Teaching Beginning

Reading Using Fuller

Approach

Maria Grace Soraya D. Duran

Master Teacher III
Guiuan East Central School
Guiuan East District
 Fuller Approach
• one of the strategies for word recognition
• a combination of the alphabet, phonics and
whole methods of teaching word recognition
Pre-requisites Before
Teaching the Fuller Approach
1.Mastery of the name and form/shape of each alphabet
2.Mastery of the regular sounds of the consonants
3.Adequate vocabulary so that the words used in the fuller
lessons will have meaning for him
4.Examples to be given/shown must start with a single
consonant.
Sequence of Teaching the Letters
in the Fuller Approach

1.Mm, Ss, Ll, Ff, Tt,

2.Hh, Cc (k), Rr,
3.Nn, Bb, Gg (go),
4.Pp, Dd, Jj, Ww,
5.Vv, Zz, Yy
 Things We Need to Remember
• Consonants C and G have two sounds, only
the hard sound of these consonants are
introduced to the beginning reader.
• Consonants X, K, Q are not in the above list. X is the
final sound in all beginning reading words (e.g. mix, fix,
six, ax). The sound of X is taught when these words are
introduced. K has the same sound as the regular sound of
C. The beginning readers are almost often confused when
the sound K has the same sound as the regular sound of
C. The beginning readers are almost often confused when
the sound K is introduced. There are few beginning
words that start in K. (e.g. kit, kitten, king)
• The sound of Q is not introduced this early
because again this confuses the child with the C
sound . There are no beginning reading words
that start with Q and it is always followed by U.
( e.g. queen, quilt, quiz)
Steps on How to Teach a Target Letter
• Show first pictures with words that begin with the target
letter.
• Then, introduce and sound out the target letter.
• Show again the pictures with the target letter.
• Next, show how the target letter is formed.
• Then, demonstrate how to write the target letter in
different multi-sensory ways.
• Lastly, give exercises to reinforce the target letter.
Sample Target Lesson

Step 1
• The first important step is the vocabulary
development.

• Show pictures/names that start with the letter M. (e.g.

man, mom, etc.)
 Sample Target Lesson

Step 2
• Introduce the letter sound. Our target letter is letter
M.
• Sound it out! The sound of letter M m is “m, m, m“.
• Show the picture. “Let’s name the picture again”.
 Sample Target
Lesson
Step 3
• Introduce/review the letter form. Demonstrate how to write the
big M and small m.
• Show how to write the capital/uppercase M and the
small/lowercase m properly.
M m
• Using his imagination, start by asking your child to write the
letter Mm on air, on the floor, on the table.
• Then, write on the board and next on the paper.
 Sample Target Lesson

Step 4
• Pupils will do exercises, games or contests
• Make sure the games are exciting since the child
learns best through playing.
Sample Target Lesson

Step 5
• Ask other things/words that begin with the
same sound/letter.
How to Use the Fuller Lesson

1. Mastery of the letter name, form and sound of

each letter in the English alphabet.

2. Introduce blending of sounds by families

(Those having similar endings)
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
The Short e Word Family
et en eg ed ell
get den beg bed bell
jet hen leg fed feel
net men peg wed sell
let ten leg red tell
How to Use the Fuller Lesson

3. Mastered families of words can later be

combined to form phrases, sentences and short
stories.
• Introduce some sight words, which will help
children in reading the phrases such as is, are, the,
has, in, on.
• Introduce phrases, such as: in the net, the wet pet,
has net, gets the pet
How to Use the Fuller Lesson

4. Introduce sentences.
Example: The vet has a pet.
5. Lastly, introduce short
paragraphs/stories.
 Fuller
Reading Materials
1. Alphabet
1. Mm, Ss, Ll, Ff, Tt,
2. Hh, Cc (k), Rr,
3. Nn, Bb, Gg (go),
4. Pp, Dd, Jj, Ww,
5. Vv, Zz, Yy
2. Word Families

