Oz Phonics 2 - CVC, CCVC words for Android

11 things about Oz Phonics 2 - CVC, CCVC words

1. Oz Phonics 1 covered all the individual sounds here with the exception of the ‘u’ making a /w/ sound in the ‘qu’ blend.

2. Oz Phonics 2 has 15 sections that revise and reinforce the CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words (cat, sun, fix, etc ) in Oz Phonics 1 and introduce two new sounds, then blends (two individual sounds pronounced smoothly one after the other).

3. Before touching the screen you might like to get the student to try to work out the sound of the blends, based on their letter/sound knowledge from Oz Phonics 1.

4. Based on the traditional find-a-word game, phonics find-a-word "sounds out" the word when the student correctly locates it.

5. These three words all contain a lazy little vowel sound like a soft /uh/ - this sound is distinctly different from the short /u/ sound as in 'sun'.

6. It is important for beginning readers to get into the habit of identifying every sound in a word to discourage them from guessing.

7. The lazy vowel is the most common sound in English and an understanding of it is very helpful when it comes to understanding the difficulties of spelling.

8. It is called the schwa vowel, and makes reading sound very natural, just like normal talking.

9. Some people use the stressed vowel at times – it is not wrong, but does not sound as natural as the schwa vowel.

10. This activity will help find the beginning sound in CVC words.

11. You can turn the volume down and get the student to try to read every word, or you can turn the volume up and play the game – “tap on the word you hear”.