Julia Shayto

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Graph showing words learned by teaching the letter sounds s, a, t, p, i, and n. A student would have 63 words total and 32 new words when learning the 'n' letter.
LearnUp Speaker Series - What an analysis of 30,000 words tells us about how to teach reading. Join us for a free webinar with Julia Shayto, who will be sharing insights on how to teach readign based on extensive analysis of phonics and spelling patterns. Wednesday, February 4th 2026. 6 - 7 PM PST https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learnup-speaker-series-with-julia-shayto-creator-of-phonicsstuff-tickets-1979748963443
Word frequencies. word freq word freq believe 240 their 68 friend 262 being 158 friends 331 either 407 die 432 received 487 married 547 neither 653 cried 554 seeing 729 tried 567 receive 847 replied 593 eight 864 quiet 665 foreign 1333 chief 692 weight 1475 view 701 seized 1935 lie 752 height 1945 piece 756 receiving 2193 ladies 795 weird 2213
Worksheet to fill in missing vowels.
Handwriting animations The image shows how to form the letters 'a', 'b', and 'c'.
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Morpheme mapping for renew re = again, back new = new
Morpheme mapping for solstice sol = sun st = stand, make firm ice1 = person, quality of being, action
Screenshot of reading flash card page. If a user isn't log in, it prompt them to log in.
Word mapping for cook c oo k /k/ /oo/ /k/
Morpheme mapping for adjective ad = to, toward ject = throw ive = adjective form of noun
All Short Vowels and Basic Consonants included Digraphs: a_e ee e_e i_e o_e u_e th ng sh ch ck wh qu Word Types: V VC CV CVC VCC CCV CVCC CCVC CCVCC VCCC CVCCC CCCVC multisyllable Tricky Words: the he she me we be of a I to do who two you your was are were they their there where what one once some from by my why said says all so no have
Teaching Needy Kids in our Backyard System 42 years of trying By Siegfried 'Zig' Engleman
Frequencies for the /er/ sound by grapheme Table with columns Grapheme Frequency (total) Frequency (%) Weighted Frequency (total) Weighted Frequency (%) er 3,916 67.01 6,359,311.35 63.19 or 615 10.52 895,874.83 8.90 ur 434 7.43 627,090.31 6.23 ir 212 3.63 498,658.94 4.95
Word mapping for turkey Graphemes: t ur k ey Phonemes: /t/ /er/ /k/ /ē/
Flashcard with picture and word: cat Rating buttons of hard, medium, and easy. A button to flip the card over.
Word mapping for Wednesday W - /w/ e - /ĕ/ d - (silent) n - /n/ e - (silent) s - /s/ d - /d/ ay - /ā/
Heteronyms and context clues with the picture of a unicorn
Morpheme mapping for vacuum vac = empty 4u = connector um = forms a noun
Word mapping for literacy Graphemes: l i t er a c y Phonemes: /l/ /ĭ/ /t/ /er/ /ŭ/ /s/ /ē/
Demo of flashcard app The word appears on the flashcard app. A user rates it 'Hard', 'Medium', or 'Easy', then the next word appears.
https://ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2023/07/year-1-phonics-attainment-2023/ Graph showing phonics Year 1 phonics scores for 2022 and 2023. The distribution is skewed entirely to the right after 32, which is the passing grade.
Word mapping for Halloween Graphemes: h a ll o w ee n Phonemes: /h/ /ă/ /l/ /ō/ /w/ /ē/ /n/
Predictably Terrible Books This is a dumpster. This is a fire.
Word mapping for shibboleth. sh = /sh/ i = /ĭ/ bb = /b/ o = /ŭ/ l = /l/ e = /ĕ/ th = /th/
Word mapping for shibboleth
Screenshot of phonicsandstuff.com Word List Builder with short 'a' CVC words selected.
