The birdfeeder /
Makar, Barbara W.
The birdfeeder / [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 9. .
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), -ng (king), -le (apple), th (teeth), wh (wheel)
Consonant Blends: fr-, -st, tr-, -nt, cr-, -mp, dr-, -lp, sw-, -ld, -ll, -ck
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), u (mule), ie (pie), ee (bee), ea (seal), ee (jeep), long vowels with r (fire, deer), er (hammer, farmer), or (horn), ir (bird), ur (turtle)
Sight words: a, the, to, and, of, I, said, are, you, have
New Patterns: be, go, we, he, me, she, no -ed (licked)
Continues practice of plural forms, compound words and two-syllable words.
A cat wants to pretend to be a bird.
K-4
EA MAK
The birdfeeder / [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 9. .
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), -ng (king), -le (apple), th (teeth), wh (wheel)
Consonant Blends: fr-, -st, tr-, -nt, cr-, -mp, dr-, -lp, sw-, -ld, -ll, -ck
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), u (mule), ie (pie), ee (bee), ea (seal), ee (jeep), long vowels with r (fire, deer), er (hammer, farmer), or (horn), ir (bird), ur (turtle)
Sight words: a, the, to, and, of, I, said, are, you, have
New Patterns: be, go, we, he, me, she, no -ed (licked)
Continues practice of plural forms, compound words and two-syllable words.
A cat wants to pretend to be a bird.
K-4
EA MAK