Bye, bye frustration! Still and for always, ZERO sight words. You, the teacher, will learn how to apply Imletteration to ALL books. Having trouble with spelling? This is your solution.
Do NOT let this book intimidate you. Just begin on the page 1, then go on to page 2. Page by page you will accumulate the necessary picture prompts. It’s a very fun book, and is usually the kids’ most favorite!
Now it’s time to deal with sight words, which make up a huge portion of our language. A sight word is when one or more letters do not make the sounds they’re suppose to. For instance, did you know letters ‘a’ and ‘o’ make9 different sounds each? Imletteration comes from the word impersonation where a person dresses and sounds like another person. Letters like to do this too, but since they’re letters and not people, it’s called imletteration.
What sound does ‘a‘ make in the word “ball?” It says /o/ as in octopus. The costume for ‘o‘ is some octopus arms: 
When ‘a‘ makes this sound, it will borrow ‘o‘s octopus costume: 
What sound does ‘a‘ make in the word “care?” It says /e/ as in elephant. The costume for ‘e‘ is an elephant trunk: 
When ‘a‘ makes this sound, it will borrow ‘e‘s elephant costume: 
These are a few of the hundreds of words your will learn to recognize by the costumes they were. No more guessing. The student will read it right on the first try.
again hear chew blink color moon boy/boil about could sugar
Some of the Consonants tried making other sounds too! And students will easily be shown what to do.
lotion patience decision treasure picture xylophone
Don’t worry about drawing the picture clues on the letters for your child. By the time you finish the book Imletteration, you’ll be a pro at it!
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Stephanie Austin –
Stephanie Austin says about “Imletteration!”: “We have been using the Imletteration technique with our 1st grade daughter to help her with her spelling words for the last couple of months. Over those months we have seen a dramatic improvement in her spelling scores. Of course, there is always the thought that maybe she is just improving and it’s not just the Imletteration. But, one week we didn’t take the time to work out the Imletteration and she failed the test again! What a great program! When she gets stuck on a letter or a word, I just have to remind her to think of the costume and without fail she figures it out. Thanks, Doreese”