cian cean cion

A beautiful ocean scene

Letter blocks cian, cean, cion always say the shun sound you say in fashion, mission, action.

As you work through each section on this page, let your child point to each word as you say it. Ask your child to repeat the word after you.

Then, start over with the words, asking your child to point to each word, and try to read the word without your help. These letter blocks cannot be sounded out. A child has to learn to see it / say it.

Three minute practice sessions are good. Get used books your child can write in. Ask your child to find and circle words using these blocks. Trying saying four of his circled words each session.

musician         polician                magician            ocean                   suspicion  

beautician       physician             electrician          crustacean           coercion

technician      diagnostician  

    

Remember, ph is a team that always says f; a physician is a doctor who takes care of your physical illnesses and injuries.

Remember, gi is a team that very often says j, as in magician, a person who performs magic.

A crustacean is a creature with a crusty shell. The creature usually breathes through gills like shrimp, crayfish, crabs, lobsters, and barnacles. Turtles do have a crusty shell but scientists do not put them in the crustacean group.

Say, di ag nos ti shun; a diagnostician diagnoses problems. For example, a speech diagnostician diagnoses why a person has trouble saying words and speaking.

Suspicion means to suspect something, as in, Adam had a suspicion his brother drank all of the orange juice.

Coercion means to force someone to do a thing, to coerce them to do a thing, as in:
Jane suspected her cat had used coercion to get the mouse family to move to Mrs. Smith's house. Fear is a strong force for coercion.

Thank you for visiting my blog. You may be interested in the reading lessons found on the right side of this blog.      Also, you may like to look at my book which provides lots of practice with all the vowel teams. 

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All are brand new, none have a grade level printed on them. They teach a special comprehension method which will rapidly change your child's reading power. Be sure your child is ready for the challenge of the upper grades.

Most of my fabulous blog graphics are from Corel clipart, originally drawn by the talented Micrografx people. They have given me permission to use their graphics in my books. Have a great day, Mary Maisner