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Fitzroy Word Skills 1X

Reading, Spelling,
Comprehension and Grammar

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BOOK
Vocabulary drawn from Fitzroy Readers 1X to 10X

The
FITZROY WORD SKILLS
contain 580 work sheets in 8 books.
1 – 1X – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6A – 6B

This series covers essential literacy.

The first book (#1) caters for beginner readers.
The last books (#6A and #6B) provide a high
standard of junior secondary school grammar.
The difficulty level for each activity is guided by the strictly
controlled vocabulary of the Fitzroy Reader of the same number.
 Concerning the Fitzroy Readers and the Fitzroy Word Skills
The “S” word
There has been a tendency in recent
years to avoid the issue of spelling.
The dominance of whole-word
recognition has meant that students
have lost ground in word attack.
Many students lack a logical approach
to the reading and writing of words
they have not been personally
introduced to.
The balanced approach of the Fitzroy
literacy materials meets this need.
Each step in our program makes the
student aware of a word family (for
example, the ar words or the tion
words or the ire words, or …), as well
as a small set of special words (for
example, said or through or eight).
This is, in fact, a phonic approach
combined with a whole word
approach.
Students who use Fitzroy materials
prosper in spelling. The secret of our
success is that we make students aware
whether each word is a sounding word
(belongs to a normal word family) or is
a special word (and must be learned by
rote). Flagging each word in this
simple way gives students a head start
in accurate reading and writing.
One academic was quoted in the
newspaper last year as saying
something like, “Well, correct spelling
is only a convention anyway.”
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To this we say, Certainly, correct
spelling is convention, but it is one
which society shows no intention of
letting go of!
Fairly or not, people are judged by their
spelling. Many a job seeker or letter
writer is discredited because their
document is misspelled.
Computer spell-checkers do not help
with homophones (such as their, there,
and they’re), and anyway, are not
always available.
Spelling is an enjoyable part of the
curriculum if you take advantage of the
naturally occurring word families of
English – as the Fitzroy materials do.
Indeed, once you get past the extremely
common sight words such as a, of, the,
to, I, who, are, etc, you find that the
vast bulk of the “higher” vocabulary
fits quite obediently into the 50-or-so
common digraphs in English spelling.
Words like procrastination, therapy,
manufacture, and envious for
example hold no fears for a Fitzroy
student who has completed story 50 or
Word Skills 5.
Spelling is here to stay.
You will not find any set of
literacy materials that supports
spelling as thoroughly, as
systematically and as successfully
as the Fitzroy materials.
 Master List
For the Fitzroy Readers & Fitzroy Word Skills 1-10 & 1x-10x
SHOWING SOUNDS AND SPECIAL WORDS

NO. TITLE SOUNDS SPECIAL WORDS

1 A Fat Cat c(a)t A or a
1X Ann and Mal
2 A Big Pig p(i)g -
2X Tom Cat & Jim Rat
3 Bug on a Rug b(u)g the of
3X The Mud Hut
4 Dot d(o)t alternative
4X Ants at the Camp printing
of the letter a
5 The Pet Hen h(e)n was to
5X The Big Mess
6 Fox on the Box f(o)x I have
6X The Sick Dog
7 I Can Run b(u)g too with
7X The Land of Zond
8 The Picnic p(i)g for go said
8X The Bus Stop
9 My Pup r(oo)f name like
9X The Billabong my play
10 John and His Fox p(e)t very John
10X Cat and Kitten
The SPECIAL WORDS shown in ITALICS become NORMAL WORDS later in the series.
 Fitzroy Word Skills Books 6A and 6B
include all

PRACTICAL GRAMMAR
These work books provide the essentials of English grammar.

Word Skills 6A and 6B can be presented to students anywhere from

final year primary to final year secondary.

Word Skills 6A and 6B are written in a large, generous, easy

format, and are presented in small logical steps, providing a
friendly and pleasurable way for anyone to master English
grammar.

Word Skills 6A and 6B do not go into the elaborate detail of the

1950s and 1960s – but impart enough grammar to enable
students to participate fully in modern literacy.

