Each of the eight centers in this book contains:
- Six sets of a two-sided mat and corresponding task cards
- Two reproducible activity pages—Practice It! and Read It!—for written practice and assessment
- Word cards presenting words with the targeted letter-sound pattern
- Directions, answer key, and student record forms
- One teacher page providing explicit scripted instruction leading students through the steps of building phonemic awareness, oral blending, and visual blending of the targeted sound
- One teacher page providing explicit scripted instruction for guiding students through the mat activities and Read It! and Write It! pages.
The eight centers in this book cover:
R-Controlled Vowels ar and or
R-Controlled Vowels er, ir, and ur
R-Controlled Vowels Review
Diphthongs for oi, oy, ou, and ow
Two Sounds of c
Two Sounds of g
Two Sounds of s
Consonant Sounds Review c, g, and s