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ProgressivePHONICST.M.BeginnerBook1had cat amcanShort Vowel “A”Written and illustrated byMiz Katz N. RatzT.M.
Acknowledgements:For my Mom, whomade it all possible.Letters & words used in this haddadsadCopyright 2004–2015 by Miz Katz N. RatzAll rights reserved. This book or any portion thereofmay not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoeverwithout the express written permission of the publisherexcept for the use of brief quotations in a book review.Produced in the United States of America.Fifth Edition, 2015.Progressive Phonics CoLos Angeles, CAwww.ProgressivePhonics.com2
TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Start Guide .5b“at” word family .6at, cat, hat, mat, rat, sat“an” word family .27can, man, nan, ran“ad” word family .39dad, had, sad“am” word family .49am, ram, Sam3
Quick Start GuideRead the book WITH your child.You read the “regular” text, andhe/she reads the big, red words,sort of like reading the differentparts in a play.Help your child soundout the words asneeded.Read the book several times.This helps develop the eye musclesand left-to-right reading patterns.Don’t rush it. Bodybuilders don’t train ina day – neither does a child.And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!4
(Read this page TOyour child.)Today we are going topractice the “ah” sound.The “ah” sound is in lotsof words, like --animalalphabetangry antact like analligator.5
”at” familyatcathatmatratsat6
Look At My CatLook, look,bwould you lookbat that?7
ba hat, that bis my cat.That is not8
My sillycat isscared of mice, sobshe hides on my headall day and night.bb9
I tell mycat,bMice can’t catch byou way up there.” b“Don’t be scared.10
Then one daybcat said,“Mice!” bmy11
bthat I screamed btwice. bI got so scared12
The Cat In The Windowcat in the windowis looking at me,” saida bird who sat on thebranch of a tree. b“The13
“No, no, no!” a secondbird said. “Thebcatat meinstead.” bis looking14
“Thecat looks atbsaid bird number three as bshe flapped her feathers. bme because I am better,”15
But thecat was atoy with glass eyes andcatin the window was blooking at nothing.bstuffing, so the16
Three Cats And A Matbbut only one mat.We have three cats,17
So onecatsat on themat.18
Then the secondbcat sat on thecat that saton the mat.19
catsat on the catwho sat on thecat on the mat.Then the third20
bwere happy. bAnd then theyHow about that?bb21
The Rat’s HatArat went tothe store to buyabhat. b22
hatwas too big. bThe first23
hatwas too small. bThe second24
hatwas just right, bThe third25
ratate it bite bby bite. bso the26
”an” familycanmannanranNote 1: The word “an” will be in an Intermediate Phonicsbook because it is a grammatical lesson.Note 2: Nan is a child’s name for a grandmother.27
Can I?Can I jumphigher than a tree?bCan I? Can I?Little, tiny me? b28
can jump higherthan a tree. A tree can’t bYes, Ijump, tee, hee, hee!Tee, hee, hee is a silly way of laughing.b29
Can Of Corncan of cornin my hand? I canSee thiseat it, yes, Ican.30
But acan of corndoesn’t taste very good,bcan of corn isas hard as wood. band a31
A Man RanA pair of shoesbran downthe street. b32
man ran too,but he had bare feet. b“Hey!” said the man,“Come back to me.” bA33
stinky!“Wecan,” said theshoes, “when you washyour feet.”bb34
My NanMynan canmake good cookies.“Nan” is a child’s name for Grandmother.b35
Mynan canmake a cake, oh, yes!b36
nan saidI could make bsomething. bMy37
So, look! Ibmade a mess!b38
”ad” familydadhadsadNote: The word “bad” will be in Beginner Book 2because the letter “b” is a difficult letter, andBeginner Book 2 addresses this problem.39
HadWhen I was a baby,bhad a yellow duck.When I was two, I bhad a red truck.Ib40
When I was three, Ibhad a chimpanzee.Look at him, he lookslike me! b41
Had Tohad to brush my hair,and I had to brush myteeth. Then I had to putIsocks and shoes on my feet.b42
Then Ihad to put ahat on top of my head.Is this what you wear bwhen you go to bed? b43
Dad ShoesMydad said Icould try his shoes.bdad shoesfit me fine. bHis44
But I would like tosee mybdadtry to walk in mine.b45
So SadIsat downto sing a song.b46
It was asad,sad song.47
And thesadsong was too long.b48
”am” familyamramSam49
I Am Tallam as tallas a man!I50
Well. when I standon a chair, Ibam.51
I Am Samam Sam.I am a cat,and I am stuckinside a hat.I52
Thehat is nicebbut I can’t see where bI am going.when it is snowing,53
Rat Racerat and aram rana race. bAA ram is a boy sheep.54
ramran faster, bThe55
so theratput on skates.b56
bram as the ratrolled by. b“Cheater!” said the57
am the winner!” bsaid the rat.“Bye-bye!” b“I58
rat wasn’tlooking, and he bran into a tree.But the59
“No,” said thebram, “thewinner is me!”b60
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Note 1: The word “an” will be in an Intermediate Phonics book because it is a grammatical lesson. Note 2: Nan is a child’s name for a grandmother. 27. Can I jump higher than a tree? b Can Can I? I? Little, tiny me? b Can I? 28. Tee, hee, hee is a silly way of laughing. Yes, I
