Ring the bell /

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)
Consonant Blends: st-, -st, sl-, -sk, pl-, cl-, -ll, gl-, -ss, cr-, -ck, br-, -sw, -th
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), ie (pie), ai (nail), ea (seal), ee (jeep), long vowels with r (fire, deer)
Sight words: a, the, (on)to, and, of, I, said, are, you, have, my.
New Patterns: be, me, we, she, go, no, so, oh
Continues practice of plural forms, compound words and two-syllable words.

Jane is home sick so her mom tells her to ring the bell if she needs help.

K-4