First steps - Learning the alphabet Note to the Parent/Teacher: The modules in the first set prepare for beginning phonics ('sounding out') reading by developing familiarity with the alphabet and with some of the simplest phonics cases. Children will need a lttle help in getting started, but should soon be able to use these modules on their own. The 'First vowels of words' module begins the study of phonics and is a bit more advanced than the others. Show-and-tell alphabet Identifying letters First letters of words Small letters First vowels of words More on the web: More elaborate, useful and free beginning reading materials from 'Starfall' More on the web: Show-and-tell stories from 'MagicKeys' Beginning to Read - Phonics Note to the Parent/Teacher: These next modules address the crucial skill of phonic 'sounding out'. The words in the first module are taken from 'McGuffey's First Reader', with a few additions to make sure that every sound of the English language is included. The second module encourages phonics practice by making it easy for children to spell out their own words phonetically. The 'Phonics Practice' module covers the 39 basic sounds of English systematically, giving about 50 practice words for each sound. Clicking any word causes it to be spoken. The 'silent letters' module reviews cases in which letters are silent. Phonics Reader - McGuffey Phonics Blocks Phonics Practice Silent letters Beginning to Read - Reading practice Note to the Parent/Teacher: The modules in this next group are designed for children whose ability to sound out words is solid and who can begin enlarging their vocabulary of words recognized rapidly. The first unit repeats the mini-stories from 'McGuffey's First Reader' but pronounces them as whole words instead of sounding them out. Then follow the Mother Goose rhymes and a set of rhymes and stories from the Head Start collection. The fourth module takes the child's phonic skills to a more advanced level by encouraging recognition of words, like 'eating' and 'unfit', built from simpler words by attaching common prefixes and suffixes, and also compound words like 'policeman'. The modules which then follow encourage word mastery and active involvement by the child at steadlily more advance levels. The first of these, 'Make Your own story' lets the child use the hundred- word 'McGuffey's' vocabulary to compose their own stories. The next, 'Make words from parts and smaller words', makes a much larger, phonetically organized vocabulary and a sizeable list of prefices and suffixes available for composition of compound words. 'Make Your own story - advanced' makes all this available for composition of small original texts. Words Reader - McGuffey Mother Goose Rhymes Old Mother Hubbard A cat came fiddling out of a barn Rock-a-bye, baby Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John In marble walls as white as milk As I was going to St. Ives God bless the master of this house Thirty days hath September Jack and Jill went up the hill Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall Girls and boys, come out to play Little Miss Muffet I have a little sister, they call her Peep, Peep Cushy cow bonny, let down thy milk Robert Rowley rolled a round roll 'round There was an old woman tossed up in a basket There was an old woman who lived in a shoe Old King Cole The north wind doth blow Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep Hickory, dickory, dock Mistress Mary, quite contrary There was an old man, who lived in a wood Hey! diddle, diddle Jack be nimble Higgledy, piggledy, my black hen Up little baby, stand up clear As round as an apple Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town Pease-porridge hot Little King Boggen he built a fine hall A farmer went riding Come, butter, come Polly, put the kettle on There were three jovial huntsmen Once I saw a little bird Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross Thee blind mice! See, how they run Monday's child is fair of face Intery, mintery, curtery-corn If all the seas were one sea Little Betty Blue Bye, baby bunting Ding, dong, bell Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn