Words with Short a Unit 1 Transparency 11 Based on and organized for use with Hampton Brown’s High Point curriculum, Basics level. Unless otherwise cited, all graphics come directly from High Point materials, ClickArt 950,000, published by Broderbund software, or the Microsoft Clip Art and Media Homepage, http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us. Designed by Adriana T. Ibarra for the LANGUAGE ACQUISITION BRANCH LAUSD

A map shows where places are. Los Angeles What’s the letter? What’s the sound? Rome Tokyo Panama City T: This is a map. A map shows where places are. T: Read the word ‘map’ with me. *click* T/S: MAP *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter m. It makes the sound /m/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /m/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /m/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is p. The sound for p is /p/. T: What’s the sound for p? *click* S: /p/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /m/ /a/ /p/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: MAP m a p A map shows where places are. High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a

The man has a hat on his head. h a t What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the sound? What’s the letter? T: This is a man. T: Read the word ‘map’ with me. *click* T/S: MAN *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter m. It makes the sound /m/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /m/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /m/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is n. The sound for n is /n/. T: What’s the sound for n? *click* S: /n/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /m/ /a/ /n/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: MAN T: The man has a hat on his head. T: Read the word ‘hat’ with me. *click* T/S: HAT T: This is the letter h. It makes the sound /h/. *click* S: /h/ T/S: /h/ /a/ T: The last letter in this word is t. The sound for t is /t/. T: What’s the sound for t? *click* S: /t/ T/S: /h/ /a/ /t/ S: HAT This is a man. m a n High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a http://www.artcritical.com/blurbs/jane/helion.jpg

v a n This is a van. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the T: This is a van. T: Read the word ‘van’ with me. *click* T/S: VAN *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter v. It makes the sound /v/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /v/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /v/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is n. The sound for n is /n/. T: What’s the sound for n? *click* S: /n/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /v/ /a/ /n/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: VAN T: The van needs gas. T: Read the word ‘gas’ with me. *click* T/S: GAS T: This is the letter g. It makes the sound /g/. *click* S: /g/ T/S: /g/ /a/ T: The last letter in this word is s. The sound for s is /s/. T: What’s the sound for s? *click* S: /s/ T/S: /g/ /a/ /s/ S: GAS g a s The van needs gas. High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a http://www.artcritical.com/blurbs/jane/helion.jpg

This is a line of cabs. Here is the last cab. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? last cab T: This is a line of cabs. Here is the last cab. T: Read the word ‘cab’ with me. *click* T/S: CAB *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter c. It makes the sound /c/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /c/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /c/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is b. The sound for b is /b/. T: What’s the sound for b? *click* S: /b/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /c/ /a/ /b/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: CAB T: Now read this phrase. High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a

This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy. What’s the sound? What’s the letter? T: This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy. T: Read the word ‘glad’ with me. *click* T/S: GLAD *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter d. It makes the sound /d/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /d/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /a/ /d/ T: Great. T: The first letter in this word is g. The sound for g is /g/. T: What’s the sound for g? *click* S: /g/ T: The second letter in this word is l. The sound for l is /l/. T: What’s the sound for l? *click* S: /l/ T: Good. These two sounds can blend together. Blend them with me. T/S: /gl/ T: Now let’s blend all four sounds together. T/S: /gl/ /a/ /d/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: GLAD This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy. l a d g High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a www.mipagina.cantv.net

What’s the sound? What’s the letter? This boy is very mad! m a d T: This boy is very mad! T: Read the word ‘mad’ with me. *click* T/S: MAD *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter m. It makes the sound /m/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /m/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /m/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is d. The sound for d is /d/. T: What’s the sound for d? *click* S: /d/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /m/ /a/ /d/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: MAD This boy is very mad! m a d High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a http://www.lifemanagement.cc/Articles/angry_boy_cartoon.gif

This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy. What’s the sound? What’s the letter? T: This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy. T: Read the word ‘sad’ with me. *click* T/S: SAD *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter s. It makes the sound /s/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /s/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /s/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is d. The sound for d is /d/. T: What’s the sound for d? *click* S: /d/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /m/ /a/ /d/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: SAD This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy. s a d High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a www.cvrpg.com

The cat wants to eat dinner. The cat runs fast! f a s t What’s the letter? What’s the sound? The cat wants to eat dinner. c a t What’s the sound? What’s the letter? T: The cat runs fast! T: Read the word ‘fast’ with me. *click* T/S: FAST *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter f. It makes the sound /f/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /f/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /f/ /a/ T: Great. T: The third letter in this word is s. The sound for s is /s/. T: What’s the sound for s? *click* S: /s/ T: The last letter in this word is t. The sound for t is /t/. T: What’s the sound for t? *click* S: /t/ T: Good. These two sounds blend together. Blend them with me. T/S: /st/ T: Now let’s blend all four sounds together. T/S: /f/ /a/ /st/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: FAST T: The cat wants to eat dinner. T: Read the word ‘cat’ with me. *click* T/S: CAT T: This is the letter c. It makes the sound /c/. *click* S: /c/ T/S: /c/ /a/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /c/ /a/ /t/ S: CAT T: What does this say? S: FAST CAT High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a http://www.indianwalkvet.com/images/cat%20running.gif

The cat drinks water from a glass. The cat is bad! b a d The cat drinks water from a glass. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? c a t What’s the letter? What’s the sound? T: The cat is bad! T: Read the word ‘bad’ with me. *click* T/S: BAD *click* T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter b. It makes the sound /b/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /b/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /b/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is d. The sound for d is /d/. T: What’s the sound for d? *click* S: /d/ T: Now let’s blend all four sounds together. T/S: /b/ /a/ /d/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: BAD T: The cat drinks water from a glass. T: Read the word ‘cat’ with me. *click* T/S: CAT T: This is the letter c. It makes the sound /c/. *click* S: /c/ T/S: /c/ /a/ T: The last letter in this word is t. The sound for t is /t/. T: What’s the sound for t? *click* S: /t/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /c/ /a/ /t/ S: CAT T: What does this say? S: BAD CAT High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a http://gallery.hd.org/_exhibits/natural-science/cat-black-and-white-domestic-short-hair-DSH-lapping-water-from-glass-on-bedside-table-mono-1-AJHD.jpg

Lab is short for “laboratory,” a place where scientists study. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? Lab is short for “laboratory,” a place where scientists study. *click* T: Lab is short for laboratory, a place where scientists study. T: Read the word ‘lab’ with me. *click* T/S: LAB T: This is the letter a. *click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/. T: What’s the sound? *click* S: A *click* T: What’s the letter? S: A *click* T: What’s the sound? S: /a/ T: This is the letter l. It makes the sound /l/. T: What sound does this letter make? *click* S: /l/ T: What sound does the letter a make again? T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me. T/S: /l/ /a/ T: Great. T: The last letter in this word is b. The sound for b is /b/. T: What’s the sound for b? *click* S: /b/ T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together. T/S: /l/ /a/ /b/ T: Excellent. Now read the word. S: LAB T: Now, read the sentence. S: THE CLASS IS IN THE LAB. The class is in the lab. l a b High Point Unit 1, Transparency 11, T50a