The Elementary Spelling Book, being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book · Nos. 3–4 · Part 2: First syllables
6. More syllables, then the vowel first: ab, eb, ib
Goal: Your child reads syllables that begin with a vowel (ab, ed, ig) and reads the first tiny sentences in the book.
You'll need
- The book, open to this table
- A slate, small whiteboard, or paper and pencil
What's in the book
No. 3 finishes the consonant-and-vowel syllables (pa, pe, pi; ra, re, ri; sa, se, si). No. 4 turns them around so the vowel comes first: ab, eb, ib, ob, ub; ad, ed, id. Little sentences of two-letter words, such as "is it on?", come with them.
The lesson, step by step
Review
Read a row or two of No. 1 or No. 2 together.
The pattern
No. 3 is just like the last tables. No. 4 is new: the vowel comes first and the consonant closes the syllable. When a consonant closes a syllable, the vowel is short: ab, eb, ib, ob, ub.
Read the table aloud
Read No. 3 across the rows:
pa, pe, pi, po, pu, py
ra, re, ri, ro, ru, ry
Then No. 4, slowly, listening for the short vowels:
ab, eb, ib, ob, ub
ad, ed, id, od, ud
Spell aloud
Your child spells each syllable of No. 4 and says it.
Saya, b, ab. e, b, eb.
Then you say one and your child spells it from memory.
Read the sentences
Now the first sentences in the book. Every word is a tiny one. Read them slowly together:
is it on? he is in.
is it by us? we go to it.
Dictation
Your child writes these from your voice: ab, ed, ig, ob, ud. Then two real words: it, is.
Wrap up
Your child reads one of the little sentences to someone else in the family.
Afterwards
Read a row from Nos. 1 to 4 every day this week, and one of the little sentences.