The document provides an overview of the Wilson Reading System. It includes sound cards to teach individual letter sounds, concepts for reading syllables and words, word lists and sentences for reading practice, and instructions for spelling multisyllabic words. The document covers important reading and spelling concepts like closed syllables, the schwa sound, compound words, and dividing words between consonants for spelling.

1. Wilson Reading System
Substep 3.1

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. d dog /d/
d

10. g game /g/
g

11. j jug /j/
j

12. k kite /k/
k

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. th thumb /th/
th

16. ch chin /ch/
ch

17. sh ship /sh/
sh

18. wh whistle /w/
wh

19. ck sock /k/
ck

20. Part 2
Review and
Teach Concepts
for Reading

21. Important to know
Sounds are built into
syllables and syllables
are combined to form
words. You must see
and hear words in parts.

22. Syllables
• Review: There are six types of syllables
• One type is called a Closed syllable
• All the words we have worked with so
far have been Closed syllables

23. Closed Syllable
• Has one vowel
• The vowel is short
• It is “Closed in” on the right side
by one or more consonants
c a t
In cat, the vowel a is closed in by
the consonant t.

24. Closed Syllable
• There does not need to be a
consonant before the vowel
c a t
In at, the vowel a is closed in
by the consonant t.

25. Closed Syllable
Does this word have a closed syllable?
s u ch
Yes
• It has one vowel, u.
• The vowel is short.
• The vowel is closed in by the digraph ch
(two consonants).

26. Closed Syllable
Does this word have a closed syllable?
sh e
No
• It has one vowel, e.
• The vowel is long.
• The vowel is not closed in on the right
side.

27. Closed Syllable
Does this word have a closed syllable?
Yes
i t
• It has one vowel, i.
• The vowel is short.
• The vowel is closed in on the right side by
the consonant t. There is no need for any
letter before the vowel.

28. Closed Syllable
Does this word have a closed syllable?
l o a f
No
• It has two vowels, o and a.
• The vowel is long.

29. The word cat is made
up of three sounds.
c a t
The sounds go together to make
up one part, or one syllable.
cat

30. To read or spell longer
words, you just have to do
one part at a time. You can
already read the parts
separately, so it will be easy
to read and spell longer
words-one part at a time.

31. The word catnip has two parts.
You can hear it. Each part is one push of
breath. When another push of breath is
needed, it is a new part.
cat nip

32. Part 3
Wordcards

33. Part 4
Wordlist
Reading

34. compound
words

35. upset

36. tomcat

37. bathmat

38. catfish

39. redhot

40. nutshell

41. sunfish

42. uphill

43. batman

44. shellfish

45. hotrod

46. puffball

47. hatbox

48. dishpan

49. tenpin

50. suntan

51. bedpost

52. bathtub

53. zigzag

54. mixup

55. tiptop

56. cobweb

57. sunset

58. catnip

59. bedbug

60. lapdog

61. pigpen

62. bellman

63. situp

64. pinball

65. Split between
two
consonants

66. index

67. muffin

68. tennis

69. pompom

70. goblin

71. mascot

72. rabbit

73. napkin

74. publish

75. picnic

76. whiplash

77. unzip

78. rubbish

79. cannot

80. cactus

81. combat

82. attic

83. confess

84. undid

85. album

86. admit

87. submit

88. Justin

89. nutmeg

90. misfit

91. suffix

92. until

93. public

94. unless

95. humbug

96. Divide after
the
consonant

97. satin

98. limit

99. topic

100. solid

101. cabin

102. punish

103. Kevin

104. tonic

105. panic

106. exit

107. relish

108. habit

109. robin

110. finish

111. edit

112. Mixed
Practice

113. nutshell

114. tennis

115. picnic

116. edit

117. satin

118. muffin

119. submit

120. mixup

121. unless

122. public

123. cobweb

124. catfish

125. cannot

126. combat

127. shellfish

128. The
Schwa

129. wagon

130. ribbon

131. oxen

132. seven

133. gallon

134. lesson

135. lemon

136. happen

137. melon

138. mitten

139. sudden

140. pollen

141. falcon

142. funnel

143. salad

144. /e/ says /i/

145. rocket

146. ticket

147. helmet

148. locket

149. packet

150. velvet

151. basket

152. magnet

153. jacket

154. puppet

155. bonnet

156. banquet

157. bucket

158. pocket

159. racket

160. vel meg
nut it
gob vet
sub mit
hab lin

161. Part 5
Sentence
Reading

162. compound words
Sid did not
want to miss
the sunset

163. compound words
Ben had
catnip for the
tomcat.

164. compound words
Jim is upset
about the
loss.

165. compound words
Bob hot a
sunfish with
his rod.

166. compound words
Dad will dust
the cobweb in
the den.

167. compound words
Did Bret get
the shellfish
from Scott?

168. compound words
The dog in the
bathtub was a
mess!

169. compound words
The kids went
to rent the
batman flick.

170. compound words
Frank thinks it
was just a big
mix-up.

171. compound words
The wild
bobcat hid in
the tunnel.

172. Divide between the consonants
I just had a
bran muffin
and a plum.

173. Divide between the consonants
Justin had a
sudden hold
of Tom.

174. Divide between the consonants
Beth did not get
upset when
she fell in the
slush.

175. Divide between the consonants
Jill had fun
with the
magnet.

176. Divide between the consonants
Do not drop
the album in
the slush.

177. Divide between the consonants
The rabbit ran
next to the
shrubs.

178. Divide between the consonants
Bill and Tom
had a puppet
on a string.

179. Divide between the consonants
Get the basket
and fill it with
figs.

180. Divide between the consonants
Kim did admit
that she felt a
chill.

181. Divide between the consonants
Kenneth put
the napkin on
his lap.

182. Part 6
Quick Drill
(in reverse)

183. what
ost says z
?
unk
k kw

184. Part 7
Teach and
Review Concepts
for Spelling

185. spell punish
pun ish

186. Practice
multisyllabic
words with
the syllable
cards

187. The letters l, s, and f,
do not double in
multisyllabic words.
The bonus letter
applies to one syllable
words.

188. Compound words
with ll, ss, and ff,
will remain
doubled.

189. When an ‘s’ is added
to a multisyllabic
baseword, spell the
baseword one
syllable at a time
and then add the ‘s’

190. Multisyllabic
words ending in
/ik/ are spelled
with an ic

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

192. Part 9
Controlled
Passage
Reading

193. Part 10
Listening
Comprehension

194. The Schwa
a e i o
Sometimes the vowels a, e, i, and o sound more
like /u/ than the expected sound.
ә

195. schwa wagon /u/
ә

196. w a g o n
ә

197. s a l ә
a d