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Fast
Easy
Made for Adults
Learn to read over 500 adult words like "catalog" and " hospital" with the FIRST reading book.
SightPhonics is called "the reading program that surprised even us" ... because it was originally made to be used in a private school situation and by shear stroke of fate was tested on adult students and surpassed all other programs used.
SightPhonics is also the only reading program that “teaches” you how to read. SightPhonics includes stories, words and sentences for practice. All the lessons in SightPhonics are recorded on CD. Just put the CD in a typical CD player, open the book and follow the directions.
As is typically the case when approaching this subject, SightPhonics starts by teaching the letter sounds and
the letter names. From there the program moves on to teach how to blend the sounds to make a word. SightPhonics uses a method that has not been used in the current school system for many years. It teaches consonant-vowel blends, such as "ca" at the
beginning of the word "cat". The program then shows the end sounds that make a complete
consonant-vowel-consonant word: "cat" (differing from the way many programs that teach these blends as
c + at). ). This method of teaching, using the first two sounds as one sound blend, was typically used in programs during the 1940s before the schools changed to teaching sight words. With the method of using sound sets the learner can read smaller words like "cat" and "hat" or larger words like "hospital" and "medical" and sentences like "The catalog did not fit in the box" after completing only the first lesson book, making SightPhonics a program truly for adults. SightPhonics was researched by computer to teach the most words in the least amount of time providing an opportunity for those who have little time and energy to learn to read.
The following books teach ending sounds to blend with the previously learned sound sets, Dolch words (the most commonly used words in reading)
and some sight words. Following that is taught consonant blends in the beginning of a word like "bl" and "cr". Then the
silent "e" at the end of the word rule introduces the use of sound families (three letters together to make one sound). such as "ite" allowing the learner to read words like "parasite".
Specific diphthongs are taught after that. Diphthongs are two vowels that make one sound such as "ai" or "oa". Letter sets where the
vowels like "aw" and "au" make different sounds are taught in the next book.
The last book is the White Book - certainly the most valuable book in the collection.
When the learner has reached the White Books, a tremendous amount of success has all ready been obtained. The
difficult and ridiculous fundamentals of reading English are all condensed into this book.
SightPhonics purposely left the confusing things at the end of the program. Things like the soundless "k" in front of the word "knife", and "tion" and
"sion" sound families making the same "shun" sound are all taught last after the learner has experienced much
success and has become as functionally literate as possible.
With all of these elements being taught in the last book of the series, the student has made tremendous steps
towards reading at an adult level prior to being introduced to the last book. Mastering the lessons in the last book will raise their
level to that of a fluent and proficient adult reader.
For students outside of the United States or those who have no teacher available to assist them, SightPhonics
is a totally self-teaching experience designed specifically for that purpose.
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