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MICHELLE ABLIAN-MEJICAMICHELLE ABLIAN-MEJICAOIC-EPS 2, DEPED RO3OIC-EPS 2, DEPED RO3

• The Fuller Technique was developed by Richard and Elizabeth Fuller.

• It is a combination of the alphabet, phonics and whole methods of word recognition.

• It requires that the beginning reading should first have the following:

1. Mastery of the names and forms of the letters of the alphabet.

2. Adequate vocabulary so that the words used in the Fuller lessons will have meaning for them

• There are 100 Fuller lessons, and these lessons are taken up until the next grade levels.

• The sequence of the lessons is modified for the Filipino beginning readers. The goal is accuracy and fluency in reading.

How to Use the Fuller Lessons

1. Teach to mastery the name and form of each letter in the alphabet. The children need not know which are vowels or consonants.

2. Teach the regular sounds of the consonants, following this sequence:

1) Mm 7) Cc (k) 13. Dd2) Ss 8) Rr 14. Jj3) Ll 9) Nn 15. Ww4) Ff 10) Bb 16. Vv5) Tt 11) Gg (go) 17. Zz6) Hh 12) Pp 18. Yy

3. Present the words in each lesson in a column. With the help of a pointer/marker, say the first word. Move the pointer/marker to the next word and let the children read it aloud. Point out the similar endings of the words to the children. The rhymed endings help them read the words down the column. For example, in the short e word family, let them read the words that in in –et first.

Get den beg bed bell deckJet hen leg fed fell neckLet men peg led sell peckMet pen egg red tell peckAct ten Meg wed wellPet Ben Jed yellSet den TedVet JenWet

Short e words

4. Give exercises and games that will lead to accuracy and automaticity in reading the words, such as reading the flashcards, card drawing game, Bingo game, matching words with pictures, etc.

5. Introduce some sight words, which will help them in reading the phrases, such as is, are, the, has, in, on, etc.

6. Introduce phrases, such as:in the net the wet jethas a pet the vethas a net gets the pet

7. Introduce sentences.The net is wet.The vet is in the jet.

8. Introduce Who, What, Where questions.The vet has a pet.Who has a pet?

9. Go to the next column. Let the children see that the word endings have changed. Say the first word again and read them aloud down the column.

10.Do the same for each column in each of the first five lessons. Don’t ask them to read across the columns yet. This will confuse them.

11. After the first five lessons, review lesson 1. This time, the children should read each column downward, then across the page from column to column.

12. Do the same with the succeeding lessons. They read each column downward, then across the page from column to column.

13. Do the same with the succeeding lessons. They read each column downward, then across the page. Always review a previous less before introducing a new lesson.

Modified Sequence of Word Families

1. Short vowel words in consonant-vowel-consonant pattern (CVC)

Short e as in pen Short a as in bat Short i as in pin Short o as in top Short u as in sun

Modified Sequence of Word Families

3. Consonant digraphs ch as in chin; catch Sh as in ship; fish

Modified Sequence of Word Families

4. Long vowel words (ending in silent e)

Long a as in bake Long i as in hide Long o as in nose Long u as in tube

Modified Sequence of Word Families

5. Vowel diphtongs oi as in oil oy as in toy au as taught ou as in out ow as in how

Modified Sequence of Word Families

6. Vowel digraphs oa as in goat ee as in sheep ea as in beat ai as in pail ay as in bay

• Homonyms should be stressed.pail – pale meat – meet mail- malesail- salemade- maid

Sequence of Lessons:1. Vocabulary development2. Introduction of words Introduce the words by columns Introduce exercises/games on

reading words

Sequence of Lessons:3. Introduction of phrases Introduce function words (in,

on, has . . .) Let them read the phrases in

groups Introduce proper spacing

between words in writing phrases

Sequence of Lessons:4. Introduction of sentences Expose them to the mechanics of

writing: capitalization and punctuation marks.

Introduce Wh-questions

Sequence of Lessons:3. Introduction of short stories Stress oral reading for fluency Introduce comprehension questions

List of other short vowel words• Short a wordsbat can bag bad cap Jam backcat fan rag dad lap ham lackfat man tag had map jam packhat pan wag lad nap Pam sackmat ran mad tap Ram tackpat tan pad Sam Jackrat van sadsatvat

List of other short vowel words• Short i wordsbit bin lid big hip bill kickfit fin hid dig lip fill lickhit pin kid pig nip hill picklit tin wig tip mill sickpit win zip pill ticksit tan sill

van

List of other short vowel words• Short o wordscot cop cob God dog ox cockdot hop job nod fog box dockgot mopmobpod hog fox lockhot pop rob rod jog rocklot top sob sockpot

List of other short vowel words• Short u words bug cub bun bud but up gumduckdug hub fun mudcut cup humluckhug rub gun suds hut pup sum

suckmug tub nun nut tuckrug sun

“ A teacher should know more than he teaches, and if he

knows more than he teaches, he will teach more than he knows.

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- Anonymous