Short e Word Family

et eg ell
get en beg ed bell
net den leg bed fell
let hen peg red sell
jet men Meg fed well
ten wed tell
Short a Word Family
ad an ap
at ag am
sad man cap
mat bag Pam
mad can nap
sat sag Sam
bad pan map
bat rag dam
lad ran lap
cat nay ram
Short i Word
Family
ig it
in ip
pig sit
win lip
wig fit
pin sip
big bit
fin dip
dig kit
tin rip
 Short o Word Family
op ob
og mop ot job
log hop hot rob
fog top dot Bob
jog pop lot mob
Short u Word
Family
ug ub ut un
mug rub nut fun
rug tub cut bun
bug cub hut sun
jug sub but run
3. Consonant blends

cl- gl-
clap cr- glad br-
class crab glass brag
clay crib glow brow
clam crow glee bread
crew brim
3. Consonant blends

-st -lt
fr- pr- nest belt
free pray pest melt
from prim rest felt
frog prom last
bolt
test
4. Long vowel (ending in silent e)

a i o u
bake hide hose cube
came bite nose tube
cake price home rule
lake bite hope rude
like rope June
5. Homonyms

ate, eight hair, hare bear, bare

son, sun flu, flew right, write
red, read dear, deer made, maid
waste, waist I, eye rows, rose
6. Sight Words
is was my and
are by so this
the to her
has she are
in he you
on I do
7. Phrases, Sentences and Stories
Phrases

fed the hen

A. Phrases:

ten men
get the pet
set the pen
led the men
 Sentences:

Nene fed the hen.

There are ten men.
The red hen is Ben’s pet.
Get the pen in the den.
 Story:
Henny Penny is a hen. It is a red hen. It
is a pet of Ben. The hen lives in a pen.

1. Who is Henny Penny?

2. What is Henny Penny’s color?
3. Who’s pet is Henny Penny?
4. Where does Henny Penny live?
Phrases:
hat for dad
a fat cat
jam in a can
a mad man
sat on the mat
ran to the van
tap the can
Sentences:
The cat is on the mat.
There is a fat rat.
The fan is in the bag.
The pad is in the red bag.
The fat cat sat on Dan’s lap.
Story:
The red fan is in the bag of Nena. The
bag is on the mat. The mat is on the bed.

1.What is in the bag?

2.Who owns the bag?
3.Where is the bag?
4.Where is the mat?
Phrases:
bit to help
in a pit
got out of the pit
a big boy
Sentences:
Jim is a big boy.
Tim saw Jim.
Jim was in a pit.
He did his bit to help.
He got out of the pit.
Story:
Jim is a bog boy. Tim saw Jim in a fix.
Jim was in a pit. Tim did his bit to help.
Jim got out from the pit.

1.Who was the big boy?

2.Where was Jim?
3.How did Tim Help?
4.Who got out from pit?
Phrases:
a hot pot
mop the cot
the fox and ox
nod and hop
a cop on the cot
Sentences:
Get the hot pot.
The men hop and nod.
The cop is on the cot.
The mad lad got the map of
Rod.
Story: The fat cop sat on the cot. A bad man got
the cap of the cop. The cop got mad.

1.Where is the cop?

2.What does the cop have?
3.Who got his cap?
4.Why did the cop got mad?
Phrases
: ru n t o t he hu t
get the gum
fun to run
under the sun
Sentences
: Ben runs.
He run to g e t t h e g u m .
It’s fun to g e t t he g u m .
u n d er t h e s u n.
It’s fun to run
 t o ry :
S Ben runs. He runs to the hut. H e ru n s to g e t the
? O h , w ha t a f un to ge t th e
gum . W h e re is t h e gu m
r u n u nd e r t he s u n !
gum. What a fun to

1. W h o r un s t o t h e h u t?
2.Where is the gum? u m ?
w h i l e g e tt in g t he g
3.What did he feel
Remember:

“ Every child is capable of learning

how to read.”
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