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FEAR OF MISSING OUT!!


Heard.  Said.  Spelled.  Read.
HSSR

VC Logic keeps an auditory focus.
Our voices employ sound-units.
'V' means vowels as sound-units, not letters.
'C' means consonants as sound-units, not letters.
VC Logic is literacy's soundest venture.

VC Logic is not visual 'Shape Logic' memory:  See-Say.

VC Logic is not popular phonics curriculum.
Do not teach 'letter-sounds' and sounding-out.
Why?
Letters are not sounds.
Letters do not have sounds.
Letters do not make sounds.
Letters do not control other letters.
Letters remain inert.

Other programs may teach sounds as sounds.
Analyze how sound-units are organized.

Message to Venture Capitalists:
HSSR is the soundest venture for foundational literacy.
People everywhere want and need to learn English.
Don't miss the opportunity to promote HSSR!!

Message to Philanthropists:
HSSR flips the entire early educational system.
WordsAhead's HSSR protocol is both relevant and foolproof.
Literacy empowers lifelong learning. 
Don't miss the opportunity to make things different!!

Message to Parents, Tutors, Teachers:
Heard. Said. Spelled. Read.
No neglect.  No nonsense.
First, teach all individual sound-units.
Next, teach all upper-/lower-case ABCs.
Ever after, deliver relevant {.Sound+Spellings.} – HSSR.
Don't miss the opportunity to empower learners of all ages!!

What is HSSR's weakest link?
It's a big ask!
You must be ready to try something new.
You must be courageous to...
• Change your thinking
• Change your speaking about {.Sound+Spellings.}
• Change your lesson planning
• Change your entire classroom organization

Truth for truth's sake is inevitable.  Change quickly.

Introducing:  2024+ Unique Blends




SEL Vocabulary

 

{.V01/a.} advocacy action background management

{.V02/i.} interactions differences disagreements skills critical-thinking

{.V03/o.} problems conflicts
{.V03/o_e.} solve

{.V04/u.} justice support
{.V04/o.} opinions others collaboration solutions

{.V05/e.} experiences everyday empathy strengthening recognition

{.V06/ai.} fairness

[V07]

{.V08/o.} cooperation formation social

[V09]
[C39+V09]

{.V10/e.} emotions resolve relationships

[V11]
[V12]
[V13]
[V14]
[V15]
[C39+V15]

All sound-units have equal value, even when they are not in play.
All letters remain inert, waiting to be mapped to sound-units.
{.Sound+Spellings.} rule!!  Choose to use them.





"I"

 


I can be KIND.


Where Time Goes

https://flowingdata.com/2024/05/09/where-the-time-goes-with-age/ 

{.V01/a.} animals/pets; traveling

{.V02/i.} drinking; children's education; kitchen (prep/cleanup); fishing; spiritual activities

{.V03/o.} conferences; volunteer activities; shopping

{.V04/u.} running
{.V04/o.} communicating; consumer purchases; government services

{.V05/e.} education; exercise; telephone calls; television; medical care; recreation

{.V06/a.} caring for household and non-household members
{.V06/ay.} playing games
{.V06/eigh.} weightlifting

{.V07/i.} financial services

{.V08/o_e.} home maintenance
{.V08/o.} professional care services; socializing
{.V08/o.} sports

{.V09/o.} movies
{.V09/oo.} grooming

[C39+V09]

{.V10/ee.} sleeping; meetings
{.V10/e.} research; relaxing; religious activities
{.V10/ea.} eating; reading
{.V10/ei.} leisure

{.V11/a.} gardening; water sports; walking
{.V11/aw.} lawn
{.V11/au.} laundry

[V12]

{.V13/ou_e.} houseplants; household activities; household services

[V14]

{.V15/or.} work (employment)
{.V15/er.} performance/cultural; personal care

[C39+V15]

Early Literacy

Paulson & Moats, 2018 – LETRS®

Early literacy is not about learning to read in preschool; it is about building the important foundations needed for a smooth transition into early reading and writing in the primary grades.


Whenever preschoolers are friendly with the MAP speech sound-units and can recognize all alphabet letters, they will easily understand explicit {.Sound+Spellings.}.  We can expose eager learners to the facts and they will soak it all in!!  No mandate.  No pressure.


Here are a few significant acronyms for your consideration.

LETRS® stands for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling.

LETSR (prounced Let's Read) would be better: Language Essentials for Teachers of Spelling and Reading.  Whether or not one is aware, encoding is always a prerequisite to decoding.