Sing a song of sixpence Three children sliding on the ice Simple Simon met a pieman Little Robin Redbreast Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Baa, baa, black sheep The rose is red The rose is red Twenty white horses I had a little nut-tree, nothing would it bear There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile Bow, wow, wow I saw a ship a-sailing Little Nancy Etticoat Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been? I had a little pony To market, to market, to buy a fat pig Cock-a-doodle-doo Little Jack Horner Shoemaker, shoemaker, mend my shoe One, two This is the house that Jack built There was a man in our town Rhymes and songs from the 'Head Start' collection Miss Molly Had a Dolly Michael Finnegan Six Little Ducks Five Green Speckled Frogs Animal Fair Tiny Tim Little Peter Rabbit Peanut Butter Do Your Ears Hang Low I Like Bananas Oh What a Rain I'm Being Swallowed by a Boa Constrictor I'm A Fish It Is Raining Five Little Pumpkins Rags Nobody Likes Me Aiken Drum John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Skid-a-marink Apples and Bananas Three Little Fishes Miss Mary Mack Pufferbelly Row Your Boat Hickory Dickory Dock You Are My Sunshine I'm A Little Teapot Eeency Weency Spider Twinkle Twinkle Little Star The Muffin Man Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? This Old Man The Ants Go Marching Zippetty Do Dah Old MacDonald One, Two, Buckle My Shoe It's Raining, It's Pouring I Like to Eat Boom Chicka Boom Where Is Thumbkin? Willaby, Wallaby I'll Plant a Little Seed Five Little Monkeys Five Little Monkeys Roll That Red Ball I Can Spell Cat Who Are You? Two Little Hands Word parts Make Your own story Make words from parts and smaller words Make Your own story - advanced Assisted-reading stories The stories collected here, all from famous children's classics, can be read without assistance by a child able to do so, but where unfamiliar words appear they can be read for the child simply by clicking. The first few stories make do with limited vocabularies, but the later stories involve vocabularies of several thousand words. A child who has worked through all of these stories is a proficient reader. All the words in these stories are pronounceable by the computer, but many inflected word forms and word plurals are pronouncesd as the corresponding roots, for example, 'twitched' is pronounced as 'twitch', and 'apples' as 'apple'. The child must supply the full forms of these words. The Tale of Peter Rabbit Aesop's Fables Hercules And The Wagoner Jupiter And The Monkey Mercury And The Sculptor More Honor More Danger Preface The Aethiop The Ant And The Dove The Ants And The Grasshopper The Apes And Two Travelers The Ass And His Driver The Ass And His Masters The Ass And His Purchaser The Ass And His Shadow The Ass And The Charger The Ass And The Frogs The Ass And The Grasshopper The Ass And The Horse The Ass And The Lapdog The Ass And The Lion The Ass And The Mule The Ass And The Old Shepherd The Ass And The Wolf The Ass Carrying The Image The Ass In The Lions Skin The Astronomer The Bald Knight The Bald Man And The Fly The Bat And The Weasels The Bear And The Fox The Bear And Two Travelers The Bee And Jupiter The Belly And The Members The Birdcatcher And Cock The Birds And The Bat The Bitch And Her Whelps The Blind Man And The Whelp The Boasting Traveler The Bowman And Lion The Boy And The Filberts The Boy And The Nettles The Boy Bathing The Boy Hunting Locusts The Boys And The Frogs The Brazier And His Dog The Brother And The Sister The Buffoon And Countryman T H E B U L2. H T M The Bull And The Calf The Bull And The Goat The Camel The Camel And Jupiter The Camel And The Arab The Cat And The Birds The Cat And The Cock The Cat And The Mice The Cat And Venus T H E C H A1. H T M The Charger And The Miller The Cobbler Turned Doctor The Cock And The Jewel The Crab And Its Mother The Crab And The Fox The Crow And Mercury The Crow And The Pitcher The Crow And The Raven The Crow And The Serpent The Crow And The Sheep The Dancing Monkeys The Doe And The Lion The Dog And The Cook The Dog And The Fox The Dog And The Hare The