Wilson Reading System

Substep 3.1

Part 1

Sound Cards

Quick Drill

a apple /a/

e Ed /e/

i itch /i/

o octopus /o/

u umbrella /u/

b bat /b/

d dog /d/

g game /g/

j jug /j/

k kite /k/

digraphs Consonants ‘stick together’ to form one

sound, even though there are two letters.

That is why they are on one card. They

are not separated.

Q is the chicken letter- it refuses to go anywhere without its

friend, u. It is never in a word alone. The u in this situation

has no vowel sound.

Chicken

Letter

th thumb /th/

ch chin /ch/

sh ship /sh/

wh whistle /w/

ck sock /k/

Part 2

Review and Teach Concepts

for Reading

Important to know

Sounds are built into

syllables and syllables

are combined to form

words. You must see

and hear words in parts.

Syllables • Review: There are six types of syllables

• One type is called a Closed syllable

• All the words we have worked with so

far have been Closed syllables

Closed Syllable • Has one vowel

• The vowel is short

• It is “Closed in” on the right side

by one or more consonants

c a t In cat, the vowel a is closed in by

the consonant t.

Closed Syllable • There does not need to be a

consonant before the vowel

c a t In at, the vowel a is closed in

by the consonant t.

Closed Syllable Does this word have a closed syllable?

Yes

• It has one vowel, u.

• The vowel is short.

• The vowel is closed in by the digraph ch

(two consonants).

s u ch

Closed Syllable Does this word have a closed syllable?

No

• It has one vowel, e.

• The vowel is long.

• The vowel is not closed in on the right side.

sh e

Closed Syllable Does this word have a closed syllable?

Yes

• It has one vowel, i.

• The vowel is short.

• The vowel is closed in on the right side by

the consonant t. There is no need for any

letter before the vowel.

t i

Closed Syllable Does this word have a closed syllable?

No

• It has two vowels, o and a.

• The vowel is long.

f a l o

The word cat is made

up of three sounds.

c t a

cat

The sounds go together to make

up one part, or one syllable.

To read or spell longer

words, you just have to do

one part at a time. You can

already read the parts

separately, so it will be easy

to read and spell longer

words-one part at a time.

nip cat

The word catnip has two parts.

You can hear it. Each part is one push of

breath. When another push of breath is

needed, it is a new part.

Part 3

Wordcards

Part 4

Wordlist

Reading

compound

words

bathmat

nutshell

sunfish

uphill

batman

shellfish

hotrod

puffball

hatbox

dishpan

tenpin

suntan

bedpost

bathtub

zigzag

mixup

tiptop

cobweb

sunset

catnip

bedbug

lapdog

pigpen

bellman

situp

pinball

Split between two

consonants

index

muffin

tennis

pompom

goblin

mascot

rabbit

napkin

publish

picnic

whiplash

unzip

rubbish

cannot

cactus

combat

attic

confess

undid

album

admit

submit

Justin

nutmeg

misfit

suffix

until

public

unless

humbug

Divide after the

consonant

satin

limit

topic

solid

cabin

punish

Kevin

tonic

panic

exit

relish

habit

robin

finish

edit

Mixed

Practice

nutshell

tennis

picnic

edit

satin

muffin

submit

mixup

unless

public

cobweb

catfish

cannot

combat

shellfish

The

Schwa

wagon

ribbon

oxen

seven

gallon

lesson

lemon

happen

melon

mitten

sudden

pollen

falcon

funnel

salad

/e/ says /i/

rocket

ticket

helmet

locket

packet

velvet

basket

magnet

jacket

puppet

bonnet

banquet

bucket

pocket

racket

vel

nut

gob

sub

hab

meg

it

vet

mit

lin

Part 5

Sentence

Reading

compound words

Sid did not

want to miss

the sunset

compound words

Ben had

catnip for the

tomcat.

compound words

Jim is upset

about the

loss.

compound words

Bob hot a

sunfish with

his rod.

compound words

Dad will dust

the cobweb in

the den.

compound words

Did Bret get

the shellfish

from Scott?

compound words

The dog in the

bathtub was a

mess!

compound words

The kids went

to rent the

batman flick.

compound words

Frank thinks it

was just a big

mix-up.

compound words

The wild

bobcat hid in

the tunnel.

Divide between the consonants

I just had a

bran muffin

and a plum.

Divide between the consonants

Justin had a

sudden hold

of Tom.

Divide between the consonants

Beth did not get upset when

she fell in the slush.

Divide between the consonants

Jill had fun

with the

magnet.

Divide between the consonants

Do not drop

the album in

the slush.

Divide between the consonants

The rabbit ran

next to the

shrubs.

Divide between the consonants

Bill and Tom

had a puppet

on a string.

Divide between the consonants

Get the basket

and fill it with

figs.

Divide between the consonants

Kim did admit

that she felt a

chill.

Divide between the consonants

Kenneth put

the napkin on

his lap.

Part 6

Quick Drill

(in reverse)

z ost

unk k kw

what

says

?

Part 7 Teach and

Review Concepts

for Spelling

spell punish

pun ish

Practice

multisyllabic

words with

the syllable

cards

The letters l, s, and f,

do not double in

multisyllabic words.

The bonus letter

applies to one syllable

words.

Compound words

with ll, ss, and ff,

will remain

doubled.

When an ‘s’ is added

to a multisyllabic

baseword, spell the

baseword one

syllable at a time

and then add the ‘s’

Multisyllabic

words ending in

/ik/ are spelled

with an ic

Part 8 Written Work

Dictation: sounds,

words, sentences

Part 9

Controlled

Passage

Reading

Part 10

Listening

Comprehension

The Schwa

a e i o Sometimes the vowels a, e, i, and o sound more like

/u/ than the expected sound.

ә

schwa wagon /u/

n w a g o ә

d s a l a ә