| LEVEL |
PRINCIPLE
INTRODUCED |
VOCABULARY RESTRICTED/AUGMENTED TO
INTRODUCE PRINCIPLE BY SHOWING :- |
FORMAT OF TEXT |
CASE |
PICS |
| 1. Red |
Identity |
each letter is associated with a single sound
(ie. Sharp short vowels +hard consonants) |
back-to-back Lto R
…………R to L |
upper
lower |
B&W
colour |
| 2. Orange |
Combination |
some combinations of letters always make the same sounds
(eg."oo", "ee","ing ,"sh", tion, etc.) |
back-to-back L to R
…………… R to L |
upper
lower |
B&W
colour |
| 3. Yellow |
Position |
the positions of some letters modify their sounds
(eg. The letters X and Y) |
back-to-back L to R
……………. R to L |
lower
mixed |
B&W
colour |
| 4. Green |
Complication |
when position and combination are considered together complications arise
(eg "at" to ""ate", ai/ia) |
reads one way only |
mixed |
colour |
| 5. Blue |
Peculiarity |
some combinations in some positions produce oddities
(eg "warm O, whispered WH, silent P) |
reads one way only |
mixed |
colour |
| 6. Indigo |
Irregularity |
Viking & Romance remnants contribute unpredictable idiosyncracies
(tough troubles !) |
reads one way only |
mixed |
colour |
| 7. Violet |
Entirety |
every word can be read
(at this level all words not in levels 1-6 highlighted) |
reads one way only |
mixed |
colour |
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