ETRSL?  This more cumbersome name would be best.
Essential Truth Regarding {.Sound+Spellings.} and Learning

SSR stands for Silent Sustained Reading... ready or not.

WA-HSSR = WordsAhead Heard-Said-Spelled-Read creates language readiness.

SHSSR = Sustained Heard-Said-Spelled-Read is literacy's nirvana!!


Which is the boat?

 



Scientists mostly discover, engineers and artists invent.

Encoding before Decoding



Miryam studied Biomedical Science at King's College London and specialized in Neuroscience & Pharmacology. Trained as a research assistant at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience.  Worked as freelance English-Arabic and Arabic-English translator for documentaries and for Reporters without Borders.  Worked as a researcher, interview coordinator, and a presenter in a documentary program broadcasted on AlAraby Television.

Her articles may be accessed via Google Scholar, Scientific American, etc.

Proverbs 23:7 (translated): "As she thinks in her heart, so is she."

WordsAhead challenges Miryam's use of the word 'decoding' because the Heard-Said-Spelled-Read protocol perceives and experiences original thought first formulated according to some oral language system.  Those thoughts are automatically broadcasted metaphysically, but they may – or may not – become encoded according to some written symbol system.  Encodings then may – or may not – be deciphered for interpersonal communication by other entities, including humans, animals, and machines.  Internal and/or external speech will always occurs after thought, before spelling/encoding, and certainly ahead of any decoding or reading of the writing.

Symbolizations might manifest as charts of neuron activity, {.Sound+Spelling.} alphabet letter patterns, Morse Code, Sign Language, or any other graphing system.

The act of encoding must happen before decoding is possible.  Thoughts remain alive.

Symbols are and will always remain inert.

By Miryam Naddaf

Technology that enables researchers to interpret brain signals could one day allow people to talk using only their thoughts.


By Miryam Naddaf

Implants and other technologies that [ENCODE/decode] neural activity can restore people's ability to move and speak – and help researchers to understand how the brain works.

{.Sound+Spellings.} Plates

Organize a SOUND WALL in your home using labeled plastic plates.  Attach plates to hallway walls with rolls of painter's tape.  Add relevant photos of family and friends, 'sight word' flashcards, along with any relevant vocabulary words.  Click here for rhyming pairs with {.Sound+Spelling.} as pictured.  For more 

Listen!  Listen!  Listen!

See all {.Sound+Spellings.} + Patterns

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[V01] cat/bat can/fan carrot/parrot + Daniel Tiger, Madeline, Caterpillar (Very Hungry)

[V02] king/ring wig/pig lizard/wizard + Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Big Bird

[V03] top/stop dog/frog clock/sock + Spot, Oscar the Grouch, Octonauts

[V04] bug/rug duck/truck + SpongeBob, Bugs Bunny, Grumpy Monkey, Matilda

[V05] bed/sled shell/bell leg/egg vest/nest + Peppa Pig, Elmo, Velveteen Rabbit

[V06] pear/bear chair/stair snake/cake nail/mail + Rainbow Fish

[V07] pie/tie + ice cream, Diary of a Young Girl

[V08] bone/phone boat/goat + Dora the Explorer, Corduroy

[V09] moon/spoon + Snoopy (from Peanuts), Blue (from Blue's Clues), Pooh


[C39+V09] – music, uniforms, pupils (eyeballs or students)

[V10] key/bee sheep/jeep + Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Peter Rabbit

[V11] barn/yarn car/star + Charlie Brown, Arthur, August Pullman, Llama Llama, Charlie

[V12] – Add Cookie Monster, Goodnight Moon, could should would

[V13] house/mouse + Brown Bear, owl house sauerkraut

[V14] – boys oysters choices pointing royalty

[V15] – Add WordGirl, squirrel, earth/world, nurse, guerrilla, dollar


[C39+V15] – Add Curious George, Europe, pure cure

Rhyming Cards [Set 2]


 Rhyming Cards [Set 2]

(link to PDF)

