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Introducing the "Phonetic-word Easy-To-Read System"

Background and evolution of this Phonetic-word Easy-To-Read System

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Linked Alphabetical Site Index to our book on 9,000 phonetic words

  1. 106 high frequency words written by children
  2. 100 high frequency words -- From Fry, Kress and Fountoukidis
  3. 1500 Voice Of America Words (Standard English)
  4. 9,000 phonetic words in alphabetical order start here.

  5. "a"- ending long words. Those ending letters have the speech-sound /u/ as in "data", "Africa" and "banana".
  6. "a", "aa", "all", "ar, "au" and "aw": Rhyme sets that contain an easy-to-read "a" in various letter-combinations.
  7. "ai" and "ay" words that contain that letter-combination. Words such as "rain" and "yesterday". They all have an /aa/ speech-sound.
  8. "all": words that contain the letter combination "all". They all have an /all/ speech-sound.
  9. "ally": words that contain the letters "ally". They all have an /u.l.ee/ speech-sound.
  10. Alphabetic lists of all the EASY-TO-READ WORDS can be found starting here
  11. "and" phrases: phrases that contain the word "and" (The words at this link are on the website and not in the book. A slightly different list is in the book.)
  12. Appendix index
  13. "ar" words such as "artistic" and "cartoon"
  14. "au" and "aw" words -- such as" taut", "saw" and "lawful"

  15. Background and evolution of this Phonetic Easy-To-Read system
  16. Brown Corpus' high frequency words

  17. "ch" words: words that contain the "ch" letter-combination have the speech-sound /ch/
  18. Children' words, the 106 words they write most frequently
  19. Contact -- our contact information -- address, phone number, fax number and email address
  20. Contents, Table Of -- for the book. (The Table Of Contents is on the first page of this website)
  21. Costello, Lou: Teaching little Lou Costello how to read.
  22. CVC phrases
  23. CVC portal
  24. CVC sentences used for fluency testing
  25. CVC-word portal -- The CVC words are the original Easy-To-Read words
  26. CVC words in alphabetical order, 307 of them. This is every common CVC word in the English language.
  27. CVC words with an "a" vowel -- dad, pan, vat, etc.
  28. CVC words with an "e" vowel
  29. CVC words with an "i" vowel
  30. CVC words with an "o" vowel
  31. CVC words with an "u" vowel
  32. Decodable words: by Dr. Patrick Groff
  33. Dr. Fry's high frequency words
  34. "e"-ending words. The "e" is silent
  35. "ea" and "ee" words. Words that contain the "ea" and "ee" letter combinations have the /ee/ speech-sound in our system
  36. "ear words. Words that contain the letter combination "ear"
  37. Easy-To-Read letters and letter-combinations in the Easy-To-Read system and the speech-sounds they stand for.
  38. "ed"-ending words. The "e' is silent
  39. email address
  40. Epigrams
  41. "er" words. Words that contain the letter combination "er" always have the speech-sound /ur/
  42. Evolution and background of the Easy-To-Read system

  43. Fluency testing with CVC sentences
  44. Frequently used words: written by children
  45. Frequently used words: Dr. Fry
  46. Frequently used words: Brown Corpus
  47. Headlines / From NY Times online 6/14/06
  48. High Frequency Words #1 to # 100, an analysis
  49. How this list of words came to be.
  50. "ice" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ice" always have the speech-sound /ice/ as in "nice'.
  51. "ie" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ie" always have the speech-sound /ii/ as in "pie"
  52. Index to appendix
  53. "ine" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ine" always have the speech-sound /ine/ as in "pine"
  54. "ing" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ing" always have the speech-sound /i.ng/ as in "ping"
  55. "ink" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ink" always have the speech-sound /i.n.k/ as in "pink"
  56. Introduction to 9,000 Phonetic Words book
  57. "ir" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ir" always have the speech-sound /ur/ as in "sir".
  58. "kn" words. Words that start with the letter combination "kn" always have the speech-sound /n/ as in "knee".
  59. "le"-ending words". Words that end with the letter combination "le" always have the speech-sound /u.l/ as in "apple"
  60. Linked Alphabetical Site Index (LASI). Connects to every "page" in the book.
  61. Lesson plan for magic "e" words -- scroll down on page.
  62. Lesson plans. Suggestions for using Easy-To-Use words for lessson plans.
  63. Letters and letter-combinations in the Easy-To-Read system and the speech-sounds they stand for.
  64. Links. Links to external sites that have to do with reading and the teaching of reading
  65. Long-vowel rhyme-sets / 414 single-syllable words in 55 rhyme-sets
  66. Lou Costello: Teaching little Lou Costello how to read.

