sh as ti, ssi, ci, ce, sci, xi, su, ssu; zh as si, su; ch as tu, ti

Read these · 40 words

◆ marks a word that does NOT follow today's pattern — Blumenfeld boxes these on the page. Teach it by heart; do not let the class sound it out and lose faith in the rule.

Read the sentences

• The ocean can be ferocious.
• Ralph is a musician and won a special prize at the fair.
• Jeff went to the train station to pick up Kate.
• Did you see Gail's picture on the table?
• Betty had a crucial question for the teacher.
• "Thank you for being so patient," said Dad.
• She phoned the pharmacy for special lotion.
• Didn't you think that motion picture was obnoxious?

Write what you hear

Say the word, have them repeat it, count the sounds on fingers, THEN write. The count is what stops a child writing the first letter and guessing the rest.