Your student should understand how to sound out one-syllable words using the blending procedure demonstrated on this document.

Your student should understand how to sound out two-syllable words using the blending procedure demonstrated on this document.

Your student should be able to read words with blends at the beginning and end. To test, have your student read the following words.

branch       swept       print       frost       trust

Your student should be able to read words with the Name Game (Vowel-Consonant-E) syllable type. To test, have your student read the following words.

hope       dime       cane       flute       grape

Your student should be able to read words with Bossy R (R-controlled) vowels. To test, have your student read the following words.

over       forest       garden       north       perhaps

Your student should have a basic understanding of contractions. To test, have your student read the following words AND identify the two smaller words in each contraction.

can't       what's       you're       I'll       we've

Your student should be able to read words with the past tense ending ED. To test, have your student read the following words.

wanted       planned       danced       printed       mixed

Your student should understand syllable division rules for reading multisyllable words. To test, have your student divide the following words into syllables and then read the words.

robin      napkin      hero      admit      refund

Your student should have mastered the sounds of Phonograms 1-44 on this list of phonograms.