Book 1 in Wise Words Series has 1181 words and includes six independent stories. Explore the detailed scope and sequence for each title on Simple Words Books' website.
SHORT A: Sal's Pad - 135 words
- /A/: 102 words, 24 unique words, 75.6% of the word count.
- /I/: 2 words, 2 unique words, 1.5% of the word count.
- /O/: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.7% of the word count.
- FINAL BLENDS: 3 words, 1 unique word, 7.8% of the word count.
- IRREGULAR: 27 words, 4 unique words, 20.0% of the word count. ( a, are, the, was)
SHORT I: A Lab In A Rig - 183 words
- /A/: 41 words, 12 unique words, 22.4% of word count
- /I/: 97 words, 22 unique words, 53.0% of word count
- /O/: 3 words, 1 unique word, 1.6% of word count
- FINAL BLENDS: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.5% of word count
- IRREGULAR: 41 words, 4 unique words, 22.4% of word count (a, said, the, to )
SHORT O: Hot Jog - 268 words
- /A/: 21 words, 9 unique words, 7.8% of word count
- /I/: 38 words, 7 unique words, 14.2% of word count
- /O/: 135 words, 16 unique words, 50.4% of word count
- /E/: 3 words, 1 unique word, 1.1% of word count
- /U/: 4 words, 2 unique words, 1.5% of word count
- FINAL BLENDS: 16 words, 1 unique word, 6.0% of word count
- OPEN SYLLABLES: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.4% of word count
- IRREGULAR: 50 words, 6 unique words, 18.7% of word count (a, are, said, the, to, was)
SHORT E: Zep The Vet - 145 words
- /A/: 16 words, 8 unique words, 11.0% of word count
- /I/: 22 words, 10 unique words, 15.2% of word count
- /O/: 14 words, 4 unique words, 9.7% of word count
- /E/: 61 words, 20 unique words, 42.1% of word count
- /U/: 2 words, 2 unique words, 1.4% of word count
- FINAL BLENDS: 2 words, 1 unique word, 1.4% of word count
- FSLZ: 4 words, 1 unique word, 1.4% of word count
- OPEN SYLLABLES: 1 word, 1 unique word, 70.0% of word count
- IRREGULAR: 23 words, 4 unique words, 15.9% of word count (a, said, the, to)
SHORT U: Cub On A Run - 237 words
- /A/: 17 words, 7 unique words, 7.2% of word count
- /I/: 38 words, 6 unique words, 16.0% of word count
- /O/: 32 words, 8 unique words, 13.5% of word count
- /E/: 14 words, 6 unique words, 5.9% of word count
- /U/: 82 words, 15 unique words, 34.6% of word count
- FINAL BLENDS: 5 words, 1 unique word, 2.1% of word count
- DIGRAPH: 1 word, 1 unique word, 0.4% of word count
- IRREGULAR: 48 words, 4 unique words, 20.3% of word count (a, said, the, to)
SHORT VOWELS: Big Pup, Kip - 219 words
- /A/: 29 words, 13 unique words, 13.2% of word count
- /I/: 65 words, 12 unique words, 29.7% of word count
- /O/: 37 words, 8 unique words, 16.9% of word count
- /E/: 29 words, 10 unique words, 13.2% of word count
- /U/: 23 words, 8 unique words, 10.5% of word count
- INITIAL BLENDS: 2 words, 1 unique word, 0.9% of word count
- FINAL BLENDS: 7 words, 2 unique words, 3.2% of word count
- IRREGULAR: 27 words, 5 unique words, 12.3% of word count (a, said, the, to, was)