1. Wilson Reading System
Substep 1.3

2. Part 1
Sound Cards
Quick Drill

3. a apple /a/
a

4. e Ed /e/
e

5. i itch /i/
i

6. o octopus /o/
o

7. u umbrella /u/
u

8. b bat /b/
b

9. c cat /k/
c

10. d dog /d/
d

11. f fun /f/
f

12. g game /g/
g

13. h hat /h/
h

14. j jug /j/
j

15. k kite /k/
k

16. l lamp /l/
l

17. m man /m/
m

18. n nut /n/
n

19. p pan /p/
p

20. r rat /r/
r

21. s snake /s/
s

22. t top /t/
t

23. v van /v/
v

24. w wind /w/
w

25. x fox /ks/
x

26. y yellow /y/
y

27. z zebra /z/
z

28. digraphs
Consonants ‘stick together’ to form one
sound, even though there are two letters.
That is why they are on one card. They
are not separated.

29. Chicken
qu
Letter
Q is the chicken letter- it refuses to go anywhere without its
friend, u. It is never in a word alone. The u in this situation
has no vowel sound.

30. th thumb /th/
th

31. ch chin /ch/
ch

32. sh ship /sh/
sh

33. wh whistle /w/
wh

34. ck sock /k/
ck

35. Part 2
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Reading

36. Tapping
Letters are blended to form words.
m a t
•Say sounds separately, then blend them together.
•Tap thumb to finger over each sound card while saying the sound.
•Digraphs get one tap.

37. Practice Tapping
m a p

38. Practice Tapping
r o ck

39. Practice Tapping
p i t

40. Practice Tapping
T e d

41. Practice Tapping
w e b

42. Practice Tapping
m u ch

43. Part 3
Word cards
Play the Clue Game:
Spread out word cards, then give clues,
such as point to the word that has a
chicken letter and ck digraph at the end.
The student points to the word, taps it out
and reads it.

44. Part 4
Wordlist
Reading

45. rig

46. rim

47. chat

48. kit

49. shim

50. rut

51. gap

52. gab

53. wit

54. shun

55. shock

56. thug

57. chuck

58. hush

59. dock

60. sut
nonsense word

61. zat
nonsense word

62. dem
nonsense word

63. lix
nonsense word

64. jeb
nonsense word

65. gad
nonsense word

66. dex
nonsense word

67. fap
nonsense word

68. wog
nonsense word

69. lub
nonsense word

70. tup
nonsense word

71. zib
nonsense word

72. quim
nonsense word

73. sep
nonsense word

74. bish
nonsense word

75. Part 5
Sentence
Reading

76. Tim hid the
cat.

77. The fish is
hot.

78. Tim has the
mop and the
rag.

79. Tom got the
big job.

80. Tim had a
nap.

81. Bob has a cut
on his lip.

82. Beth had a
wig and a hat.

83. Ted met Bev
at the shop.

84. A big moth is
in the pot.

85. Did Rick hop
on that bus?

86. Jack did a jig
on the rug.

87. Mom got the
tot a bib.

88. Did Tom nab
the fish?

89. Tim had a sip
of pop.

90. Did the dog
nip Pat?

91. Beth had to
get the bus.

92. Ted got in the
tub and had a
bath.

93. Bob led the
dog to the
dish.

94. Did Tom get
the job at the
sub shop?

95. Dad did not
get much
cash for the
job.

96. Did the vet
dip the dog in
the tick bath?

97. Tom will chop
the logs in the
back of the hut.

98. The fox got
the hen in the
pen.

99. Don got mud
on his hot
rod.

100. Chet is mad
at Beth.

101. Part 6
Quick Drill
(in reverse)

102. a b c d e f
g h i j k l
m n o p qu r s
t u v w x y z
sh th ch wh ck

103. Part 7
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Spelling

104. c, k, ck all say /k/
At the end of a the word, after the short vowel, the
ck should be used.
buck
tack
sick
luck
wick
deck
pack

105. Part 8
Written Work
Dictation: sounds,
words, sentences

106. SOUNDS
1. ch
2. u
3. z
4. v
5. i
Real Words Nonsense Words
1. hush 1. rop
2. zap 2. nesh
3. jot 3. wog
4. peck 4. hez
5. chat 5. thack
Sight Words
1. push
2. of
3. both

107. Part 9
Controlled
Passage
Reading

108. Part 10
Listening
Comprehension