Dog And The Oyster The Dog And The Shadow The Dog In The Manger The Dogs And The Fox The Dogs And The Hides The Dogs House The Dolphins And The Sprat The Dove And The Crow The Eagle And His Captor The Eagle And The Arrow The Eagle And The Fox The Eagle And The Jackdaw The Eagle And The Kite The Eagle And The Wild Sow The Farmer And His Sons The Farmer And The Cranes The Farmer And The Fox The Farmer And The Snake The Farmer And The Stork T H E F A T2. H T M The Father And His Sons The Fawn And His Mother T H E F I G1. H T M The Fir Tree And The Bramble The Fisherman And His Nets The Fisherman And The Fish The Fisherman Piping The Fishermen The Flea And The Man The Flea And The Ox The Flea And The Wrestler The Flies And The Honey Pot The Fly And Draught Mule The Fowler And The Viper The Fox And The Bramble The Fox And The Crane The Fox And The Crow The Fox And The Goat The Fox And The Grapes The Fox And The Hedgehog The Fox And The Leopard The Fox And The Lion The Fox And The Mask The Fox And The Monkey The Fox And The Woodcutter The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail The Frogs Asking For A King The Frogs Complaint The Gamecocks And Partridge The Geese And The Cranes The Gnat And The Bull The Gnat And The Lion The Goat And The Ass The Goat And The Goatherd The Goatherd And The Goats The Goods And The Ills The Grasshopper And The Owl The Hare And The Hound The Hare And The Tortoise The Hares And The Foxes The Hares And The Frogs The Hares And The Lions The Hart And The Vine The Hawk And The Nightingale The Hawk And The Pigeons The Heifer And The Ox The Hen And The Golden Eggs The Hen And The Swallow The Herdsman And The Bull The Horse And Groom The Horse And His Rider The Horse And The Ass The Horse And The Stag The Hunter And The Horseman The Hunter And The Woodman The Huntsman And Fisherman The Image Of Mercury The Jackdaw And The Doves The Jackdaw And The Fox The Kid And The Wolf T H E K I N2. H T M The Kingdom Of The Lion The Kites And The Swans The Laborer And The Snake The Lamb And The Wolf The Lamp The Lark And Her Young Ones The Lark Burying Her Father The Lion And The Ass The Lion And The Boar The Lion And The Bull The Lion And The Dolphin The Lion And The Eagle The Lion And The Elephant The Lion And The Fox The Lion And The Hare The Lion And The Mouse The Lion And The Shepherd The Lion And The Three Bulls The Lioness The Lion In A Farmyard The Lion In Love The Man And His Sweethearts The Man And His Wife The Man And The Dog The Man And The Lion The Man And The Satyr The Man Bitten By A Dog The Manslayer The Master And His Dogs The Mice And The Weasels The Mice In Council The Milk Woman And Her Pail The Miller And Their Ass The Mischievous Dog The Miser The Mole And His Mother The Monkey And The Camel The Monkey And The Dolphin The Monkey And The Fishermen The Monkeys And Their Mother The Mother And The Wolf The Mountain In Labor The Mouse And The Bull The Mouse And The Hawk The Mule The Mules And The Robbers The North Wind And The Sun The Oak And The Reeds The Oak And The Woodcutters The Oaks And Jupiter The Old Hound The Old Lion The Old Man And Death The Old Woman And Physician The Old Woman And Wine Jar The Olive Tree And Fig Tree The One Eyed Doe The Owl And The Birds The Ox And The Frog The Oxen And The Axle Trees The Oxen And The Butchers The Panther And Shepherds The Partridge And The Fowler The Peacock And Juno The Peacock And The Crane The Peasant And Apple Tree The Peasant And The Eagle The Philosopher And Mercury The Piglet And The Goat The Playful Ass The Pomegranate And Bramble The Prophet The Quack Frog The Raven And The Swan The Rich Man And The Tanner The Rivers And The Sea The Rose And The Amaranth The Salt Merchant And His Ass The Seagull And The Kite The Seaside Travelers The Seller Of Images The Serpent And The Eagle The She Goats Beards The Shepherd And The Dog The Shepherd And The Sea The Shepherd And The Sheep The Shepherd And The Wolf The Shepherds Boy And Wolf The Shipwrecked Man And Sea The Sick Kite The Sick Lion The Sick Stag The Sparrow And The Hare T H E S P E1. H T M The Stag And The Sheep The Stag At The Pool The Stag In The Ox Stall