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So to curb . We revisit the introduction of English reading again. Try these steps again positive results were attained Stage one Alphabet using phonics Go over the alphabet all over again with aid of picturres and without Stage two Vowel and consonants Two letter words a e i o u a am an at as i in is it if o on of or u un up us Stage three consonant and vowel and I treat the vowels separately Consonant + a ba ca da fa ga ha ja ka la ma na pa qua ra sa ta va wa xa ya za When mastered Add the finish consonant ba. +. g. ma. +. d As bag bat bad cat can cap dam day fat gay gap hat had has jam jab lap lab lay man mat mad may map nap nax pad pay rat ray sat say sad tap tax tab van way Then reinforce words with drawings and naming Move on to the next vowel e be ce de fe ge he je ke le me ne pe que re se te ve we xe ye ze bed beg den fen get hen jet leg let men net pet pen peg red rex set ten wet web yet yes Vowel i bi ci di fi gi hi ji ki li mi ni pi qui ri si ti vi wi xi yi zi big bin bit bid dig did dip fit fix fig hip hit his him jim jig kin kit kid lid lip min mid mix nip pig pit pin rib rig sit sin six tin tip vim win wig zip Vowel O bo co do fo go ho jo ko lo mo no po qo ro so to vo wo xo yo zo box boy ox cot con dog dot fog fox got hot hop jog jot job joy lot log not pot pod rot rod toy top won Vowel u bu cu du fu gu hu ju ku lu mu nu pu qau ru su tu vu wu xu yu zu bus bun but buy bud cut cup dug dub fun gut gun gum guy hut hug hub jug mug nut pun pub run rub sun sum sub tub Stage four Double letters Explain that no matter letter aita two the sound doesn't change Like bb cc dd ff gg hh jj kk ll mm nn pp qq rr ss tt vv ww xx yy zz Sound is the same Stage five Consonant blends alphabet l Start with letters r and l br cr dr fr gr kr pr tr bl cl fl gl pl sl Add other sounds like th sh nd nt ck sm st sn ch ng nk sp str tch sch dge Let them sound them so that you will be able to introduce double vowels and other sounds Stage six Double vowels oo book look cook good moon soon broom spoon stool root school fool pool wool too ee see feed beef need peel feel sleep sweep sweet three teeth bees etc ea eat tea read meat peas neat beans teacher peach etc ir sir bird dirt first third shirt shirt thirst ar bar tar far jar arm farm star garden market sharp chart part park hard yard carpet etc oa goat soap road float coat loaf oat ow cow now how vow down town brown crown etc ai rain pain tail brain chain maid snail jail fail etc **** Take note Thrass chart will assist much on same sounds but different spellings E g. e. a. it o. aw. oa We may have two or more learners upgraded to readers