Vowel Patterns

If your child can read and write these basic chunks, he/she will be able to read and write over 500 words! You may want to make flash cards of these chunks.

Short vowel patterns:

ack  ad  am  an  and  ap  ash  at  ed  ell  en  et  est  ick  id  in  ip  ill  it  ob  ock  op  ot  uck  ug  ull  ump  unch  unk  ut

Long vowel patterns:

ay  ake   ail  ale  ain  ane  aid  ade  ait  ate  eat  eet  ead  eed  ice  ite  ight  ide  ine  old  oke  oak  ote  oat  o  oe  ow (show)  oan  one  ute

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Short and long vowel patterns

Checklist For Your Childs Future Part 3

In part 3 and final part of this series we will cover things you can do once your child begins the fifth grade.

Planning: Give your child opportunities to talk with people who have jobs that they like. Maybe there is a doctor living in your neighborhood or a friends parent that is an engineer.

Preparing: Encourage your child to read and write. Set aside some special time before bed for reading and have your child pick out a journal to write in every day and let them know that it is private for them.

Paying: Does your child earn an allowance for doing chores? Assist them in setting aside a portion of it into a college savings account.

How Do I Make Time For Reading For My Child?

There are undoubtedly a number of activities that your child is involved in. How in the world do you make time for them to read with everything else occupying their day. I would suggest setting aside a certain time every day for them to read. Right after breakfast is a nice time for them to read. Another good time is in the evening just before bed. The only need to read for 15-20 minutes per day. They do not have to sit down and read 50 pages daily. Your childs reading goal needs to be 2 hours per week to keep their minds sharp.