SHORT VOWEL PHONICS 4
Short Vowel Phonics 4 introduces short vowel words with consonant digraph: ch, sh, th and wh. Two additional non-phonetic sight words are added: they, to. The book has five stories. Longer stories are divided into parts so that each story or its division is 85 to 136 words in length. Four of the five stories contain interesting factual details. Readers will experience map reading, a story based on a cultural tradition, the Maine shoreline, and facts on Chad and canine rescue.
Table of Contents for Short Vowel Phonics 4
Chapter 1: Chad
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new phonetic concept: ch
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word count: 85
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unique ch words:8
Chapter 2: Shells at Wells
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new phonetic concept: sh
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word count Part 1: 132
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word count Part 2: 119
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word count Part 3: 108
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unique sh words : 14
Chapter 3: Thad Has a Job
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new phonetic concept: th
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word count Part 1: 131
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word count Part 2: 140
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word count Part 3: 132
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unique th words: 11 *
Chapter 4: On a Whim
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new phonetic concept: wh
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word count: 86
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unique wh words:8
Chapter 5: The Land of the Czechs (Cheks)
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new phonetic concept: none
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word count Part 1: 136
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word count Part 2: 124
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unique ch words: 2
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unique sh words : 6
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unique th words: 2 *
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unique wh words: 2
* not included in count: the, they
non-phonetic sight words: a, as, has, his, is, of, the, they, to
(The actual dimensions of the books are 8½ inches by 5½ inches.)
Sample text and pictures from “Shells at Wells”:
Shells at Wells
1. At Wells
Wells is at a gulf. The gulf
has fresh wind, sand, rocks and
sun. Josh is glad to dwell at
the gulf. Josh and his sis, Jen,
dwell in Wells. Check Map 1.
(There is more to this story.)
© 2008Patricia J. Norton