Phonics Stories, The Other Vowel Sounds is appropriate for intermediate beginner readers and students of all abilities who are learning to read. Six stories systematically introduce vowel sounds that are not long or short (ou, ow, oo, ar, or, er, ir, ur, oi, and oy). A phonics word study accompanies each story, allowing students the opportunity to study and practice spelling words with the phonics pattern(s) from each story. After each story, the author, Laurie Hunter, has written a letter about the theme of each phonics story. The letters are intended to be read by a parent or instructor. This gives students opportunities to engage and interact with the author and instructor and to discuss important social and emotional learning (SEL) topics such as interdependence, asking for help, communicating with senior family members, being resourceful, creating goals, feeling grateful, showing appreciation, purpose, value, and the dangers of smoking and taking drugs. Laurie Hunter integrates character development into all her stories.
Laurie Hunter earned her master's in education from The University of Texas at Austin and has taught children of all abilities how to read using this systematic reading instruction since 2005. The following reading instruction manual, phonics stories, and 3-D phonics visual aids are sold separately.
Cultivating Reading and Phonics Skills Instruction Manual Phonics Stories, Short Vowels, Level 1 Phonics Stories, Long Vowels, Level 2 Phonics Stories, The Other Vowel Sounds, Level 3 Phonics Stories, Advanced Long and Short Vowel Patterns, Level 4.
Laurie Hunter aims to empower teachers, parents, and students and is also the author of Cultivating Respect and Cooperation, a 21-step program that builds personal responsibility and executive function skills to achieve academic and social-emotional success for children and teens. All books are appropriate for school and home learning environments.
