Learn to Read with Phonics - Book 6 , livre ebook

Title Page
LEARN TO READ WITH PHONICS
BOOK 6

Sally A. Jones
and
Amanda C. Jones



Publisher Information
© Copyright 2009 Sally A. Jones and Amanda C. Jones
Published and Printed by
Guinea Pig Education
2 Cobs Way,
New Haw,
Addlestone, Surrey,
KT15 3AF.
UK.
www.guineapigeducation.co.uk
Digital edition converted and distributed in 2012 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
NO part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or copied for commercial purposes and profit without the prior written permission of the publishers.



For Parents and Teachers
This is a fast and effective way of teaching your child to read fluently, whether he or she is: four and ready to read, a reluctant reader aged nine or more, if he or she has a learning difficulty, or if English is a second language.
This reading scheme is for you. It is for everyone who wants to read fast. This scheme is easy to use. It uses phonics or sounds.
The course consists of eight reading books. Book 1 and 2 are for pre-readers. These teach initial sounds and word building with three or four letter words. Books 3 - 6 teach phonic sounds in this order:
ch, sh, wh, th, oo, ee, ar, or, ur, ir, er, magic e, ea, oa, ai, ay, oi, oy, oa, short y as in happy, long y as in sky, soft c as in mice and soft g as in engine, ou, ow, au and aw.
The final book introduces more complex sounds as in tion, le, el, prefixes and suffixes.
There are further titles available, for readers who have attained a degree of fluency.



How Does It Work?
Each chapter introduces a sound. Learn the sound with your child. Read the sentences several times, encouraging your child to talk about the picture. At the end of the sentences, there is a list of words and phrases, which the child can match to the pictures.
Practise each sound several times, until your child is familiar with it.
It is important to practise . We advise that you move on to the next sound chapter only when you are confident that your child has learnt all the material.
The child works out words, by learning the phonic sounds and then running them together.
ch ee k y
ar ch er y
hun dred - has two syllables
80% of words can be learnt this way, but a few words will need to be learnt by looking , saying and remembering them.
Children using phonics in this way progress fast.



Dear Kids,
Learn to read by reading with Sam, Kim and their friends.
Meet Sam and his sister Kim.


Sam


Kim
They have a cat and a dog called Spot.
Next door, there are two children called Frank and Kelly. They are the best friends of Sam and Kim.
You will meet some more of their relatives and friends including: Auntie Grace, Uncle Cyril, their cousins Grace and Nancy, the famous cousin from the country, his mum and dad, and Frank’s Uncle Paul, who takes the children out.
You will also meet: Kim’s friend Candice, Sam’s school friend Peter, who likes football, his teacher and his class mates, like Heather.



Have Fun Learning To Read
This course may also be used by older children or adults, who have problems with reading and spelling.
Read the sentences, but concentrate on spelling the words in each chapter, progressing from easier to harder words, depending on ability.
It is as easy as that!
If you need help using the scheme, contact us at:
www.guineapigeducation.co.uk



Section 1


Summer Sales




Sam has had enough of school today. He feels quite rough. It is tough when he has worked hard all day.
In the morning, he did six pages of maths, some literacy work on the computer and some more of his history project, but he had forgotten to learn his spellings again.


His teacher kept repeating, “Sam’s not rough or tough enough to spell OUGH words?”
That afternoon, he had to practise for the school play. That is why he feels so exhausted.


Then, his mum meets him at the school gate.
“We are going shopping in the centre to look at the sales which have started today,” she says smiling.
Sam does not feel rough or tough enough for that. “No! Not shopping!” he protests.
Sam detests shopping more than anything else. He will miss his favourite programme on T.V. He hates sales and he will be thoroughly bored.


Kim is excited because she loves to shop. There are loads of things she needs to buy with the money she has saved up.
Sam’s mum parks the car in the borough surface car park and collects a ticket from the machine. It is a pay and display.


They walk round the shops looking for bargains in the summer sales. Kim searches through the rails in the fashion store and fits on a brightly coloured tunic and some leggings. She comes out of the changing room wearing them, “What do you think?” she says to Mum. “They look great! They really suit you,” replies Mum.


Although Sam is thoroughly bored, he, too, is quite interested in getting some new clothes for himself, but he has his own ideas what he wants to wear.


Mum sees some smart trousers, a shirt and a jacket.
“These are nice,” she says to Sam. He pulls a funny face and turns up his nose.
“I wouldn’t be seen in that,” he says, “but these are cool.”


Sam shows Mum some jeans and a striped t-shirt. Mum laughs, “That’s what you always wear,” she says.


At the till they pay the shop assistant for the clothes. Sam gets some shorts. They are reduced to half price, so they will save some money.
“You’ve got some real bargains,” says the friendly girl.


Sam’s legs ache. He is so tired. He coughs to attract attention, but Kim and Mum take no notice because they are too busy looking at more clothes.


They walk round and round the rails of clothes in the fashion store until Sam feels dizzy.


Finally, Mum goes into ‘Tiny Tots’, an early learning toy shop, to get a present for a friend’s child. Sam looks at the pots of brightly coloured play dough. He remembers having some when he was four. It is a good memory.


He looks at the model farm set up in the shop, which has tiny animals made of plastic: horses, cows, sheep and a pig eating from a trough. There is a toy tractor ploughing a field. Sam is reminded of the farm he had when he was younger. Is it in the loft? He decides to find the pieces and set them up when he gets home.


Then a terrible memory comes back to him. One day he had set the farm out on his bedroom floor. His naughty dog Spot had come to watch. He had taken some pieces into his mouth and would not spit them out. Sam had been terrified that he would swallow them and that they would go into his stomach. It had taken fifteen minutes…
“Stop day dreaming and keep up with us Sam,” echoes Mum’s loud voice across the store. Parents can be embarrassing thinks Sam.
Mum is ready to go home or is she… She suddenly remembers she needs to get some sweets.