[C17] [V04] [C23]
{.C17/b.}{.V04/u.}{.C23/g.}
bug Bug BUG

[C38] [V04] [C23]
{.C38/r.}{.V04/u.}{.C23/g.}
rug Rug RUG

•

[C19] [V04] [C22]
{.C19/d.}{.V04/u.}{.C22/ck.}
duck Duck DUCK

[C18] [C38] [V04] [C22]
{.C18+C38/tr.}{.V04/u.}{.C22/ck.}
truck Truck TRUCK

•

[C34] [V06] [C37]
{.C34/n.}{.V06/ai.}{.C37/l.}
nail Nail NAIL

[C33] [V06] [C37]
{.C33/m.}{.V06/ai.}{.C37/l.}
mail Mail MAIL

•

[C37] [V05] [C37]
{.C37/l.}{.V05/e.}{.C37/g.}
leg Leg LEG

[V05] [C23]
{.V05/e.}{.C23/gg.}
egg Egg EGG

•

[C25] [V05] [C28] [C18]
{.C25/v.}{.V05/e.}{.C28+C18/st.}
vest Vest VEST

[C34] [V05] [C28] [C18]
{.C34/n.}{.V05/e.}{.C28+C18/st.}
nest Nest NEST

•

[C22] [V10]
{.C22/k.}{.V10/ey.}
key Key KEY

[C17] [V10]
{.C17/b.}{.V10/ee.}
bee Bee BEE

•

[C16] [V07]
{.C16/p.}{.V07/ie.}
pie Pie PIE

[C18] [V07]
{.C18/t.}{.V07/ie.}
tie Tie TIE

•

[C37] [V02] – {.C37/l.}{.V02/i.}
[C29] [V15] [C19] – {.C29/z.}{.V15/ar.}{.C19/d.}
li • zard
lizard Lizard LIZARD

[C36] [V02] – {.C37/l.}{.V02/i.}
[C29] [V15] [C19] – {.C29/z.}{.V15/ar.}{.C19/d.}
wi • zard
wizard Wizard WIZARD

•

[C17] [V08] [C34]
{.C17/b.}{.V08/o_e.}{.C34/n.}
bone Bone BONE

[C24] [V08] [C34]
{.C24/ph.}{.V08/o_e.}{.C34/n.}
phone Phone PHONE

•

[C17] [V11] [C38] [C34]
{.C17/b.}{.V11/a.}{.C38+C34/rn.}
barn Barn BARN

[C39] [V11] [C38] [C34]
{.C39/y.}{.V11/a.}{.C38+C34/rn.}
yarn Yarn YARN

Rhyming Cards [Set 3]

 

(link to PDF)

[C20] [V06] [C38]
{.C20/ch.}{.V06/ai.}{.C38/r.}
chair Chair CHAIR

[C28] [C18] [V06] [C38]
{.C28+C18/st.}{.V06/ai.}{.C38/r.}
stair Stair STAIR

•

[C18] [V03] [C16]
{.C18/t.}{.V03/o.}{.C16/p.}
top Top TOP

[C28] [C18] [V03] [C16]
{.C28+C18/st.}{.V03/o.}{.C16/p.}
stop Stop STOP

•

[C19] [V03] [C23]
{.C19/d.}{.V03/o.}{.C23/g.}
dog Dog DOG

[C24] [C38] [V03] [C23]
{.C24+C38/fr.}{.V03/o.}{.C23/g.}
frog Frog FROG

•

[C33] [V09] [C34]
{.C33/m.}{.V09/oo.}{.C34/n.}
moon Moon MOON

[C28] [C16] [V09] [C34]
{.C28+C16/sp.}{.V09/oo.}{.C34/n.}
spoon Spoon SPOON

•

[C30] [V10] [C16]
{.C30/sh.}{.V10/ee.}{.C16/p.}
sheep Sheep SHEEP

[C21] [V10] [C16]
{.C21/j.}{.V10/ee.}{.C16/p.}
jeep Jeep JEEP

•

[C17] [V08] [C18]
{.C17/b.}{.V08/oa.}{.C18/t.}
boat Boat BOAT

[C23] [V08] [C18]
{.C23/g.}{.V08/oa.}{.C18/t.}
goat Goat GOAT

•

[C28] [C34] [V06] [C22]
{.C28+C34/sn.}{.V06/a_e.}{.C22/k.}
snake Snake SNAKE

[C22] [V06] [C22]
{.C22/c.}{.V06/a_e.}{.C22/k.}
cake Cake CAKE

•

[C22] [V01] – {.C22/c.}{.V01/a.}
[C38] [V04] [C18] – {.C38/rr.}{.V04/o.}{.C18/t.}
ca • rrot
carrot Carrot CARROT

