Substep 3.3 Mandy Ellis Wilder Waite Elementary School Wilson Reading System Substep 3.3 Mandy Ellis Wilder Waite Elementary School

Read and spell words with the CT blend Goal Read and spell words with the CT blend

Part 1 Sound Cards Quick Drill

Chicken Letter qu Q is the chicken letter- it refuses to go anywhere without its friend, u. It is never in a word alone. The u in this situation has no vowel sound. Qu is a digraph as well.

th th thumb /th/

ch chin /ch/ ch

sh ship /sh/ sh

wh whistle /w/ wh

ck sock /k/ ck

ang fang ang ang

ing ring ing ing

ong song ong ong

ung lung ung ung

ank bank ank ank

ink pink ink ink

onk honk onk onk

unk junk unk unk

ild wild ild ild

old cold old old

olt colt olt olt

ind kind ind ind

ost host ost ost

Part 2 Teach and Review Concepts for Reading

This step teaches ct, a difficult blend. Important to know This step teaches ct, a difficult blend. Words with four consonants together can have a three letter blend. These stay together in the 2nd syllable. construct obstruct

s u b j e c t The last syllable ahs a ct blend which requires practice. Be sure to clearly say /t/. /kt/ is always spelled with ct. Words with inct are the most difficult to spell. subject

Part 3 Wordcards

Timed Practice How many words can you read in 1 minute?

Part 4 Wordlist Reading

conduct

compact

exact

insect

expect

subject

connect

contract

contact

impact

object

inspect

collect

distract

district

inflict

instinct

distinct

obstruct

extract

induct

abstract

neglect

convect

conflict

suspect

addict

convict

concoct

prospect

Part 5 Sentence Reading

Kelton must contact his mom.

Mrs. Wilson plans to inspect the kids’ desks.

Math is the next subject.

Can you distract Mr. Griffin for me?

The tot’s bad conduct got mom mad.

Shannon got the exact pin that Beth has wanted.

Tom did not expect Liz until six.

If we go to the Atlantic Ocean, I will collect shells.

Lots of insects are in the sandbox.

Willis got a compact disc for himself.

We will go to Texas to check on a land prospect.

The cops had the suspect in handcuffs.

My instinct tells me that this will be a bad conflict.

Did the insects infest the trash can?

Kenneth must concoct the mix.

The vet had to inject the shot into the dog.

I think that Ed has distinct math skills.

This district has had lots of progress.

Part 6 Quick Drill (in reverse)

what says? ic inct act ct ict

Part 7 Teach and Review Concepts for Spelling

When a word has a /kt/ sound at the end, it is always spelled with a /ct/

Look at these words (using word cards) What letters make the /kt/ blend? What is the blend in the last syllable? How do you spell /kt/ Where do you divide this word?

Part 8 Written Work Dictation: sounds, words, sentences

Part 9 Controlled Passage Reading

Part 10 Listening Comprehension