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Helpful Hints for Second Language Learners

Using Words for the Word Wall
    Units 1 and 2
    Units 3 and 4
    Units 5 and 9
    Units 13, 16, and 17
    Units 19, 21, and 22
    Units 31 and 32
    Units 33 and 35

Using the Letter Sort Cards
    Lowercase Letters (Ball and Stick)
    Lowercase Letters (Continuous Stroke)
    Uppercase Letters (Ball and Stick)
    Uppercase Letters (Continuous Stroke)

Using Patterns for Word Building Cards

Units 1-2: (short vowels) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 3-4: (vowel-consonant-e, more long vowels) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 5 and 7: (long o, three-letter clusters) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 8-11: (long i, vowel sound in clown, vowel sound in lawn, unexpected consonant patterns) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 13-16: (vowel + |r| sounds, vowel + |r| sounds in first, vowel sound in coin, |j| sound) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 17, 19, 20, 22, and 23: (|k| and |kw| sounds, homophones, words that end with -ed or -ing, changing final y to i) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 25, 26, 31, and 32: (re- and un-; -ful, -ly; and -er; vowels sounds in tooth and cook; vowel sound in bought) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke

Units 33-34: (er or le, a or be) Ball and Stick Continuous Stroke