[C16] [V01] – {.C22/c.}{.V01/a.}
[C38] [V04] [C18] – {.C38/rr.}{.V04/o.}{.C18/t.}
pa • rrot
parrot Parrot PARROT

Rhyming Cards [Set 1]


(link to PDF)

[C22] [C37] [V03] [C22]
{.C22+C37/cl.}{.V03/o.}{.C22/ck.}
clock Clock CLOCK

[C28] [V03] [C22]
{.C28/s.}{.V03/o.}{.C22/ck.}
sock Sock SOCK

•

[C16] [V06] [C38]
{.C16/p.}{.V06/ea.}{.C38/r.}
pear Pear PEAR

[C17] [V06] [C38]
{.C17/b.}{.V06/ea.}{.C38/r.}
bear Bear BEAR

•

[C32] [V13] [C28]
{.C32/h.}{.V13/ou_e.}{.C28/s.}
house House HOUSE

[C33] [V13] [C28]
{.C33/m.}{.V13/ou_e.}{.C28/s.}
mouse Mouse MOUSE

•

[C22] [V11] [C38]
{.C22/c.}{.V11/a.}{.C38/r.}
car Car CAR

[C28] [C18] [V11] [C38]
{.C28+C18/st.}{.V11/a.}{.C38/r.}
star Star STAR

•
[C36] [V02] [C23]
{.C36/w.}{.V02/i.}{.C23/g.}
wig Wig WIG

[C16] [V02] [C23]
{.C16/p.}{.V02/i.}{.C23/g.}
pig Pig PIG

•

[C22] [V01] [C34]
{.C22/c.}{.V01/a.}{.C34/n.}
can Can CAN

[C24] [V01] [C34]
{.C24/f.}{.V01/a.}{.C34/n.}
fan Fan FAN

•

[C17] [V05] [C19]
{.C17/b.}{.V05/e.}{.C19/d.}
bed Bed BED

[C28] [C37] [V05] [C19]
{.C28+C37/sl.}{.V05/e.}{.C19/d.}
sled Sled SLED

•

[C22] [V02] [C35]
{.C22/k.}{.V02/i.}{.C35/n.}
king King KING

[C38] [V02] [C35]
{.C38/r.}{.V02/i.}{.C35/ng.}
ring Ring RING

•

[C22] [V01] [C18]
{.C22/c.}{.V01/a.}{.C18/t.}
cat Cat CAT

[C17] [V01] [C18]
{.C17/b.}{.V01/a.}{.C18/t.}
bat Bat BAT

•

[C30] [V05] [C37]
{.C30/sh.}{.V05/e.}{.C37/ll.}
shell Shell SHELL

[C17] [V05] [C37]
{.C17/b.}{.V05/e.}{.C37/ll.}
bell Bell BELL

Odd Word Out

Here is a new game to practice extreeeeeeeeeme phonemic awareness.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary – Word Knowledge – Action Word Ring Sort

NC DPI Resources (c) The Florida Center for Reading Research

Before playing the game, do HSSR for each action word card.

[C17] [V11] [C38] [C22]
{.C17/b.}{.V11/a.}{.C38+C22/rk.}
bark Bark BARK
bark < bark(s) {.C28/s.} =
barks Barks BARKS

[C22] [C38] [V07]
{.C22+C38/cr.}{.V07/y.}
cry Cry CRY
cry < cr(-)(ies) {.V07/ie.}{.C29/s.} =
cries Cries CRIES

[C19] [C38] [V10] [C33]
{.C19+C38/dr.}{.V10/ea.}{.C33/m.}
dream Dream DREAM
dream < dream(s) {.C29/s.} =
dreams Dreams DREAMS

[V10] [C18]
{.V10/ea.}{.C18/t.}
eat Eat EAT
eat < eat(s) {.C28/s.} =
eats Eats EATS

[C22] [V01] [C20]
{.C22/c.}{.V01/a.}{.C10/tch.}
catch Catch CATCH
catch < catch(es) {.V05/e.}{.C29/s.} =
ca • tches
catches Catches CATCHES

[C22] [C38] [V08] [C22]
{.C22+C38/cr.}{.V08/oa.}{.C22/k.}
croak Croak CROAK
croak < croak(s) {.C28/s.} =
croaks Croaks CROAKS

[C19] [C38] [V02] [C35] [C22]
{.C19+C38/dr.}{.V02/i.}{.C35+C22/nk.}
drink Drink DRINK
drink < drink(s) {.C28/s.} =
drinks Drinks DRINKS

