Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling, 9th Edition

by Dolores G. Hiskes

• ISBN13: 9780787979102
• ISBN10: 0787979104
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Now in its ninth edition, Phonics Pathways (with help from Dewey the Bookwormâ„¢) teaches students of all ages the rudiments of phonics and spelling with an efficient, practical, and foolproof method. Written in an easy-to-use format, Phonics Pathways is organized by sounds and spelling patterns. The patterns are introduced one at a time and slowly built into syllables, words, phrases, and sentences. Printed in a large 8-1/2" x 11" lay-flat format for easy photocopying, Phonics Pathways is filled with illustrative examples, word lists, and practice readings that are 100 percent decodable. While appropriate for K-2 emergent readers, this award-winning book has also been used successfully with adolescent and adult learners, as well as second language learners and students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.Dewey and Dewey Decimal Classification are proprietary trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, and are used with permission.Dewey the Bookwormâ„¢, Dewey D. System, Bookwormus Giganticusâ„¢, and the design mark of the character Dewey are trademarks of Dolores G. Hiskes and are also used with permission.

Author Biography

Using her materials, Dolores G. Hiskes has implemented a number of school and community tutoring programs, such as the highly touted YES Reading Center in Palo Alto, CA. She has tutored reading for over thirty years, and trained teachers from all over the world. She also has collected classic old reading and spelling texts from English-speaking countries worldwide, including New Zealand, Australia, The United Kingdom, and Canada, which she incorporates into her instruction. Well-published in professional journals and a winner of numerous honors, she publishes a free on-line newsletter about teaching reading, called Phonics Talk (www.dorbooks.com). She has trained teachers in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, as well as throughout the United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
About Phonics Pathways	1	(2)
Teaching Aid: Short-Vowel Stick	3	(1)
Game: Short Vowel Shuffle	4	(4)
Short-Vowel Sounds	8	(6)
Game: Blendit! (Similar to Bingo) Short-Vowel Review	14	(1)
Two-Letter Blends (``Eyerobics'')	15	(3)
Game: Train Game	18	(17)
Game: Starsearch	35	(2)
Three-Letter Words	37	(9)
Game: Bag the Bugs	46	(4)
Pyramid	50	(1)
K = C, K, -CK''	51	(5)
Two-Consonant Endings	56	(12)
``Y'' Suffix	68	(4)
Twin-Consonant Endings	72	(1)
Fluency Reality Check: Real and Nonsense Words	73	(1)
Consonant Digraph Endings (``-sh,'' ``-th,'' etc.)	74	(8)
``-NG, -NK'' Endings	82	(5)
Simple Long-Vowel Sounds ``A, I, O,'' ``U = yoo, oo,'' ``E = e-e, ee, ea''	87	(26)
Suffixes
Short-Vowel Words	106	(4)
Long-Vowel Words	110	(1)
Suffix Spelling Chart	111	(2)
Multisyllable Words	113	(3)
``K = -IC, -ICK''	114	(2)
Plural, Possessive, and ``X''	116	(3)
Consonant Digraph Beginnings (``Sh-, ch-,'' etc.)	119	(10)
Two-Consonant Beginnings (``Bl-, fl-, pl-, cl-, gl-, sl-'')	129	(5)
Fun and Games	134	(1)
Two-Consonant Beginnings (``Sm-, sn-, st-, sp-, sc-, sk'')	135	(5)
Two-Consonant Beginnings (``Br-, cr-, dr-, fr-, gr-, pr-, tr-'')	140	(5)
``R'' Modified Vowels (``Ar = ar,'' ``Or = or, ar, oor, ore, our, oar,'' ``Ur = er, ir, ur, or, ear'')	145	(10)
Long-Vowel Digraphs (``A=ai'' etc., ``E= ie,'' ``I = ui,'' ``O = oa,'' ``U = oo,'' etc.)	155	(14)
``S = CE, CI, CY''	169	(1)
``E = EI''	170	(2)
Vowel Diphthongs (``Oi, oy, ou, ow'')	172	(5)
``J = GE, GI, GY, -DGE''	177	(3)
``-Y, -IE'' Plus Suffixes	180	(1)
``-F = -VES''	181	(2)
New Vowel Sounds ``OO = oo, ould, u,'' ``O = aw, au, al, all, o''	183	(7)
Three-Consonant Beginnings	190	(4)
Short-Vowel Spelling Patterns ``E = ea, ai,'' ``I = y, ui,'' ``O = a,'' ``U = o, ou, oo, a, schwa'')	194	(7)
Contractions	201	(2)
Silent Letters (``-le, k, w, l, b, t, h,'')	203	(5)
Silent ``GH'' (``I = igh''; ``O = ough, augh''; ``O = ough'')	208	(3)
Long ``A'' Spelling Patterns (``A = ei, eigh, ey, ea'')	211	(3)
``Z, ZH, SH = S,'' ``F = PH, GH,'' ``K = CH''	214	(5)
Another ``R'' Modified Vowel Sound ``Ar = -are, -air, -ear, -ere, -eir''	219	(6)
A Spelling Grab Bag
Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs	221	(2)
Multisyllable Words with Suffixes	223	(1)
``-ce, -ge'' and ``-able, -ible''	224	(1)
Prefixes (``Pre-, sub-, re-, auto-, un-, dis-, inter-, super-'')	225	(3)
More Suffixes (``-tion, -sion, -able, -ness, -ful, -less, -ment'')	228	(3)
Compound Words	231	(1)
``Building Blocks''	232	(26)
APPENDIX A: REFERENCE & SUPPLEMENTAL PRACTICE
Spelling Strategies	238	(1)
Index to Spelling Rules And Patterns	239	(1)
Spelling and Pronunciation Charts	240	(2)
Plural Spelling Chart	242	(1)
Suffix Spelling Chart	243	(1)
Student Progress Forms	244	(2)
Vision/Motor Development Exercises	246	(2)
Another Pyramid	248	(2)
APPENDIX B: GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
Hot Tips	250	(1)
``Dewey-The-Bookworm'' Bookmark	251	(1)
Shoo-Fly Shuffle (aka Short-Vowel Shuffle)	252	(1)
The Train Game	253	(2)
Blendit! (similar to Bingo)	255	(1)
StarSearch	256	(1)
Bag The Bugs	257	(1)
APPENDIX C: A WORD ABOUT CURRICULUM AND STATE STANDARDS	258	(6)
Reviews and Results	264