1. Substep 3.3 Mandy Ellis Wilder Waite Elementary School
Wilson Reading System
Substep 3.3
Mandy Ellis
Wilder Waite Elementary School

2. Read and spell words with the CT blend
Goal
Read and spell words with the CT blend

3. Part 1 Sound Cards Quick Drill

4. Chicken Letter qu
Q is the chicken letter- it refuses to go anywhere without its friend, u. It is never in a word alone. The u in this situation has no vowel sound. Qu is a digraph as well.

5. th
th thumb /th/

6. ch chin /ch/ ch

7. sh ship /sh/ sh

8. wh whistle /w/ wh

9. ck sock /k/ ck

10. ang fang ang
ang

11. ing ring ing
ing

12. ong song ong
ong

13. ung lung ung
ung

14. ank bank ank
ank

15. ink pink ink
ink

16. onk honk onk
onk

17. unk junk unk
unk

18. ild wild ild
ild

19. old cold old
old

20. olt colt olt
olt

21. ind kind ind
ind

22. ost host ost
ost

23. Part 2 Teach and Review Concepts for Reading

24. This step teaches ct, a difficult blend.
Important to know
This step teaches ct, a difficult blend.
Words with four consonants together can have a three letter blend. These stay together in the 2nd syllable.
construct
obstruct

25. s u b j e c t
The last syllable ahs a ct blend which requires practice. Be sure to clearly say /t/.
/kt/ is always spelled with ct.
Words with inct are the most difficult to spell.
subject

26. Part 3 Wordcards

27. Timed Practice
How many words can you read in 1 minute?

28. Part 4 Wordlist Reading

29. conduct

30. compact

31. exact

32. insect

33. expect

34. subject

35. connect

36. contract

37. contact

38. impact

39. object

40. inspect

41. collect

42. distract

43. district

44. inflict

45. instinct

46. distinct

47. obstruct

48. extract

49. induct

50. abstract

51. neglect

52. convect

53. conflict

54. suspect

55. addict

56. convict

57. concoct

58. prospect

59. Part 5 Sentence Reading

60. Kelton must contact his mom.

61. Mrs. Wilson plans to inspect the kids’ desks.

62. Math is the next subject.

63. Can you distract Mr. Griffin for me?

64. The tot’s bad conduct got mom mad.

65. Shannon got the exact pin that Beth has wanted.

66. Tom did not expect Liz until six.

67. If we go to the Atlantic Ocean, I will collect shells.

68. Lots of insects are in the sandbox.

69. Willis got a compact disc for himself.

70. We will go to Texas to check on a land prospect.

71. The cops had the suspect in handcuffs.

72. My instinct tells me that this will be a bad conflict.

73. Did the insects infest the trash can?

74. Kenneth must concoct the mix.

75. The vet had to inject the shot into the dog.

76. I think that Ed has distinct math skills.

77. This district has had lots of progress.

78. Part 6 Quick Drill (in reverse)

79. what says? ic
inct
act ct
ict

80. Part 7 Teach and Review Concepts for Spelling

81. When a word has a /kt/ sound at the end, it is always spelled with a /ct/

82. Look at these words (using word cards)
What letters make the /kt/ blend?
What is the blend in the last syllable?
How do you spell /kt/
Where do you divide this word?

83. Part 8 Written Work Dictation: sounds, words, sentences

84. Part 9 Controlled Passage Reading

85. Part 10 Listening Comprehension