North Street School

Mrs. Matthews

I have complied a list of skills your child will learn in reading and word work this year. I am sure you will find it useful in helping your child decode unfamiliar words.

1. Short vowel words- usually these words have only one vowel (cvc pattern)

ex. bat      nest     top     sit    cup  


2. Long vowel words- usually end with a silent 'e' (cvce pattern) or have two vowels together:

Rule- The first one does the talking, the second one does the walking

ex. take      rain     boat    mule    road   


3. 'Y' makes the long i or e sounds when it comes at the end of words

 ex.  sky    try    fancy     happy   


 4.  The letter 'c' makes the 's' sound (soft sound) when followed by an 'i' or 'e' ( bossy 'e' or 'i').

ex. dance     mice      circus     cent


5.  'oo' makes two sounds as in the words boot and room; and book and foot


What is a digraph???

6. Digraphs; sh--shoe, ch--cheek, th--think, wh--wheel, ph-- phone, qu--queen


7. Endings:

er- helper      ed - helped       ing- helping    s-helps

To make a word plural, add 's' or 'es'

ex.  chairs       girls       boys     wishes

8. When sounding out words, look for small words in the bigger words.

ex. thin       catch          always

Thank you for working with your child at home.

I always tell my students, "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!"



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