Through the Phonics Barrier mp3 files
© 2003 by Donald L. Potter

To listen to the mp3 audio file, click on the underlined page title below. You will need to print the Through The Phonics Barrier file and have it with you to follow along as I explain how to teach each page. 

Pages:

  1. The Consonants and Rule 1
  2. The Vowels
  3. Special Vowel Sounds and Special Consonant Sounds
  4. Vowel Digraphs and Rule 2
  5. Consonant Blends
  6. Odd ways of Writing Some Consonant Sounds
  7. Combining a Consonant with Long and Short Vowels
  8. Combining a Consonant Blend with Long and Short Vowels
  9. A/a Phonograms
10. A Words
11. A Words Continued
12. E/e Phonograms
13. E Words
14. I/i Phonograms
15. I Words
16. I Words Continued
17. O/o Phonograms
18. O Words
19. O Words Continued
20. U/u Phonograms
21. U Words
22. U Words Continued
23. Y/y Words
24. Words with Vowel Digraphs: ay, ai, oa, ee
25. ea has three sounds
26. oe, ow, ie, igh
27. ei, ey, eigh, cei
28. Special Vowel Sounds: ow, ou; aw, au; oi, oy
29. oo, ew, ue, ui, u
30. Odd Ways of Writing Some Consonant Sounds: kn, wr, gn, rh, gu
31. ph, gh,
32. Words ending in le
33. The sh sound spelled five ways: sh, ti, si, ci, ch
34. ch has three sounds, zh
35 A Spelling Rule
36. Homonyms
37. Regular Irregularities: wor, er says air, ir says ear
38. Unaccented Suffixes have short vowel sounds.
39. Common Words with Strange Spellings
40. Find the silent consonants and Just Strange
41. Long Words
42. More Long Words
43. Unfamiliar Words
44. Congratulations from Don Potter

I should like for anyone who teaches Through the Phonics Barrier to e-mail me concerning the results. I have been teaching it to a first-grade class lately with wonderful results. I have also used been using it with a dear little second grade girl who has rather severe whole-word dyslexia, the early results are most gratifying. You may contact me at don@donpotter.net.

I believe any teen or adult who will simply listen to the mp3 files and follow along in Through The Phonics Barrier will be able to learn to read. I hope many will take advantage of these free materials to improve their reading.