Chart 3 Set B Book 5 Meg Has Fun (Short Vowels Only) eBook
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Phonics CODE Books are designed as
phonetically-consistent practice readers for the Phonics Chart System so any
student can use simple logic to decode unknown words. The Phonics Chart System
trains the brain to reason and rewards students for their effort.
Unique to the Phonics CODE Books, words can be
decoded by applying the CODE or an open syllable sound to the 1st vowel in each
word or syllable. An Open Syllable is syllable with only one vowel. That vowel
ends the syllable and “sings” its NAME instead of obeying the CODE. The few
decoding exceptions are called “Unfair Words”
listed on the back-inside cover. (For more information on two-syllable words,
refer to Hanson’s Syllable Sequence.) The CODE Dialog is shown on the
back-inside cover.
A distinctive training tool used in the books is
the “Read and See” format.
The “Read and See” format has only text on the
first page (no picture). The illustration is on the back of the page with the
text repeated.
• Rather than depend on the picture to guess the
words, the “Read andSee” format helps children to focus on the letters and practice
their decoding skills.
• This format serves as a comprehension tool
encouraging students to make a “picture in their mind” from the text before
being influenced by the illustrator’s interpretation.
• It also serves as an evaluation tool as students
turn the page and match the “picture in their mind” to the illustration. “Read
and See!”
• Re-reading the text on the second page also
builds fluency and provides a second opportunity to read with expression.
• From the student’s point of view, the illustration
on the second page is seen as a REWARD for reading the text page!
