2. Teaching Learning to Read in English Through
FULLER TECHNIQUE
•The fuller is the combination of the alphabet,
phonics and whole methods of teaching word
recognition.
•The technique requires that the beginning reader
should have first the following:
• Mastery of the names and shapes of the letters of
the alphabet. The child can identify which letters are
vowels and which letters are consonants.
• Adequate vocabulary so that the words used in the
Fuller lessons will have meaning for him
3. How to Use the Fuller Lesson
1.Teach the name and form of each
letter in the English alphabet.
2.Teach the regular sounds of the
consonants that follows:
•m s l f t h c r n b g d j w v z y
4. How to Use the Fuller Lesson
•Consonants k, x and q are not in the above list.
•X is a final sound in all beginning reading words
(eg: mix, fix, six, ax)
•K has the same sound as the regular sound of c.
The beginning readers are almost often confused
when the sound of k is introduced
•Q is not introduced this early because this confuses
the child with the sound of c. There are no
beginning reading words that start with Q and it is
always followed by U (eg: queen, quilt, quiz)
5. How to Use the Fuller Lesson
•The regular sound of c (k) and g
(as in go) are taught.
•Introduce pictures that begin with
the target sound (vocabulary
building)
•Focus the attention on the
beginning sound of the pictures
6. • Produce the beginning sound.
• Show the letter that represents the sound.
• Practice writing the letter (while sounding it) in the air, on the floor,
etc
• Ask for other things/words that begin with the same sound/letter’
3. Introduce blending of sounds by families (those having similar
endings.
The Short e Word Family
get den beg bed bell
jet hen leg fed fell
net men peg red sell
let ten egg wed tell
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
7. •4. Mastered families of words can later be
combined to form phrases, sentences and
possibly short stories.
•Introduce some sight words, which will help
children in reading the phrases, such as is, are,
the, has, in, on……
•Introduce phrases such as: in the net, the wet jet,
has a pet, gets the pet
•Introduce sentences, Ex. The vet has a pet.
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
8. •1. Short vowel words in consonant-
vowel-consonant (cvc) pattern.
•Short /e/ as in pen
•Short /a/ as in bat
•Short /i/ as in pin
•Short /o/ as in top
•Short /u/ as in sun
Sequence of Word Families
9. •2. Consonant Blends
•Initial blends: cl as in class, cr
as in crab
•Final blends: nt as in bent, st
as in nest, lt as in belt
Sequence of Word Families