The Swallow And The Crow The Swallow And The Justice The Swan And The Goose The Swollen Fox The Thief And His Mother The Thief And The Housedog The Thief And The Innkeeper The Thieves And The Cock The Thirsty Pigeon The Three Tradesmen The Thrush And The Fowler The Tortoise And The Eagle The Town And Country Mouse T H E T R A3. H T M The Traveler And Fortune The Traveler And His Dog The Trees And The Axe The Trees And The Gods The Trumpeteras Prisoner The Two Bags The Two Dogs The Two Frogs The Two Men Who Were Enemies The Two Pots The Two Soldiers And Robber The Two Travelers And The Axe The Vain Jackdaw The Vine And The Goat The Viper And The File The Walnut Tree The Wasp And The Snake The Wasps And The Farmer The Weasel And The Mice T H E W I D1. H T M The Widow And The Sheep The Wild Ass And The Lion The Wild Boar And The Fox The Wolf And The Ape The Wolf And The Crane The Wolf And The Fox The Wolf And The Goat The Wolf And The Horse The Wolf And The Housedog The Wolf And The Lamb The Wolf And The Lion The Wolf And The Sheep The Wolf And The Shepherd The Wolf And The Shepherds The Wolf In Sheeps Clothing The Wolves And The Sheep The Wolves And The Sheepdogs The Woman And Her Hen Grimm's Fairy tales (to complete) A Riddling Tale Clever Grethel Deaths Messengers Doctor Knowall Frederick and Catherine Gambling Hansel Hans Married Herr Korbes Jorinda and Joringel Lean Lisa Master Pfriem Odds and Ends Old Hildebrand Old Rinkrank Old Sultan Poverty and Humility Schlauraffen Land Sharing Joy and Sorrow Stories About Snakes Sweet Porridge The Aged Mother The Beam The Bittern and the Hoopoe The Boots of Buffalo Leather The Crumbs onthe Table The Death of the Little Hen The Duration of Life The Ear of Corn The Elves The Flail from Heaven The Fox and the Cat The Fox and the Geese The Fox and the Horse The Giant and the Tailor The Iron Stove The Jew Among Thorns The Juniper Tree The King of the Mountain The Kings Son The Knapsack The Lambkin and the Fish The Little Folks Presents The Little Peasant The Lords Animals The Louse and the Flea The Maid of Brakel The Moon The Nail The Old Beggar Woman The Owl The Peasant and the Devil The Peasant in Heaven The Poor Man and the Rich Man The Queen Bee The Raven The Riddle The Rose The Seven Swabians The Singing Bone The Sole The Sparrows Four Children The Spindle The Spiritinthe Bottle The Star Money The Stolen Farthings The Straw The Tailorin Heaven The Tale of Wonders The Thief and His Master The Three Army Surgeons The Three Black Princesses The Three Brothers The Three Feathers The Three Green Twigs The Three Languages The Three Little Birds The Three Little Men The Three Sluggards The Three Snake Leaves The Three Sons The Three Spinners The True Sweetheart The Turnip The Twelve Apostles The Twelve Huntsmen The Ungrateful Son The Water Nix The Wedding of Mrs Fox The White Bride and the Black The White Snake The Wilful Child The Willow Wren and the Bear The Wise Servant The Wolf and the Fox The Wolf and the Man The Wolf and the Seven Kids The Wonderful Musician Thumbling Thumbling as Journeyman To Learn What Fear Was Wise Folks The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Cyclone The Council with Munchkins How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow The Road Through the Forest The Rescue of the Tin Woodman The Cowardly Lion The Journey to the Great Oz The Deadly Poppy Field The Queen of the Field Mice The Guardian of the Gates The Emerald City of Oz The Search for the Wicked Witch The Rescue The Winged Monkeys The Discovery of Oz the Terrible The Magic Art of the Great Humbug How the Balloon Was Launched Away to the South Attacked by Fighting Trees The Dainty China Country The Lion Becomes King of Beasts The Country of the Quadlings Glinda Grants Dorothy's Wish Home Again Alice in Wonderland Alice through the Looking Glass The Adventures of Pinocchio Little Women Playing Pilgrims A Merry Christmas The Laurence Boy Burdens Being Neighborly Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful Amy's Valley of Humiliation Jo Meets Apollyon Meg Goes to Vanity Fair The P.C. and P.O. 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