural Analysis: Greek and Latin Word Parts

23 Structural Analysis: Syllables and Stress24 Structural Analysis: Suffixes -ation, -ition, -

sion, -ion25 Review Theme 5 Skills

6 26 Structural Analysis: Affixes27 Silent Letters28 Structural Analysis: Syllables and Stress29 Structural Analysis: Syllables and Stress30 Review Theme 6 Skills

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