A Universal Safety Net for Literacy
The Natural Phonics Primer: A Universal Safety Net for Literacy is a one-stop method for beginning and remedial reading featuring powerful exercises for building decoding fluency (accuracy + speed). I would suggest that EVERY school in America require EVERY student to read all 72 Phonics Exercises EVERY year from first through at least 6th grade at the suggested minimum calibrated speed. This would provide four important functions:
1. It would provide an excellent beginning phonics-first reading method.
2. It would provide universal screening for reading difficulties at the decoding level.
3. It would provide remediation in the classroom, reducing the need for special programs for dyslexics.
4. It would provide good readers with the opportunity to further improve their decoding and comprehension skills.
Here is the Teacher’s Manual for teaching the Natural Phonics Primer with Blend Phonics. Blend Phonics is also called Sequential or Cumulative Phonics. I am working on a series of 51 short videos that will be helpful to both teachers and students. The 22 Review Exercises are not videoed.
Here are labels for making duo-tab (3-hole) folders for the Three-Stages of the Natural Phonics Primer.
Here are the Exercises for The Natural Phonics Primer with the vowel letters in black.
Here are the Exercises for the Natural Phonics Primer with the vowel letters in red.
Here is my Shortcut to Manuscript video and the the Supporting Printed Material. Handwriting is essential because student should be able to spell with letter names and in print the words that they are learning to sound-out.
Instructional Videos for the Natural Phonics Primer
Stage I: Lift Off
Step 1: Exercises 1-23
NFP_00: Introduction
NFP_01: Short a as in apple - All Consonant Sounds spelled with 1-letter: b d f g h j m n p r s t v w y z
NFP_02: Short e as in egg
NFP_04: Short i as in igloo
NFP_06: Short o a in octopus
NFP_08: Short u as in umbrella
NFP_10: c as in cap (with a, o, u), k as in kit (with e, i)
NFP_11: ck as in duck
Step 2: Exercises 24-39
NFP_13: Consonant sounds spelled with 2 or 3 letters: ct ft lb lf lk lm lp lt mp nd nt pt sk sp st
NFP_14: Consonant sound spelled with 2 or 3 letters + s
NFP_15: ng as in ring, nk as in pink, sh as in fish, x as in fox, ngs as in rings, nks as in winks
NFP_17: Beginning consonant sounds spelled with 2 or 3 letters: bl cl fl gl pl sc sk sl sm sn sp st sw tw spl
NFP_18: Beginning consonant sounds spelled with 2 or 3 letters: br cr dr fr gr pr scr str shr tr
NFP_20: qu as in quack, th as in think, th as in that, wh as in when, squ as in squint, thr as in thrill
NFP_21: ch as in cherry, tch as in patch
NFP_23: Two-Syllable Short Vowel Words
Stage II: Earth Orbit
Step 3: Exercises 40-50
NFP_23: ee as in tree, ea as in meal, e as in he
NFP_24: ee as in tree, ea as in meal, e as in he
NPP_26: Long oo as in moon, Short oo as in book
NFP_27: ar as in car, a as in pa and ma
NFP_28: or as in fork
NFP_29: er as in her, ir as in first, ur as in nurse
NFP_30: oi as in oil, oy as in boy
NFP_31: ou as in house, ow as in cow
NFP_32: au as in Paul, aw as in draw, all as in ball, alt as in malt, alk as in walk
NFP_34: ai as in aim, ay as in day, air as in chair
NFP_35: ie as in pie, y as in by, ye as in rye, ind as in mind, ild as in wild
NFP_36: oa in goat, oe as in toe, old as in gold, old as in old, oll as in roll, ow as in low, o as in so
NFP_37: ew as in new,, ue as in glue (blue-blew, flew-flue-flu, due-dew)
NFP_39: Two-Syllable and Three-Syllable Words
Step 4: Exercises 50-59
NFP_40: a_e as in name
NFP_41: a_e as in name (continued); are in care; e_e in Eve and here
NFP_42: i_e as in fine and fire
NFP_44: o_e as in bone and more
NFP_46: u_e as in tune and cure
NFP_48: -ing
NFP_49: y, ies, ied as in hurry, hurries, hurried; y, ier, iest, ily as in happy, happier, happiest, happily.
Stage III: Moon Landing
Step 5: Exercises 60-72
NFP_51: ed: /ĕd/ as in added or rested; ed: /d/ as in filled; ed: /t/ as jumped
NFP_53: er as in ladder, le as in table
NFP_55: ce, ci, cy as in ace, city, fancy
NFP_56: ge gi gy die dgi dgy as in age, magic, gym, fudge, budging, smudgy
NFP_58: se, si, sy as in cheese, rising, rosy; th, ti as in other, bathing
Step 6: Exercises 60-72
NFP_60: Silent b, g, k t, w
NFP_61: Silent gh, h, l
NFP_62: ph as in phone, gh as in rough
NFP_65: ea as in break, head, and learn
NFP_66: ie as in field, ui as in fruit, u as in put
NFP_67: wa swa wor qua, ou as in young and famous
NFP_69: -ive as in active; -or as in doctor; -ance as in importance; -ence as in influence; o as in come, some
NFP_72: Two-Syllable and Four-Syllable Words