W. Ross Macdonald School Library

The Lost horse /

Makar, Barbara W.

The Lost horse / [print braille] Written by Barbara W. Makar; illustrations by Anslie G. Philpot. - Cambridge, MA : Educators Publishing Service, Inc., c1995. - 1 v. of print braille. - Primary Phonics Set 4, book 7. .

Alphabetic & contracted braille.

On the top of each page, the text appears in alphabetic braille. Following a row of dots, the text appears in contracted braille on the bottom of each page.

Phonetic Elements

Consonant sounds: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, sh (fish), ch (chick), -tch (witch), -ng (king), -nk (ink), -le (apple), th (teeth), wh (wheel)
Consonant Blends: st-, -st, fl-, -nd, gl-, -nt, dr-, fr-, -ff, tr-, -ll, th-, gr-, -ss, br-, -ck, sm-, -sk,
Vowel sounds: a as in cat, i as in pig, o as in hot (in some localities the o in dog may have the sound of aw as in saw), u as in cup, e as in pet, a (ape), i (kite), o (bone), e (Pete), ee (bee), ay (way), oa (goat), ai (nail), ea (seal), ee (jeep), oo (look), long vowels with r (fire, deer), ar (car)
Sight words: a, the, to, and, of, I, said, you, have, his
New Patterns: be, go, we, he -ed (walked)
Continues practice of plural forms, compound words and two-syllable words.

Little Horse escapes the barn and goes on an adventure.

K-4

EA MAK