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Copyright (c) 2004. 2005 by Miz Katz N. Ratz. Patent pending
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MizMiz KatzKatz RatzRatzN.N.
A Progressive Phonics bookT.M.
Book One
Dont rush it. Body builders
dont train in a day neither
does a child.
And most important of
all, HAVE FUN!
If your child is having difficulty, he/she
might need more practice with the alphabet.
Get a fun book about the alphabet, and
read that lots of times. Then come back
to Progressive Phonics.
Quick Start Guide
Read the book WITH your child. You
read the regular text, and he/she reads
the big, red words, sort of like reading
the different parts in a play.
Help your child sound out
the words as needed.
c - a - t
cat
Read the book several times. This
helps develop the eye muscles and
left-to-right reading patterns that are
necessary for reading.
CAB C
AB
BCA
Book
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Short vowel a word list
at bat cat fat hat mat pat rat sat
bad dad had mad sad
cab dab gab
bag gag wag
am ham jam Pam Sam yam
an can Dan man pan ran van
cap lap map nap rap tap yap
has as
a an
I am looking my little
she is not the behind the tree;
she is not the
with the cup of tea.
I am looking my little
my is covered in orange stripes,
and my is wearing ballet tights.
at cat
cat
cat
at cat
cat
cat
b
2
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I want to buy a baseball .
I want to buy a baseball .
I need a so I can play
baseball, baseball every day.
hat
bat
bat
b
Do not throw a ball me
because of this , I cannot see.
The is so big it covers my eyes.
I need a thats more my size.
at
hat
hat
hat
3
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You ask if I want to your ,
but I dont want to your .
Im sure your is very nice,
but hes a and we are mice
pat rat
pat rat
rat
rat
My , so very big and ,
upon a big,
.
My liked
to wear a ,
and my
liked my brothers .
Every day my big,
beside my brothers ,
and smiling with her big, teeth,
she dreamed of the day when she could eat
my brothers , so warm and fuzzy.
She wanted to eat the because he
was a and she was a ,
and that was all she thought about that.
cat fat
sat
fat mat
fat cat
hat
fat cat
rat
fat cat
sat rat
fat
rat
rat
rat cat
b
b
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Pat
bat
pat
Pat pat pat
bat bat bat
pat
mud pies with
a baseball
until theyre nice and flat.
, ,
with the , ,
until theyre nice and flat
When I was a baby,
I a yellow duck.
When I was two,
I a red truck.
When I was three
I a chimpanzee
and now that Im four,
I have a lot more.
b
b
b
b
b
had
had
had
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My mother said I to be quiet.
My sister said I to go away.
My brother said I to share.
My other brother said I to stay.
Why does everyone tell me what to do?
I think Ill scream until I turn blue.
had
had
had
had
b
b
My sister says my manners are .
She says it all the time
its to spit, its to burp,
its to run when youre inside.
But then she said I no manners,
which really made me
if I have no manners,
then how can they be ?
bad
bad bad
bad
had
mad
bad
b
b
6
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I am at my dog.
My dog is .
I some shoes
now theyre doggie chews.
mad
bad
had
b
My cat is very today
she is very, very .
She is because
our fish is gone,
and she found his bones
out on the lawn.
sad
sad
sad
b
b
b
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My says he a lot of hair
when he was really young.
He says he a nose so funny --
he also a lot more money.
But then my kids,
and its really rather .
I got the hair, Jims nose is funny
but we want to know,
who got the money?
dad had
had
had
dad had
sad
b
b
b
b
A little of green,
a little of blue
I am making a picture
of me and you.
A little of grey
I think thats a turtle.
A little of red
and your nose is purple.
dab
dab
dab
dab
b
b
b
b
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gab
gabgab
TAXI
I like to ride in a taxi .
I like it when the driver
likes to .
When I grow up,
I will drive my own --
I will talk as I drive,
I will , ,
cab
gab
cab
gab gab gab
b
b
b
I do not want to eat this stuff
it makes me want to
and throw it up.
Lets put it in a garbage
if I dont see it, I wont .
b
b
gag
bag
gag
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I when I eat tomatoes.
I when I eat French fries.
I when I eat most anything,
except banana pies.
gag
gag
gag
b
Ive got a of candy.
Ive got a of treats.
And if my dog can his tail,
hell get the to eat.
But if I had no of candy,
and nothing else to eat,
my dog would still
his tail --
he does it in his sleep.
bag
bag
wag
bag
bag
wag
b
b
b
10
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I Sam.
I five years old.
I very, very glad
that I eating from this bowl.
After I have eaten,
I going to brush my teeth.
But now,
I much too hungry
to do anything but eat.
am
am
am
am
am
am
b
b
b
My name is .
I a cat. I glad
I so nice and fat.
I have a friend, his name
is , he eats a lot of
honey . likes
to share his with me.
He says, , have
some it is so yummy
Pam
am am
am
Sam
ham Sam
ham
Pam
ham
b
b
Pam Sam
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My brother, ,
read this book.
I too
let me look.
and I
read very well.
also
write and spell.
Dan
can
can
Dan
Dan
can
Dan can
b
A down the road.
A dog too, but
said, No. The as
fast as he could. The dog
faster boy, he was good.
Go away, said the
as he out of breath.
