Introduction. Part I: Getting Ready to Read with Phonics.
Chapter 1: Pondering the Power of Phonics.
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Teaching Aids and Techniques.
Part II: Exploring the Fundamentals of Phonics.
Chapter 3: Starting with Simple Consonants and a Vowel.
Chapter 4: Finishing Short Vowels and Seeing Patterns.
Chapter 5: Joining Consonants Together to Make More Sounds.
Chapter 6: Pursuing Plurals and Compound Words.
Chapter 7: Making Long-Vowel Sounds.
Chapter 8: Presenting Diverse Vowel Sounds of a, o, and u.
Chapter 9: Delving into Diphthongs and Shortcuts.
Part III: Moving Beyond the Phonics Basics.
Chapter 10: Stepping Through the Pronunciation Process.
Chapter 11: Finding Happy Endings with Suffixes.
Chapter 12: The Dual Personalities of s, c, and g.
Chapter 13: Tapping into Unusual Spellings.
Chapter 14: Digging Deeper into Prefixes and Suffixes.
Part IV: Tackling the Trickier Side of Phonics.
Chapter 15: Schwinging with Schwa: Finding the Quick uh Sound.
Chapter 16: Explaining English Exceptions.
Chapter 17: Zeroing In On x and zh.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten Challenging Activities for Reinforcement.
Chapter 19: Ten (Well, Not Just Ten) Recommended Supplemental Resources.
Appendix A: Phonics Guidelines and Definitions.
Appendix B: Recommended Books for Your Kid's Library.
Appendix C: Keyword Cards You Can Use.
Appendix D: On the CD.
Index.