[C32] [V03] [C16]
{.C32/h.}{.V03/o.}{.C16/p.}
hop Hop HOP
hop < hop(s) {.C28/s.} =
hops Hops HOPS

[C21] [V04] [C33] [C16]
{.C21/j.}{.V04/u.}{.C33+C16/mp.}
jump Jump JUMP
jump < jump(s) {.C28/s.} =
jumps Jumps JUMPS

[C28] [V02] [C35]
{.C28/s.}{.V02/i.}{.C35/ng.}
sing Sing SING
sing < sing(s) {.C29/s.} =
sings Sings SINGS

[C16] [C37] [V06]
{.C16+C37/pl.}{.V06/ay.}
play Play PLAY
play < play(s) {.C29/s.} =
plays Plays PLAYS

[C28] [C37] [V10] [C16]
{.C28+C37/sl.}{.V10/ee.}{.C16/p.}
sleep Sleep SLEEP
sleep < sleep(s) {.C28/s.} =
sleeps Sleeps SLEEPS

[C37] [V01] [C24]
{.C37/l.}{.V01/au.}{.C24/gh.}
laugh Laugh LAUGH
laugh < laugh(s) {.C28/s.} =
laughs Laughs LAUGHS

[C24] [C37] [V07]
{.C24+C37/fl.}{.V07/y.}
fly Fly FLY
fly < fl(-)(ies) {.V07/ie.}{.C29/s.} =
flies Flies FLIES

[C16] [V15]
{.C16/p.}{.V15/urr.}
purr Purr PURR
purr < purr(s) {.C29/s.} =
purrs Purrs PURRS

[C38] [V04] [C34]
{.C38/r.}{.V04/u.}{.C34/n.}
run Run RUN
run < run(s) {.C29/s.} =
runs Runs RUNS

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What have we learned?
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{.V01/a.} catch/catches
{.V01/au.} laugh/laughs

{.V02/i.} drink/drinks sing/sings

{.V03/o.} hop/hops

{.V04/u.} jump/jumps run/runs

{.V05/e.} ca•tches

{.V06/ay.} play/plays

{.V07/ie.} cries flies
{.V07/y.} cry fly

{.V08/oa.} croak/croaks

[V09]
[C39+V09]

{.V10/ee.} sleep/sleeps
{.V10/ea.} eat/eats dream/dreams

{.V11/a.} bark/barks

[V12]
[V13]
[V14]

{.V15/urr.} purr/purrs

[C39+V15]

{.C16/p.} purr/purrs; sleep/sleeps hop/hops
{.C16+C37/pl.} play/plays

[C17]

{.C18/t.} eat/eats

[C19]

{.C19+C38/dr.} drink/drinks dream/dreams
{
.C20/tch.} catch/catches

{.C21/j.} jump/jumps

{.C22/k.} croak/croaks
{.C22/c.} catch/catches
{.C22+C38/cr.} croak/croaks cry/cries

[C22+C28]
[C22+C36]
[C23]
[C23+C29]

{.C24/gh.} laugh/laughs
{.C24+C37/fl.} fly/flies

[C25]
[C26]
[C27]

{.C28/s.} sing/sings; eats barks drinks jumps sleeps hops laughs
{.C28+C37/sl.} sleep/sleeps

{.C29/s.} purrs plays dreams catches cries flies sings runs

[C30]
[C31]

{.C32/h.} hop/hops

{.C33/m.} dream/dreams
{.C33+C16/mp.} jump/jumps

{.C34/n.} run/runs

{.C35/ng.} sing/sings
{.C35+C22/nk.} drink/drinks

[C36]
[C32+C36]

{.C37/l.} laugh/laughs

[V12+C37]

{.C38/r.} run/runs
{.C38+C22/rk.} bark/barks

[C39]
 

Sparkling Heart

 
Happy Mother's Day

[C32] [V01] – {.C32/h.}{.V01/a.}
[C16] [V10] – {.C16/pp.}{.V10/y.}
ha • ppy
happy Happy HAPPY

[C33] [V04] – {.C33/m.}{.V04/o.}
[C27] [V15] – {.C27/th.}{.V15/er.}
mo • ther
mother Mother MOTHER
mother < mother('s) {.C29/s.}
mother's Mother's MOTHER'S

[C19] [V06]
{.C19/d.}{.V06/ay.}
day Day DAY

Keep these three simple words within the context of VC Logic!!

