Bordertalk The reading fluency and phonics method developed in Scottish Borders Method and Rationale >> Level A1 Level A2 Level AB1 Level AB2 Level B1 Level B2 Level C1 Level C2     Level A1 top CVC words double consonants; ll,zz,ss ch,sh,th Use Level A1   in Textease copying from web page   LevelA2 top     CVC words -ck endings -ee- and -oo- words Use Level A2   in Textease copying from web page Level AB1 top   From this point pupils are expected to spot the words which contain the common phonic pattern -oo- and -ee- words -ck and -ll endings -et two syllable words initial blends - cl, fl, gl, pl, cr, gl, sl, bl, sm, sn, sk, sw, sp, dr, pr, br, fr, tr, tw, st Use Level AB1   in Textease copying from web page   Level AB2 top final blends; -ld, -lf, mp, -nd, -nt, -nk, ng, -lk,-sp, -st, lt, -sk, -ft, -tch, -nch medial -ar-, -or- final -er, -sh Use Level AB2  in Textease copying from web page    Level B1 top medial -ar-, -er-, -or-, -ir-, ur magic E as in -age, -ate, -ame, -ave, -ake, ave, ale, ape, ade, ace, -ine, -ide, -ice, ize, aze, ive, ite, ime, ike, -one, -oke, -une, ube, uke, ute, ose, ame, triple initial consonant blends; scr-, str-, thr- Use Level B1   in Textease copying from web page Level B2 top The A sound; -ay ending, the -ai- diagraph, The "aw" sound; -aw ending, The O sound; -oa- digraph -oat, -oach, oal, oast; the -ow ending The "ow" sound; -ou- digraph, -ound, -oud, -our; -ow- digraph, -own, oel, ower The U sound; -oo- digraph, the -ew ending, the -ue- digraph, The I sound; -y ending, -igh and -ight endings, The E sound; -ee-digraph, -nny ending, -ey ending, -ea- digraph, The "oy" sound; -oi- digraph, -oy ending miscellaneous endings- -ttle, -tch, -nch, -aste, (unstressed) -age Use Level B2   in Textease copying from web page   Level C1 top the common "difficult" past tenses; hissed, asked, moaned, cried, walked, shocked, stopped, wrapped, cooked, ripped, wept, married, caught, brought, squ- words -ful words silent letters; thumb, wrong soft c - city, centre hard ch - chemist, orchestra endings - stle, - age, -dle, -or, el, -ken, -tain, sy- words; sympathy Use Level C1   in Textease copying from web page   Level C2 top endings; -y, -ery, endings; -ince, -ance remove the magic "e" and add -ing; liking, gliding endings; -ure, -tion, endings; -al and cial, -or, -il, -ar, -ol endings; - ence -able, -ent, -ant, -dge, -own(as in grown, shown) -ea- as vowel sound "e" (bread, dead) endings; -ines as in machines, vaccines endings; -tching, -ous double consonants; -bbling, pper, -ddy, -ttered, -llow, -pping, -bb-, -rr-, -mm-   Use Level C2   in Textease copying from web page   March 2004 - pwhittaker@scotborders.gov.uk - www.edcentremelrose.org.uk