Dr. Edward Fry's Books on Language Skills:
Reading, Phonics, Spelling, Writing, Keyboarding
Dr. Fry has been a Professor of Education and Director of the
Reading Center
at Rutgers University and Loyola University in Los Angeles.
He has written many textbooks for students and teachers and is widely known for
the famous Instant Word list and his Readability Graph.
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 1000
Instant Words: The Most Common Words for Teaching Reading, Writing, and
Spelling. Use this as a basic tool for teaching reading and writing. The
author suggests ways to test your students for their level so that you can begin
teaching at the appropriate skill level. At the end of the book the Dr. Fry
shares some methods for teaching the Instant Words: games, flash cards, reading
practice, and spelling lessons. Picture Nouns supplement the instant Words for
use as concrete, easy visualized words to help students in reading and writing
meaningful sentences.
These are the words that must be taught to students at ability
levels of grades 1-3, for remedial reading, and for ESL and adult education.
since this book was designed to be used with many ages, there are no childish
pictures to make older children and adults uncomfortable.
This manual includes the following: 1,000 Instant Words in order
of rank; 1,000 Instant Words in alphabetical order, Instant Word test for
determining level, instructions for teaching the Instant Words, and the picture
nouns beside their pictures. Suggestions are given for using the words to teach
both reading and spelling. BTH-24. $8.99-D
Dr. Fry's Instant
Word Flashcards: The Most Common Words for Reading and Spelling. These come
in two separate packages, 50 words to a package. Flashcards are 4' by 6" and
have an instant word printed on one side and the other side is blank. One card
in each set has a numbered list of all 50 words in that set. Together, sets A
and B provide a way to practice the 100 words that make up 50% of all
reading and writing words. These have gone out of
print. We suggest substituting the Edupress Sight Words in a Flash Sets
in place of these.
 Sight Words in
a Flash sets contain more words -- 169 words per set. They are color
coded, UV-coated, 2½" x 4" cards with colorful borders and
rounded corners for durability. Two included sort-and-store rings allow you to
organize smaller practice sets and easily organize the cards by color. Four sets
are available. Sets are $10.79-D each. These need to ship priority mail, which
before May postal hike will be $5.60 for one set or $10.00 for two or more sets.
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Sight Words
in a Flash Set 1, Beginning -- for
grades K-1. BTH-3608
Sight Words in a Flash
Set 2, Intermediate-- for grades 1-2. BTH-3609
Sight Words in a Flash
Set 3, Advanced-- for grades
2-3.BTH-3610
Sight Words in a Flash
Set 4, Challenge-- for grades 4+.
BTH-3611
 Instant Word Practice Book
Grades K-3. Contains center activities, spelling activities, word wall
ideas, and assessment materials. This book helps students practice the 300
words which make up to 65% of all written material in the English language.
These must be recognized instantly for efficient and fluent reading. This book
is designed for K-3 classroom teachers, reading teachers, and special education
teachers.
Each unit focuses on ten Instant Words with six types of
activity pages:
Flashcards to be copied, cut out, and
used by students
Write the Words: students write the ten words featured
in the unit, focusing on spelling
Word Find Puzzles: two levels of word search puzzles
that challenge the students to locate the Instant Words.
Sentence Activities: Students match sentences
with pictures, match pictures with sentences, or write the words in sentences.
Word Choice: Students pick the Instant Word to be used
in each sentence, using context clues, and then write the word they have chosen.
Just For Fun: Students get additional reinforcement in
one of five formats: word scramble, missing letters, anagrams, mystery words,
and letter squares.
272 pages, including answers, reproducible for classroom use.
BTH-235. $22.49-D
 Beginning
Writers Manual: Spelling Checker, Grammar Rules and Suggested Topics.
A reference book for students third grade and above. Handy for checking
spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Contains a 7000 list of the most commonly
written words and their common variants, and instruction in sentence
construction, verb use, parts of speech, prewriting, revising, and proofreading.
Students are offered title suggestions, sample opening sentences and story
enders and they learn about dialogue, imagery, and metaphors. There is space for
developing a personal spelling list. Sample letters and a book
report form are provided. There are also suggestions for keeping a daily
journal and improving vocabulary. Size: 7 x 9 inches. 144 pages, including
index. BTH-494. $14.95*
 How
to Teach Reading for Teachers, Parents, and Tutors. This book offers
a six step strategy for teaching young children, older remedial readers, and
even illiterate adults, to read or to improve existing reading skills. These are
the six steps Dr. Fry explains:
1. Find the student's present reading
ability.
2. Select the right reading material.
3. Stress comprehension and variety.
4. Teach vocabulary.
5. Teach phonics
6. Develop writing.
One feature that I found especially interesting was the method
for determining the reading level of any almost any book. After you have tested
the student to determine his reading level, you can find a book at just the
right level for him. And you can also know where you need to start teaching.
Also included: sample lessons, phonics charts, reading tests,
teaching games, instant word lists, book selection ideas. 144 pages, including
index. Pictures are appropriate for all ages. Size: 7 x 9 inches. BTH-495.