Word mapping for flatterer Graphemes: f l a tt er er Phonemes: /f/ /l/ /ă/ /t/ /er/ /er/
Word mapping for metamorphosis Graphemes: m e t a m o r ph o s i s Phonemes: /m/ /ĕ/ /t/ /ŭ/ /m/ /ō/ /r/ /f/ /ŭ/ /s/ /ĭ/ /s/
Word mapping for sarcasm Graphemes: s a r c a s m Phonemes: /s/ /aw/ /r/ /k/ /ă/ /z/ /ŭ-m/
Word mapping for multiplicand Graphemes: m u l t i p l i c a n d Phonemes: /m/ /ŭ/ /l/ /t/ /ĭ/ /p/ /l/ /ĭ/ /k/ /ă/ /n/ /d/
Word mapping for accept Graphemes: a c c e p t Phonemes: /ă/ /k/ /s/ /ĕ/ /p/ /t/
Word mapping for succeed Graphemes: s u c c ee d Phonemes: /s/ /ŭ/ /k/ /s/ /ē/ /d/
harbinger h a r b i n g er /h/ /aw/ /r/ /b/ /ĭ/ /ng/ /j/ /er/
Word mapping for mishap Graphemes: m i s h a p Phonemes: /m/ /ĭ/ /s/ /h/ /ă/ /p/
Word mapping for sweetheart Graphemes: s w ee t h ea r t Phonemes: /s/ /w/ /ē/ /t/ /h/ /aw/ /r/ /t/
Word mapping for loophole Graphemes: l oo p h o-e l Phonemes: /l/ /ū/ /p/ /h/ /ō/ /l/
Word mapping for beautiful Graphemes: b eau t i f u l Phonemes: /b/ /y-ū/ /t/ /ĭ/ /f/ /oo/ /l/
Word mapping for strenuous Graphemes: s t r e n u ou s Phonemes: /s/ /t/ /r/ /ĕ/ /n/ /y-ū/ /ŭ/ /s/
Word mapping for agreeably Graphemes: a g r ee a b l y Phonemes: /ŭ/ /g/ /r/ /ē/ /ŭ/ /b/ /l/ /ē/
Word mapping for the Graphemes: th e Graphemes: th e Phonemes: /th(v)/ /ŭ/ Phonemes: /th(v)/ /ē/
Word mapping for bath Graphemes: b a th Phonemes: /b/ /ă/ /th/
Word mapping for cloth Graphemes: c l o th Phonemes: /k/ /l/ /ŏ/ /th/
Word mapping for breath Graphemes: b r ea th Phonemes: /b/ /r/ /ĕ/ /th/
Word mapping for pretentious Graphemes: p r e t e n ti ou s Phonemes: /p/ /r/ /ē/ /t/ /ĕ/ /n/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /s/
Phonics scores for 2022 and 2023. A graph showing the majority of students manage to make it to the required threshold and a completely empty distribution before that.
Word mapping for pencil Graphemes: p e n c il Phonemes: /p/ /ĕ/ /n/ /s/ /ŭ-l/
Word mapping for troubled Graphemes: t r ou b l ed Phonemes: /t/ /r/ /ŭ/ /b/ /ŭ-l/ /d/
Word mapping for level Graphemes: l e v el Phonemes: /l/ /ĕ/ /v/ /ŭ-l/
Word mapping for general Graphemes: g e n er al Phonemes: /j/ /ĕ/ /n/ /er/ /ŭ-l/
Word mapping for decodables Graphemes: d e c o d a b le s Phonemes: /d/ /ē/ /k/ /ō/ /d/ /ŭ/ /b/ /ŭ-l/ /z/
Word mapping for education Graphemes: e d u c a ti o n Phonemes: /ĕ/ /j/ /ū/ /k/ /ā/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/
Word mapping for brainstorm Graphemes: b r ai n s t o r m Phonemes: /b/ /r/ /ā/ /n/ /s/ /t/ /ō/ /r/ /m/
Word mapping for babysit Graphemes: b a b y s i t Phonemes: /b/ /ā/ /b/ /ē/ /s/ /ĭ/ /t/
Word mapping for comeback Graphemes: c o-e m b a ck Phonemes: /k/ /ŭ/ /m/ /b/ /ă/ /k/
Word mapping for buttercup Graphemes: b u tt er c u p Phonemes: /b/ /ŭ/ /t/ /er/ /k/ /ŭ/ /p/
Word mapping for whisperer Graphemes: wh i s p er er Phonemes: /w/ /ĭ/ /s/ /p/ /er/ /er/