Highway to Literacy

This document is a near facsimile of the original. It is a guide for teachers using the original Now Read This programme. Unlike the original book, this document does not contain a copy of the programme. A facsimile of the original Now Read This will be available soon.

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Printable page from Lesson 1 - Aa

Introductory unit to Sight Words

the sound of a as in spar - from Lesson 1

Many units of Now Read This have lists of words that have the same sound. Each word is read out aloud and highlighted so that the learner can follow easily. The learner can interrupt this by clicking on a word to hear it alone. In each unit the easier words are on the left and only these need be learnt by the beginner. The other words are for more advanced learners. The tutor should supervise to ensure the learner is working at an appropriate level.

567 units in Now Read This

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This is the cover for the printable units in Lesson 10. These units look at words that end in sounds like shun, shuss and shul.