$14.39-D
Homophones
Workbook Grades 3-6. This book teaches the words that spell checks can't
catch -- words that sound alike and are spelled differently. This book will help
students learn to use the proper homophone in the proper context. Each page of
the workbook introduces a set of homophones, their meanings, and examples of
their use in context. Students then fill in the blanks in ten sentences with the
proper homophone. And then students are challenged to write a sentence or joke
using the new homophones. 96 pages. Reproducible for classroom use. BTH-4093.
$11.69
 Informal
Reading Assessments Grades K-8, 2nd Edition. This book is highly
effective for measuring progress, planning instruction, and determining areas of
difficulty. The book contains assessments for phonics, spelling, oral reading,
phoneme segmentation, letter and word recognition, onset and rimes,
comprehension, homophones, vocabulary, hearing, and vision. At the end of the
book is a list of Dr. Fry's teaching materials that correspond to the various
assessment tests. They can be used to help students improve their weak areas.
The tests are reproducible for student use, but the book itself
is addressed to teachers. the book includes interest inventories for both
children and adults, instructions and forms for a parent/guardian interview, and
instructions and forms for using school records. 96 pages. Regular workbook
size. BTH-236. $12.59-D
Instant Words Bingo: A Game for Learning Instant Words, Grades K-2. Teacher
Created Resources, 2003. This book contains all you need to make a Bingo game to
teach Dr. Fry's Instant Words. Four different games are included in this book --
Set A, B, C, and D. There are directions inside for creating a diagnostic test
to tell you which of the instant words the student knows so you will know which
he or she still needs to learn. Then they can learn them as they play this game.
112 pages.
BTH-3671 . $11.69
 Phonics
Patterns: Onset and Rime Word Lists. This book contains 353
phonograms or word families like "camp, damp, lamp, etc." arranged by vowel
sounds. It is one of the longest lists of phonograms available. Use it for
developing phonics and spelling pattern knowledge for games, spelling or reading
lessons, chalkboard lessons and work sheets. The pages are reproducible for
take-home study sheets.
The term "onset" refers to the initial consonant(s) sound at the
beginning of a syllable and "rime" refers to the vowel plus final consonant.
This is a natural and useful way to break up or "sound out" unknown syllables
and words. Breaking the syllables up into onset and rime also helps with
spelling.
There are many teaching suggestions in the Preface, and the
Appendix contains a diagnostic test and complete phonics charts. 64 pages.
BTH-234. $8.99-D
Dr.
Fry's Phonics Charts: A Complete Phonics Curriculum on 99 Charts.
Teacher Created Resources, 2004. This book helps teachers, tutors,
and parents to teach and review all the phonics rules needed to read and write
most words. Each chart includes sample words that use a particular phonics rule.
There are also suggestions in the book on how to use the charts and the words
they contain. You will also find a helpful Phonics Survey that can be used to
place students in the appropriate group of charts. 96 pages. BTH-596. $13.49-D
Dr. Fry's Phonics Flashcards. Together, the two sets
below contain 99 phonics flashcards with pictures and example words of the
most commonly used sounds. Flashcards are 4' by 6."
Dr. Fry's Phonics Flashcards Set B, BTH-2676.
$6.29-D
Dr. Fry's Phonogram Flashcards. With these 51
phonograms flashcards, you can make up over 600 words by matching onset and rime
cards. Flashcards are 4' by 6."BTH-2677. $6.29-D
Dr. Fry's Alphabet Flashcards: These 52 flashcards
have large capitals and lower case letters with handwriting arrows. Flashcards
are 4' by 6." BTH-2678. $6.29-D
Dr. Fry's Reading Activities in Full Color: This series
features full-color reading activities that are designed to reinforce reading
skills. Colorful cards and activity boards help students learn important reading
skills and the Instant Words that compose a high percentage of all reading
material. Classroom teachers, reading teachers, and special education teachers
can use these versatile activities in language arts centers and to supplement
any reading program.
Dr. Fry's Reading Activities, Grades
K-1, Teacher Created Resources, 2006. Activities in this
book include pronouncing phonemes, letter and sound bingo, and beginning sound
sort. 176 pages. BTH-3779. $19.79-D
 Dr. Fry's Reading Activities, Grades
1-2, Teacher Created Resources, 2006. Activities in this book include
blends bingo, find the missing digraph, and picture noun match. 176 pages.
BTH-3778. $19.79-D
 Dr. Fry's
Reading Activities, Grades
2-3, Teacher Created Resources,
2006. Among the varied activities in this book are story puzzles, story
starters, comprehension cards, activity boards, and more. 176 pages.
BTH-3750. $19.79-D
 Pre-Phonics
Tests: Phonemic Awareness and More Publisher: Teacher
Created Materials Paperback, Reproducible Book.
Revised, 2000. 32 pages. This is a book of simple
diagnostic tests for preschool and primary children who are not yet
reading or who are just beginning to learn to read. Each of the ten
tests has important teaching implications, since they diagnose many of
the skills required for reading readiness.
