OTTER Reading's Phonics Builders

OTTER Reading's builders are the multi-sensory solution to teaching any phonics skill. Students will be able to practice phonological awareness, phonics, and spelling skills that are included in the IMSE OG+ curriculum. Examples include manipulating sounds, decoding words with soft c and soft g, and practicing the 3 Great Spelling Rules (and many more skills!). Each phonics skill comes in labeled bags for easy cleanup and storage.

The IMSE bundle includes the 180 pieces listed below.

• 2 sets of all consonants and vowels (including y)

• Digraphs/Trigraphs: th, sh, wh, ch, ck, ph, tch, dge

• SLFZ Rule: ss, ll, ff, zz

• Beginning Consonant Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, 

• tr, sc, st, sk, sp, sw, tw, dw, scr, spr, spl, shr, thr, squ, str, sm, sn

• Ending Consonant Blends: ct, ft, lt, nt, pt, st, xt, ld, lf, lk, lp, mp, nch, nd, sk, sp

• ng/nk units: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk

• Long Vowels & Magic E: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū, e, e

• Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing

• Vowel Teams: ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, oe, oi, oy, ou, ow, igh, au, aw, oo, ew

• Bossy R: ar, er, ir, or, ur

• Consonant-LE: ble, cle, dle, fle, gle, kle, ple, tle, zle

• Silent Letters: mb, wr, gn, kn, gh

• Soft c & g: ce, ci, cy, ge, gi, gy

• 10 Sound Dots for phonemic awareness activities