  67. Magic “e”, 55 long-vowel rhyme-sets / 414 single-syllable words / THE NEXT STEP
  68. Memory words: Very common useful words that do not comform to our rules regarding the one-to-one relationship between letters (and letter-combinations) and speech-sounds are treated as "memory-words. They are difficult to "sound-out, so they must be memorized.
  69. Memory words #2 -- a slightly different presentation than on the preceding line.
  70. Mini-rhymes
  71. Most common 120 printed words in the English language.
  73. Nit-picker -- don't be one when it comes to pronunciation
  74. "o"- ending words -- Words that end in "o" have the speech-sound /oo/ (long "o") speech-sound in our system.
  75. "oa" and "oe" words. Words that contain the "oa" and "oe" letter combinations have the /oo/ (long "o") speech-sound in our system.
  76. On the farm -- words and pix. A little picture story for kids using easy-to-read words.
  77. "ook" words. Words that contain the "ook" letter combination have the /ook/ speech-sound as in "look" and 'cook".
  78. "oo" and "ue" words. Words that contain the "oo" and "ue" letter combinations have the /uu/ (long "u") speech-sound as in "loom" and "sue".
  79. "ou" and "ow" words -- Words that contain the "ou" and "ow" letter combinations have the /ow/ speech-sound as in "cow", "cloud" and "town".
  80. Philosophy of teaching
  81. Phonetic sentences: All the words follow our designated speech-sound to letter (and letter-combination) relationship.
  82. Phonetic words : 9,000 phonetic words in alphabetical order start here.
  83. Phrases: 2-word
  84. Phrases, 3-word
  86. Phrases, longer
  87. Phrases, more longer phrases
  88. "qu" words -- Words that contain the letter combination "qu" always have the speech-sound /k.w/ as in "quit".
  89. Readability Analysis for High Frequency Words #1 to # 100 in the Easy-To-Read System
  91. RHYME-SET PORTAL / Kids love rhymes, rhyming and rhythm
  92. Rhyme sets that contain an easy-to-read "a" in various letter-combinations resulting in the following speech-sounds: /a/, /aa/, /all/, /ar/, /au/ and /aw/
  93. Rhyme sets that contain an easy-to-read "e" in various letter-combinations resulting in the following speech-sounds: /e/ and /ee/
  94. Rhyme sets that contain an easy-to-read "i" in various letter-combinations resulting in the following speech-sounds: /i/, and /ii/
  95. Rhyme sets that contain an easy-to-read "o" in various letter-combinations resulting in the following speech-sounds: /o/, /oo/, /or/, /ow/, and /oy/
  96. Rhyme sets that contain an easy-to-read "u" in various letter-combinations resulting in the following speech-sounds: /u/, /ur/ and /uu/
  97. Rhymes, mini
  98. Rules, summary of , in narrative form, for the designated speech-sound to letter (and letter-combination) relationship in the easy-to-read system
  99. Sentences, more
  100. "sh" words-- Words that contain the letter combination "sh" always have the speech-sound /sh/ as in "shop".
  101. Speech-sounds are essentially self-taught and self-correcting -- be sure to read this.
  102. Speech-sound notation for American English
  103. Speech-sound notation for the 9,000 Easy-To-Read Words (also see 2 entries immediately below).
  104. Speech-sound to guide-word table for the 9,000 Easy-To-Read Words (also see entry immediately above and below).
  105. Speech-sounds in the Easy-To-Read system and the letters and letter-combinations that represent them (also see 2 entries immediately above).
  106. Speech-sounds, teaching
  107. Standard English -- 1500 Voice Of America Words
  108. Street address
  109. "Stress" patterns in words -- Don't teach them.
  110. Summary of Rules , in narrative form, for the designated speech-sound to letter (and letter-combination) relationship in the easy-to-read system
  111. Syllables -- Does syllabication help beginners?

  112. Table Of Contents for the book.
  113. Teaching reading: Teaching little Lou Costello how to read.
  114. Teaching speech-sounds
  115. Teaching the sounds of words
  116. Testing fluency
  117. Trip to a Farm. A little picture story for kids using easy-to-read words.
  118. "ur" words. Words that contain the letter combination "ur" always have the speech-sound /ur/
  119. Voice Of America Words 1500 of them (Standard English)
  120. Word sense -- Our word sense is what allows us to speak and read fluently
  121. "wh" words: Words that contain the letter combination "wh" always have the speech-sound /wh/ as in "white".
  122. "wr" words: Words that contain the letter combination "wr" always have the speech-sound /wr/ as in "wrong".

  123. "x" words: Words that contain the letter "x" always have the speech-sound /e.k.s/ as in "x-ray".

  124. "y" central words: Words that contain the letter "y" within the word always have the speech-sound /i/ as in "myth".
  125. "y" ending words: Words that contain the letter "y" at the end of a word always have the speech-sound /ee/ as in "ready"

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