{.V01/a.} happy

[V02]
[V03]

{.V04/o.} mother's

[V05]

{.V06/ay.} day

[V07]
[V08]
[V09]
[C39+V09]

{.V10/y.} ha•ppy

[V11]
[V12]
[V13]
[V14]

{.V15/er.} mo•ther's

[C39+V15]

{.C16/pp.} ha•ppy

[C17]
[C18]

{.C19/d.}

[C20]
[C21]
[C22]
[C22+28]
[C22+36]
[C23]
[C23+29]
[C24]
[C25]
[C26]

{.C27/th.} mo•ther's

[C28]

{.C29/s.} mo•ther's

[C30]
[C31]

{.C32/h.} happy
{.C33/m.} mother's

[C34]
[C35]
[C36]
[C32+C36]
[C37]
[V12+C37]
[C38]
[C39]

Same Sounds/Different Meanings

 

Hear these four MAP units:  [V06] [V10] [C22] [C28]

Organize the sounds into these syllables:  [C22] [V06] • [C28] [V10]


[V06] [V10] • [C28] [V10]
{.V06/c.}{.V10/ay.} • {.C28/c.}{.V10/e.}
cay • ce
cayce Cayce CAYCE

This first articulation points to Edgar Cayce, a 'mystical' person who did not need Heard-Said-Spelled-Read because he could read a book without opening its pages.

[C22] [V06] • [C28] [V10]
{.C22/c.}{.V06/aaey.} • {.C28+V10/Cc.}
caaey • c
caaeyc CAAEYC
California Association for the Education of Young Children

This second articulation points to a booming professional organization which may influence all our youngest learners.  CAAEYC (and the larger NAEYC) need Heard-Said-Spelled-Read.

Parents, preschool teachers and all early childhood educators can become familiar with all {.Sound+Spellings.} + Patterns.

BONUS LINK:  SOUNDS FOR SPELLERS & READERS

LETRS® Routines – 1st Grade

Watch the video:  https://youtu.be/wGFAkKR6M2Q?si=3HWGmkulQz8LFUqG

This teacher does her best with LETRS® 'phonics-flawed' routine.

Why are students practicing a known word?  H O M E  Teacher is cementing a phonics rule ('Silent-Ee') which HSSR disputes because it only makes sense if one believes letters can talk aloud and/or be silent.  Tell the truth:   Letters are inert. 

LETRS® allows skipping and guessing.  HSSR's routine delivers direct instruction by pointing to each sound-unit on a MAP, telling the {.Sound+Spellings.} and then self-checking by looking at the teacher's flashcard which shows HSSR with highlighted changes.

No 'long' 'closed' 'short' 'open' 'silent' nonsense.

WORD CHAINS

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In the word rate
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V06] is spelled Letters Aa-split-Ee.
[C18] is spelled Letter Tt.
[C38] [V06] [C18]
{.C38/r.}{.V06/a_e.}{.C18/t.}
rate Rate RATE

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In the word rat
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V01] is spelled Letter Aa.
[C18] is spelled Letter Tt.

[C38] [V01] [C18]
{.C38/r.}{.V01/a.}{.C18/t.}
rat Rat RAT

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In the word rote
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V08] is spelled Letters Oo-split-Ee.
[C18] is spelled Letter Tt.
[C38] [V08] [C18]
{.C38/r.}{.V08/o_e.}{.C18/t.}
rote Rote ROTE

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In the word robe
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V08] is spelled Letters Oo-split-Ee.
[C17] is spelled Letter Bb.
[C38] [V08] [C17]
{.C38/r.}{.V08/o_e.}{.C17/b.}
robe Robe ROBE

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In the word rode
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V08] is spelled Letters Oo-split-Ee.
[C19] is spelled Letter Dd.
[C38] [V08] [C19]
{.C38/r.}{.V08/o_e.}{.C19/d.}
rode Rode RODE
past tense 'ride'
vs.
[C38] [V08] [C19]
{.C38/r.}{.V08/oa.}{.C19/d.}
road Road ROAD
a wide way leading from one place to another

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In the word rude
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V09] is spelled Letters Uu-split-Ee.
[C19] is spelled Letter Dd.
[C38] [V09] [C19]
{.C38/r.}{.V09/u_e.}{.C19/d.}
rude Rude RUDE
offensively impolite
vs.
[C38] [V09] [C19]
{.C38/r.}{.V09/oo.}{.C19/d.}
rood Rood ROOD
a crucifix

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In the word crude
[C22] is spelled Letter Cc.
[C38] is spelled Letter Rr.
[V09] is spelled Letters Uu-split-Ee.
[C19] is spelled Letter Dd.
[C22] [C38] [V09] [C19]
{.C22+C38/cr.}{.V09/u_e.}{.C19/d.}
crude Crude CRUDE

Note:  {.C39+V09/u.} unicorn is incorrect.  HSSR disambiguates with the MAP.