Word Skills 6A and 6B are carefully designed so as not to waste

time on unnecessary and abstruse matters. They are practical for
today’s world. They enable students:

1) to speak intelligently about the structure of English,

2) to use English correctly in ways which are still considered

important in today’s world,

3) to know the standard terms of grammar – noun, verb,

prefix, tense, preposition, etc – exactly as they are used in
the world today in publishing, journalism, philosophy, etc,

4) to have the necessary grammatical knowledge to tackle a

language other than English,

5) to enjoy the workings of English, to expand vocabulary and

to write more artfully.
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 THIS CHART SUGGESTS THE ORDER IN WHICH
YOU MAKE USE of the FITZROY MATERIALS:

Student: The Alphabet Book (pre-reading)

Teacher: The Teacher’s Guide to the Fitzroy Method

Packs of Fitzroy Extra Fitzroy Fitzroy

Level
Fitzroy Word Skills Spelling Talking Audio
Readers Aids Readers CDs
1st 1-10 1-10 Letter 1-10x 1-10
2nd 1x-10x 1x-10x Card Package 1x-10x
3rd 11-20 11-20 Games 11- 30 11-20
4th 21-30 21-30 Word Package 21-30
5th 31-40 31-40 Families Table 31-40
6th 41-50 41-50 Volumes Word 41-50
7th 51-60 51-55, 56-60 A, B & C Game 51-55, 56-60
The Letter Card Games and the Table Word Game are both provided by the ALPHABETICS pack.

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 The Fitzroy Readers Story Titles
1 A Fat Cat 26 Eight Frogs & Snake
2 A Big Pig 27 Tabitha and Thug
3 Bug on a Rug 28 Love
4 Dot 29 Owl & the Clown
5 The Pet Hen 30 Jessica
6 Fox on the Box 31 Kate and the Rake
7 I Can Run 32 The Boat
8 The Picnic 33 On the Hill
9 My Pup 34 The Cat and the Fish
10 John and his Fox 35 Dolly Duck
1x Ann and Mal 36 Captain Hornblower
2x Tom Cat & Jim Rat 37 Flying Doctor Service
3x The Mud Hut 38 David the Duck
4x Ants at the Camp 39 Silas the Cat
5x The Big Mess 40 Shawn & the Go-Kart
6x The Sick Dog 41 Tim Comes to Stay
7x The Land of Zond 42 The Bear Next Door
8x The Bus Stop 43 Ling Goes to China
9x The Billabong 44 Cindy's Trip to Perth
10x Cat and Kitten 45 Sir John & Bear Bros
11 The Animals 46 Arthur and the Crayfish
12 My Lost Bear 47 The New Year Party
13 The Frog and the Fly 48 Inconvenient Puncture
14 The Girl and the Boy 49 The Grass is Greener
15 Tall and Small 50 The Wisdom of Solomon
16 Buns and Eggs 51 Paul’s Principle
17 The Fish 52 The Dirt Track
18 Dad and the Kids 53 Athlete Pete
19 Mark and Mars 54 Meeting the Challenge
20 Wombat 55 Transported
21 Woodpecker 56 David and Goliath
22 Rabbit Wants a Carrot 57 Excavations
23 The Girls & the Ball 58 Andrew and Diana
24 Cat, Dog, and Vet 59 Lost and Won
25 Tom and Benji 60 The Facts of Life
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 Pre-Crossword
FITZROY WORD SKILLS

SHEET 19D
Read the words in the ACROSS list and the DOWN list. Write each word into the
grid. Start each word at its number. Write each word from the ACROSS list across
the page. Write each word from the DOWN list down the page.

ACROSS DOWN
1. the 1. their
3. go 2. together 1

4. in 6. ready
5. he 7. no 2

6. ring 8. bus
9. much 11. name 3

10. den 12. cab

13. away 14. yes 4

15. bear
5
16. when
6 7 8

10 11 12

13 14

15

16

FITZROY WORD SKILLS STORIES 11-20 SUPPLIED BY FITZROY PROGRAMS PH (03) 9489 5460

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 Silent e
FITZROY WORD SKILLS

SHEET 21D
Rule: many words end in a silent “e” (for example; axe, little, give, have, live, gone).

Join the words to the right pictures.

a sharp beak

the fox is gone

stay for lunch

a bunch of carrots

a big axe

give me a match

fill the bottle

chop the wood

let’s have a swim

little children play

FITZROY WORD SKILLS STORIES 21-30 SUPPLIED BY FITZROY PROGRAMS PH (03) 9489 5700

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