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Sound Maps
To view the sample Sound Maps, click on each link below.

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Sound Map 1

Here you see all the letters play fair except "N." When you say "needle" the "N" is in the front of your mouth. When you say "pink" the "N" is in the back of your mouth. So, when you see a dot under an "N" you know the sound is in the back of your mouth.



Sound Map 2

Here are four letters that play fair: P, B, D and T. "TH" does not play fair. Notice how the soft "TH" sound in "teeth" is made by pushing the air out; the symbol is two lines underneath. The hard "TH" sound in "feather" is made with a hum; the symbol is three lines underneath.



Sound Map 3

All these letters play fair. But watch out, the "Y" sometimes has a vowel underneath, as in "they", "very", and "sky".



Sound Map 4

Here you learn about the fourth symbol, the square. Because both "Ch" and "T" make the same sound, they get a symbol. Whenever you see a square under a "ch" or a "t" you know they are making the "Ch" sound. The rest of the letters on this sound map play fair. Curiously, "C", "K", and "Q" all make the same sound.



Sound Map 5

The fifth symbol is "Sh" as in "sheep". The symbol is a simplified version of your finger over your lips, saying, "Shhh." The "Sh" sound can be made 4 different ways: "Sh" as in "sheep", "S" as in "sugar", "T" as in "Education", and "C" as in "social". The "Z" with a line through it is the sound "S" makes in "Asia".



Sound Map 6

Now we learn about the many sounds of vowels. There are 5 vowels: A, E, I, O and U. Without a symbol, vowels say their name. A, E and I have a short sound, as in "cat", "pet", and "sit," which is symbolized by a "rocker" underneath.



Sound Map 7

Here "O" and "U" say their name. The upside-down small "e" is a sound every vowel can make, as in "about", "the", "family", "cover", and "summer".



Sound Map 8

Here "O" makes its short sound; "A" can also make this sound. Two dots underneath is the symbol. The second sound has the symbol of a backwards "E". The third sound is called a slider; your mouth changes shape when you say it; it slides. The symbol looks like a slide.



Sound Map 9

Here the "O" is making its fourth and fifth sounds. The triangle makes the sound "oo" as in "food." The diamond makes the sound "oo" as in "good."



Sound Map 10: All Sounds on One Page



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