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PHONEME-GRAPHEME MAPPING

LETRS® vocabulary is not anchored in meaningful text.
HSSR teaches only relevant, immediately useful words-to-be-read.

LETRS®: Think of the sound and write the letters we hear.
HSSR:  Letters don't make sounds.  Say, "Write these {.Sound+Spellings.}."

[C33] [V06] [C22]
{.C33/m.}{.V06/a_e.}{.C22/k.}
make Make MAKE

[C17] [V06] [C22]
{.C17/b.}{.V06/a_e.}{.C22/k.}
bake Bake BAKE

LETRS®:  Find your vowels (looking at letters).
HSSR:  Letters are not vowels.  Letters are letters.  Sounds are sounds.

[C38] [V08] [C17]
{.C38/r.}{.V08/o_e.}{.C17/b.}
robe Robe ROBE

LETRS®: "This one is kind of hard."
HSSR:  Heard-Said-Spelled-Read is always "Easy-peasy!"

Descriptions matter

Do not describe split-spellings as 'vc+-e':
{.V01/a_e.} have
{.V02/i_e.} live
{.V03/o_e.} gone
{.V04/u_e.} judge
{.V05/ea_e.} cleanse
{.V06/a_e.} ace
{.V07/i_e.} pipe
{.V08/o_e.} rope
{.V09/u_e.} rule
{.C39+V09/u_e.} huge
{.V10/ea_e.} please
{.V11/au_e.} pause
{.V12/u_e.} pulse
{.V13/ou_e.} house
{.V14/oi_e.} voice
{.V15/ur_e.} nurse
[C39+V15]

No need to describe the schwa-sound [V04] or any other sound-unit as an evil and sinister vampire, sucking sounds out of letters.  Please... Sounds are sounds.  Easy-peasy!!


Yes, the program says letters and letter teams represent sounds!!  Yet their test script assumes 'letter-sounds' because the learner is expected to stare at letters and 'sound' them out.  Wrong method!

Notice the test has missing letters: Aa Cc Ee Ii Oo Uu Xx
When describing any letter, always show both upper- and lower-case.

In reality, letters are often used in combination for explicit {.Sound+Spellings.}

Evidence at flip.com/hssr

Mm = 1 sound
[C33]

NG/ng = 1 sound
[C35]

SH/sh = 1 sound
[C30]

Vv = 1 sound
[C25]

•

Bb = 2 sounds
[C17] [C33]

Ff = 2 sounds
[C24] [C25]

Jj = 2 sounds
[V10] [C21]

Kk = 2 sounds
[C22] [C34]

Nn = 2 sounds
[C34] [C35]

QU/qu = 1 sound   Qq = 2 sounds
[C22] [C22+C36]

TH/th = 2 sounds
[C26] [C27]

WH/wh = 2 sounds
[C32] [C32+C36]

•

CH/ch = 3 sounds
[C20] [C22] [C30] 

Rr = 3 sounds
[V15] [C38] [C39+V15]

Zz = 3 sounds
[C28] [C29] [C31]

•

Dd = 4 sounds
[C18] [C19] [C21] [C34]

Pp = 4 sounds
[C16] [C24] [C28] [C34]

•

Ss = 5 sounds
[C28] [C29] [C30] [C31] [C37]

•

Ll = 6 sounds
[C19] [C22] [C24] [C25] [C34] [C37]

Tt = 6 sounds
[C18] [C20] [C26] [C27] [C28] [C30]

•

Yy = 8 sounds
[V02] [V05] [V06] [V07] [V10] [V14] [V15] [C39]

•

Ww = 11 sounds
[V03] [V08] [V09] [C39+V09] [V11] [V13] [C18] [C32] [C36] [C32+C36] [C38]

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Gg = 14 sounds
[V03] [V06] [V07] [V08] [V09] [C39+V09] [V11] [V13]
[C21] [C23] [C24] [C31] [C34] [C35]