But the dog didnt listen
the dog was deaf.
man ran
ran man
man ran
ran
man
ran
b
b
b
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This shows where treasure is
buried. I got the from someone
scary. I asked my mom to help me
with the she said it was time
to take my . Oh, its hard to be
a pirate when youre only three. Its
hard to use a when you cant
even read. Its hard to take a
when youre never sleepy. I dont know
what to do being me isnt easy.
map
map
map
nap
map
nap
b
b
b
b
I always wear my favorite baseball
. I never take it off, not even
for a . One day the wind blew
off my I did not know, I was
taking a . When I went outside,
my friends all screamed. They were
really scared, or so it seemed. Put
your back on, they begged for
hours where the once was I
was growing flowers.
b
b
b
b
cap
nap
cap
nap
cap
cap
13
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My brother a lot of toys,
so why does he play with mine?
My brother a lot of books,
so why does he chew on mine?
I am glad my brother a cage
I cant wait until hes more my age.
has
has
has
b
b
b
Sometimes an s at the end of a word
sounds like zzz like in buzz, fuzz and
was. Lets try it...!!
My cat eyes.
My cat teeth.
My cat a name
Miss Furry Feet.
has
has
has
B
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Johnny to wash his face.
Johnny to brush his teeth.
Johnny to go to say goodnight,
and Johnny to go to sleep.
has
has
has
has
My cat is big a dog.
My dog is big a wall.
My dad is big a tree,
and Im smaller than them all.
as as
as as
as as
b
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aaWhen youre reading, and you see an A all
by itself, it usually means ONE of something.
Like.... a dog, a mouse, a car, a house....
This kind of a doesnt sound like other A sounds...
it usually sounds like this...
uh dog, uh mouse, uh car, uh house....
You try...
A man
A cap
A pan
a cat
a rat
a bat
I like to play silly game
the game is so silly
it doesnt have name.
You climb tree,
you pretend youre bird,
you eat lot of worms
that you dig from the dirt.
Just kidding!
a
a
a
a
a
b
b
b
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I wish I had puppy.
I wish I had .
I wish I had monkey.
I wish I had .
But where would I keep them?
My room is very small.
So I drew picture of them all,
and I put the pictures on the wall.
a
a cat
a
a rat
a
b
b
b
ananThe word an is sometimes used
instead of the word a.
When a word starts with a letter a, we
dont say a apple we say, an apple.
airplane an
alligator animal
When a word starts with a letter e, we
dont say a elephant we say
an elephant.
egg elevator elbow
an ant
an an
an an an
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And same with words that start with
the letters i, o and u
wrong
animal
elephant
idea
orange
umbrella
Lets practice...
b
a
a
a
a
a
right
animal
elephant
idea
orange
umbrella
b
an
an
an
an
an
I saw alligator eat
apple as he sat
by empty pool.
The alligator laughed
and didnt jump in
he needs awful lot
of water to swim.
an
an
an
an
b
b
b
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I had idea
awful idea
stuck inside my head.
So I put the idea
on piece of bread,
and I swallowed it down
with orange and egg.
an
an
a
an an
b
b
b
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When a child is comfortable
reading the big red words in
this book, he/she is ready for
Mix It Up the part of the book
where the child practices reading
a variety of short vowel a words.
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I ugly toad,
said the toad to his wife.
I ugly, ugly toad.
His wife gave smile
wide mile
Youre not ugly all,
youre snuggly!
am an
am an
a
as as a
at
b
b
I run fast
your little feet.
I have two little holes
so that you breathe.
I smell good
your little toes
you guess what I ?
I your nose!
can as
as
can
can as
as
Can am
am
b
b
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I down to take .
I my and my teddy
bear in my . I took off my
and closed my eyes then
the began to , oh, big
surprise. I told my he
to be quiet. He talked, ,
, about the food in his diet.
I told my he to stop
the , so he closed his mouth
and took his .
sat a nap
had cat
lap
hat
cat yap
cat had
yap
yap
cat had
yap
nap
yap
yapyap
Put the in the
with some of that .
Add little of butter,
little of
I good cook?
Oh, yes I !
ham pan
yam
a pat
a pat jam
Am a
am
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I my .
I my .
They away with my
baseball . They were told
to take , but instead
they took the they
took of peas, and they
took of . So if you
see and big, ,
driving in with baseball
, tell them, please, to hurry
back or Ill have to tell my
that theyve been .
am mad at cat
am mad at rat
ran
bat
a nap
van
a can
a can ham
a cat a fat rat
a van a
bat
dad
bad
A cat a nap
at
rap tap tap
cat
A bad
as a
cat am
a nap
rap tap tap
little was taking
when someone the door went
, , . Whos there?
said the , still half asleep.
big, wolf dressed up
sheep.
Go away, said the , I
taking . But still the wolf
went , , .
b
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Go away, said the ,
I in the shower.
But the wolf went , ,
for hour.
Finally the dialed 911
Theres wolf my door,
and it isnt any fun.
When the police showed up,
no wolf was there
just the and his ,
snoring on a stair.
cat
am
rap tap
tap an
cat
a at
cat nap
b
b
b
bA progressive phonics book
Copyright (c) 2004. 2005 by Miz Katz N. Ratz, patent pending
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