Drill Bits Author:Susan Jones DRILL BITS Phonics-oriented word lists for teachers. The best teaching materials available still may not have enough of the right kind of reinforcement and practice for your students. Drill Bits is your tool for designing individualized practice, whether a student needs to practice one small skill at a time, or needs more challenging e... more »xamples of phonics patterns and principles. These are especially useful to accompany a structured, systematic phonics program (such as one of the Orton-Gillingham programs). Arranged by syllable type (closed, vowel-consonant-e, open, r-controlled, consonant-l-e and vowel pairs), Drill Bits provides both basic lists of words and nonsense syllables, without exceptions or patterns which have not been explicitly taught, as well as extensive lists of words with each pattern. It’s invaluable if you’re working with older students or anyone who needs more practice with phonetic patterns — and who doesn’t need more practice? Drill Bits also includes a number of word lists with spelling patterns which are not included in the six syllable types, such as tion, igh and ch pronounced as /k/. This enables teachers to show students that exceptions are predictable, and to directly teach these patterns instead of expecting students to intuitively learn to read or spell words with those patterns. Drill Bits comes in a 3-ring binder so that you can add your own lists, dictation sentences or other materials and have them all at your fingertips.« less