Learn - Practice - or Review the important phonics sounds and rules
used in the ReadingKey Vocabulary Building Program. 
Although there are only 44 sounds used in American English,
some sounds can be made by several different spelling patterns:
For example - the short o sound can also be made by letters "au" and "aw."
All common spelling patterns helpful in phonics decoding of words are below.
In order to read and spell American English at the fastest rate possible,
it is essential to learn these 44 sounds as well as additional
 common spelling combinations and reading rules.
All information on this page must be memorized by instructors (or parents)
prior to teaching the ReadingKey Mr. Phonics Reading Strategies

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Alphabet - Lowercase Letters 1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Alphabet - Lowercase Letters - Random Order 2. c a f b d e h g k j i n p m l o t s u r q y v z x w

Alphabet - Capital Letters 3. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Alphabet Letters - Capital - Random Order 4. B C A F D G E J L H K M I Q R P O S N T V Z U Y W X

Consonant Sounds 5. b says c says d says f says g says h says j says k says l says m says n says p says q says r says s says t says v says w says x says z says

Blends   6. bl says cl says fl says gl says pl says br says cr says dr says fr says gr says pr says tr says sk says sl says sp says st says sw says spr says scr says str says

Consonant Digraphs - ch - sh - th - wh 7. ch says sh says th says wh says ch says th says sh says ch says wh says th says sh says wh says sh says wh says th says ch says sh says ch says wh says sh says

Short Vowels - a - e - i - o - u 8. short short short short short short short short short short short short short short short short short short short short a e i o u i u o e a e u i o a e i o a u

Long Vowels - a - e - i - o - u 9. long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long a e i o u i u o e a e u i o a e i o a u

Vowel Digraphs - ai - ee - ie - oa - ea - ay 10. ai says ee says ie says oa says ea says ay says ai says oa says ai says ie says ee says oa says ay says ee says ea says oa says ai says ie says ee says ay says

R-Controlled Vowels - ar - er - ir - ur - or 11. ar says er says ir says ur says or says ar says or says ir says ar says er says or says ur says er says ar says ar says or says er says ir says ur says ar says

Complex Vowel Sounds - ou - oi - oy - au - aw - oo - ow 12.. ou says oo says oi says oy says ew says ow says au says aw says ew says oi says ou says ew says oy says aw says ow says au says ou says ow says ew says oo says

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