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Hh = 15 sounds
[V03] [V06] [V07] [V08] [V09] [C39+V09] [V11] [V13] [V15]
[C20] [C24] [C26] [C27] [C30] [C32]

LETRS® Routines – 2nd Grade

Watch the video:  https://youtu.be/MlY5hljc72M?si=2-2P3oX43zDWWU_p

LETRS®:  Vowel-Rr spelled /er/ /ir/ /ur/
HSSR: [V15] has 29 unique spellings (per flip.com/hssr)

{.V15/ir.} girl first circle

{.V15/ire.} New Hampshire 

{.V15/ir_e.} dirge 

{.V15/irr.} stirrup squirrel

{.V15/iar.} plagiarism 

{.V15/or.} work world thorough 

{.V15/or_e.} worse

{.V15/oar.} cupboard 

{.V15/orr.} corral worry

{.V15/orrh.} hemorrhagic logorrhea 

{.V15/our.} courage courtesy journal journey

{.V15/our_e.} scourge

{.V15/oeu_re.} hors d'oeuvre 

{.V15/ur.} hurt turn purpose

{.V15/ur_e.} purge surge nurse 

{.V15/ure.} sure picture failure lecture 

{.V15/urr.} purr  burrow furrow hurry

{.V15/uerr.} guerrilla 

{.V15/ear.} earth early pearl heard learn

{.V15/ear_e.} rehearse 

{.V15/er.} term germ her person 

{.V15/er_e.} verse merge nerve serve swerve 

{.V15/ere.} were

{.V15/err.} preferred

{.V15/eur.} amateur pleurisy neurologist 

{.V15/ar.} altar dollar solar cedar molar lunar 

{.V15/yr.} syrup syringe myrtle 

{.V15/yrrh.} myrrh 

{.V15/ro.} iron

See also [C39+V15]

LETRS®:  Syllable type – Open, Closed, Silent-E, Vowel Team, etc.
HSSR:  (irrelevant) 

LETRS®: Vowel-Rr
HSSR:  A-E-I-O-U are letters, not vowels.

LETRS®:  R controls the 'vowel' (...as if letters are vowels)
HSSR:   LETRS® employs errant thinking!!  Truth is, letters are inert. 

[C26] [V15] [C28] [C18]
{.C26/th.}{.V15/ir.}{.C28+C18/st.}
thirst Thirst THIRST

[C17] [C37] [V15] [C18]
{.C17+C37/bl.}{.V15/ur.}{.C18/t.}
blurt Blurt BLURT

[C28] [C22+C36] [V15] [C18]
{.C28+C22+C36/squ.}{.V15/ir.}{.C18/t.}
squirt Squirt SQUIRT

[C18] [C36] [V15] [C37]
{.C18+C36/tw.}{.V15/ir.}{.C37/l.}
twirl Twirl TWIRL

[C34] [V15] [C28]
{.C34/n.}{.V15/ur_e.}{.C28/s.}
nurse Nurse NURSE

[C18] [V15] [C33]
{.C18/t.}{.V15/er.}{.C33/m.}
term Term TERM

[C28] [C36] [V15] [C25]
{.C28+C36/sw.}{.V15/er_e.}{.C25/v.}
swerve Swerve SWERVE

[C30] [V15] [C18]
{.C30/sh.}{.V15/ir.}{.C18/t.}
shirt Shirt SHIRT

[C16] [V15] [C20]
{.C16/p.}{.V15/er.}{.C20/ch.}
perch Perch PERCH

[C20] [V15] [C16]
{.C20/ch.}{.V15/ir.}{.C16/p.}
chirp Chirp CHIRP

[C28] [C18] [V15] [C34]
{.C28+C18/st.}{.V15/er.}{.C34/n.}
stern Stern STERN

[C18] [V15] [C34]
{.C18/t.}{.V15/ur.}{.C34/n.}
turn Turn TURN

LETRS®: Vowel Teams
HSSR: {.Sound+Spellings.} – Children learn whatever we teach them.
{.V09/ew.} grew
{.V10/ea.} reach
{.V11/au.} fraud
{.V13/ou.} round

LETRS®:  Look, look, look (...ABC Logic)
Find the vowels (...as if letters were vowels)
When we see two consonants in the middle (...as if letters were consonants)
Syllable breaks cannot come after a 'short' vowel (...as if our mouths care!!)

cur•rent vs. curr•ent
farm•er vs. far•mer
Agreement:
vol•ca•no sur•face e•rup•tion earth+quake mi•ner•al(s)