Printing … explicit direction for correct letter formation
 Give everyone a blank piece of paper.
 Put your name on the page.
 Put a line across the page.
 Show the letter that represents the sound you will be practicing.
 Put your pencil in the air… air write the letter using the directions provided. Note: the teacher
mush scribe as a mirror image.
 Ask the children to instruct you as you print the letter(s) on the chalkboard, whiteboard, or
overhead page.
 Everyone writes. There is no...”I’m done. I’m finished. I’m through.”
 Monitor and assist students with the correct formation of the sound. Some children will record
three letters…others will record twenty. Some will be perfectly formed.. others will struggle
with the formation.
 Pencils down.
 Begin a new letter.
 Read and record words with letters that have been taught.
 Read and record sentences with tricky words that have been taught.
Letter
c
k
a
t
i
p
n
s
ck
Voiced Directions
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
This is a tall letter
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Lift your pencil, Slide in /Slide out
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
Slide up /Bounce down to the line
This is a tall letter
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Lift up your pencil and cross it!
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Lift up your pencil and dot it!
This is a hang-down letter
Start at the top
Slide down below the line
Bounce back up and swing around to the line
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Bounce back up and swing around to the line
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Make a small caterpillar /c/ and swing back
onto the line
*** Short word. short vowel ending in /c/ … ck is
usually at the end of the word.
Word Samples
a
at
it
pat
pit
nap
pin
can
sit
pins
sack
stick
Explicit printing instructions of the main 42 sounds in our language.
With words to read and write that contain the sounds that have been taught.
 Created by Laurie Fyke.
e
h
r
m
d
g
o
u
l
This is a short letter but it doesn’t start at the
top!
Slide to the end of the line
Then make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
This is a tall letter
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Bounce back up and swing around to the line
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Bounce back up and swing around … then stop!
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Bounce back up and swing around to the line
Bounce back up and swing around to the line
again
This is a tall letter
Start in the middle
Make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
Slide up tall
Bounce down to the line
This is a hang-down letter
Start at the top
Make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
Slide up
Bounce back down and swing around
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
And close it!
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide down to the line and swing back up
Then bounce down to the line
This is a tall letter
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
step
nest
insect
hen
hint
hiss
* short word, short vowel
double /ff/, /ll/, /ss/, /zz/
ran
rest
crisp
man
stamp
mint
dad
hand
drink
get
drag
grass
* short word, short vowel
double /ff/, /ll/, /ss/, /zz/
dogs
mom
smock
hugs
ducks
drum
must
plum
limp
split
doll
* short word, short vowel
double /ff/, /ll/, /ss/, /zz/
f
This is a tall letter
Start at the top
Curve around and slide down to the line
Lift your pencil up
Cross it
fell
gift
frost
flip
from
off
* short word, short vowel
double /ff/, /ll/, /ss/, /zz/
Explicit printing instructions of the main 42 sounds in our language.
With words to read and write that contain the sounds that have been taught.
 Created by Laurie Fyke.
b
ai
j
oa
ie
ee
or
z
w
This is a tall letter
Start at the top
Slide down to the line
Bounce back up halfway and swing around
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
This is a hang-down letter
Start at the top
Slide down below the line and curve around
Lift your pencil up and dot it!
black
scrub
but
bump
pain
train
afraid
snail
mail
jail
jump
just
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
This is a short letter but it doesn’t start at the
top!
Slide to the end of the line
Slide down on an angle
Slide back across the line
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide in towards the line
Slide up to the middle
Slide in towards the line
Slide up to the middle
soap
road
float
toast
tied
pie
lie
feet
green
sleep
tree
corn
sport
forget
zip
zigzag
jazz
* short word, short vowel
double /ff/, /ll/, /ss/, /zz/
west
week
twist
Explicit printing instructions of the main 42 sounds in our language.
With words to read and write that contain the sounds that have been taught.
 Created by Laurie Fyke.
ng
v
Oo/oo
y
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide in towards the line
Slide up to the middle
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
This is a hang down letter
Start at the top
Slide in towards the line
Slide up to the middle and bounce back down
below the line
x
This is a short letter.
Start at the top
Slide in towards the line
Lift up your pencil
Slide back towards the line
ch
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
This is a hang-down letter
Start at the top
Make a caterpillar /c/ sitting on the line
Slide up
Bounce back down and slide up
sh
Th/th
q
long
ring
spring
strong
van
vest
seven
look
stood
zoo
moon
yes
yet
yelp
wax
fox
next
chat
cheer
chain
crunch
ship
sheep
splash
brush
this
them
path
tooth
thing
Explicit printing instructions of the main 42 sounds in our language.
With words to read and write that contain the sounds that have been taught.
 Created by Laurie Fyke.
qu
ou
oi
ue
er
ar
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
** Print this digraph using the correct formation
of these two letters so that they are close
together but not touching.
Underline the digraph in the words.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound.
quick
queen
quit
ouch
mouth
shout
ground
oil
boil
moist
joint
glue
clue
blue
true
her
fern
sister
monster
car
barn
shark
farmer
Explicit printing instructions of the main 42 sounds in our language.
With words to read and write that contain the sounds that have been taught.
 Created by Laurie Fyke.