Today’s free reading lesson is for Bob Books Set 1, Book 7, called “Jig and Mag.” This book is back to introducing new sounds.

When you introduce the “j” sound, pay attention to how your student is pronouncing it. You want it to be very clipped and short. You don’t want it to be drawn out and sound like “juh.” If they are vocalizing an “uh” at the end, help them shorten the sound. Work with them a bit. You are doing them a favor for the future.

For the “j” sound, I made a very, very simple card to put in the binder. I figured we’d add more words as we went along.

Lesson One

• Introduce new sound: j
• Build a word and practice sounding it out: jig
• Review appropriate sections in the binder.
• Read: Set 1, Book 7 (“Jig and Mag”) pp. 1-3

Lesson Two

• Introduce new sound: w
• Build some words and practice sounding them out: wig, win, wind
• Review appropriate sections in the binder.
• Read: Set 1, Book 7 (“Jig and Mag”) pp. 4-ff

Here’s what my binder card looked like for introducing the w sound:

Lesson Three

• Review appropriate sections in the binder.
• Read: Set 1, Book 7 (“Jig and Mag”) pp. all