Tuesday, November 13, 2012

tion, tian

The mice better use caution when a cat is on the prowl.
Letter teams tion, tian always say shun as in action.

Tion, tian are letter blocks that do not come apart for sounding out.
 
When you see the tian letter block, it tells you that the word is describing a living being, usually coming from a region in the world.

A Dalmatian puppy is from Dalmatia, a region on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, across from the coast of Italy.
 
A  being from the planet Mars, is a Martian. A person from Egypt is an Egyptian. Try to read:

Dalmatian    Martian    Egyptian    Christian  

The tion letter block often tells the reader that an action word is being made into a thing, a noun: Adam organized his bedroom drawers. He put socks in a sock drawer and shirts in a shirt drawer. Organization made getting dressed much faster when Adam was in a hurry.
   
Look at these action words (called verbs): organize, act, add, subtract, invent, create, direct, imagine.

Now, try those action words with the tion letter block added at the end:

organization        addition           invention      direction

action                 subtraction       creation       imagination

The letter blocks tion, tian say the same shun sound as cian, cean, cion. You might like to look at the right side of this page to find those lessons.

You may also like to see the books I have for your child that practice all of these lessons with stories, skills pages, color pictures, and a special comprehension method. Look for the books at your child's grade-level.
I use ebay as my website. Search Instant Reading Help. All my books will pop up for you.  All books are brand new and include my contact info; email or call for help. 
Have a great day, Mary Maisner


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