It’s not necessary to use all the tests -- just the ones which are
appropriate for your situation. There are tests for Letter Names,
Segmentation, Syllables, and Phonemes. Also included are Simplified
Phonics Charts, a Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Chart, and a Resource List.
BTH-242. $7.19-D
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 Spelling
Book Levels 1-6: Words Most Needed Plus Phonics. This book contains
a suggested spelling curriculum for grades 1-6. It can be used in schools, for
home study, for remedial and ESL classes, and for adult literacy. it contains
all the words for 195 weekly spelling lessons, a complete set of phonics skills,
interesting word studies, and teaching methods. There is a suggested plan for
weekly study and test, parent help for studying at home, and a simple five step
word study procedure for the students. Student pages may be reproduced for
classroom use.
Appendixes include: Spelling Rules, Grammar Rules, Punctuation
Marks, Speech Pronunciation, Personal Spelling List (instructions for), Picture
Nouns, Phonics Index, Phonics Charts, Syllabication Rules, Test Sheet for
Lessons 1-20, Handwriting Charts (Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian), Spelling Progress
Chart, Suggestions to Parents on Helping with Spelling, and Spelling Test (for
placement). The last page is a Bibliography.
BTH-233. $22.49-D
Vocabulary Fun: Build Interest in Unusual and Useful Words
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials TCM-2765.
Paperback, Reproducible Book. Revised 2000. Condition:
Slightly damaged New Book On Sale. The main purpose of this book is
to awaken an interest in words -- all kinds of words. These
include portmanteau words (words that are scrunched
together, like brunch), clipped words, such as teen for
teenager, abbreviations, contractions, onomatopoetic words,
and common prefixes and suffixes.
The book is presented in four units. The first three
begin with lessons and end with quizzes that test student
understanding. The fourth contains three pages of cumulative
final drills. For grades 4-8
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BTH-243. $7.99*
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 Word
Book for Beginning Writers:
Contains 1000 Instant Words arranged with one beginning
letter on each page to make it easy for beginning writers to look up spelling
they are unsure of. This list contains 90% of all words a student needs to write
anything. There are also pages for a student's personal list of difficult words
and pages with punctuation, capitalization, and spelling rules, a handwriting
chart, instruction in addressing envelopes, and more. This can serve as a
language text for primary students. Regular workbook size. 64 pages.
Reproducible for classroom use. Now out of print. Supply limited to stock on
hand. Each book I have left has a lightly bent bottom corner (side that
opens). This does not affect the use of the book. BTH-3754.
$7.99*
 Word Sorts: Working With
Letters and Digraphs, Teacher Created Resources, 2003. For Grades
K-2. This book offers a fun way for students to manipulate pictures, sounds, and
words in a meaningful way. The students simply sort the words These word sorts
are for the very beginning reader. They do not require any reading ability at
all, but students who are early readers can practice words while they are
sorting. The exercises encourage students to learn what the letters of the
alphabet look like in the context words, and they become progressively more
difficult. Some digraphs are included in this book, as well. T
These word sorts are meant to support
beginning reading programs -- not replace them. They can be used as center
activities or they can be done individually or in groups. They can also be used
for assessment. Reproducible for classroom use. 96 pages. BTH-3774. $11.69-D
 Word
Sorts: Working with Onsets and Rimes. For Grades K-2. This book offers a
fun way for students to manipulate onsets and rimes. The students simply sort
the words so that they fall into groups that have similar rimes (the vowel plus
the following consonants.) The following word sorts are included: single letter
onsets with long and short vowel rimes; blend and single letter onsets with
long, short, and other vowel rimes; and triple sorts with less common rimes.
These word sorts are for the very beginning reader. They do not require any
reading ability at all. The idea is to get students to pay more attention to
letter clusters that form rimes.
These word sorts are meant to support beginning reading programs
-- not replace them. They can be used as center activities or they can be done
individually or in groups. They can also be used for assessment. Reproducible
for classroom use. 96 pages. BTH-2639. $11.69-D
 Word
Sorts: Working with
Phonemes.
For Grades K-2. This book
offers a fun way for students to manipulate pictures, sounds, and words in a
meaningful way. The students simply sort the words These word sorts
are for the very beginning reader. They do not require any reading ability at
all, but students who are early readers can practice words while they are
sorting. The goal is phonemic awareness and some awareness of the
fact that both single letters and digraphs (two-letter combinations) make
phonemes (speech sounds). This book includes some digraphs that will be helpful
in preparing students for more formal phonics lessons later. Many of the
exercises require students to hear differences between sounds at the beginning
of words and show the difference by sorting pictures that have similar sounds.
These word sorts are meant to support beginning reading programs
-- not replace them. They can be used as center activities or they can be done
individually or in groups. They can also be used for assessment. Reproducible
for classroom use. 96 pages. BTH-2638. $11.69-D
 Computer
Keyboarding for Beginners: These 20 computer keyboarding lessons
have taught thousands of students above third grade level 10-finger touch typing
skills for the computer. After these 20 lessons, they could type more rapidly
than they could write on paper. In today's world, computer skills are essential,
and software isn't really needed. This book will do the trick very well.
BTH-483. $8.99-D
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