A-Z for Mat Man and Me Scope and Sequence.

A-Z FOR MAT MAN AND ME Help your students build alphabet knowledge and phonics skills with this new early literacy program, based on the science of reading!

This order was developed with structured flexibility in mind. Using the digital teacher tool, the sequence can easily be adjusted.

Have a different sequence in mind? Using the teacher digital tool, the letter teaching sequence can be adjusted.

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mask

STUDENT LETTER BOOK Mac and the Magnificent Masks: Mac and Marcos are making animal masks at school. Mac makes an amazing macaw mask, but Marcos is not happy about how his mask is turning out. Can Mac help Marcos?

TOPICS creativity, art, animals

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PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS • Beginning sound isolation: /m/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Rhyming Words • Phoneme Substitutions • Phoneme segmenting in three-sound words

• Beginning/ending sound isolation: /t/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- sound words

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tomato

Tere and the Tomato: Tere is growing tomatoes for the first time. Are the tomatoes ready yet? Tere can’t tell!

growing vegetables, family

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apple

Ally and the Apple: Ally is missing her two front teeth and can’t bite into her apple. Will her friends help her?

teeth, lunch, school

• Beginning/middle sound isolation: /ă/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threesound words

N

nest

Nell and the Nest: Nell find a nest! She is so excited, she runs to tell Nana. Nana tries to show Nell it is okay to look at things in nature but not touch them. Will Nell listen?

birds, nests, nature, family

• Beginning sound isolation: /n/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

S

sun

Sam in the Sun: Sam and his dog Sid are playing outside in the summer. Poor Sid! His hair is so hot!

Can Sam find a way to help Sid cool down?

pets, weather

• Beginning sound isolation: /s/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

rake

Rex and the Rake: There is a pesky raccoon on the roof.

Rex tries to get it down, but it will not move. Will the raccoon ever get off the roof?

animal pests, weather

• Beginning sound isolation: /r/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

P

piano

Paco and the Piano: Paco and Papa are at a community park party when they see something unusual—a piano in the park! Paco loves playing the piano, but will he be able to put his shyness aside to play piano at the park?

community parks/ parties, music, piano

• Beginning sound isolation: /p/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound substitution • Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

I

igloo

Ikiaq and the Igloo: The snow is just right, so Ikiaq starts to make an igloo. But soon, Ikiaq feels ill. Will his igloo get done?

tradition, winter, snow, family

• Beginning sound isolation: // • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

D

dolphin

Dax and the Dolphin: Dax is on a diving boat with his dad when he sees a dolphin tangled in the net. Can Dax and his dad help the dolphin?

oceans, diving, dolphins, ocean trash

• Beginning sound isolation: /d/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound deletion • Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

H

hammer

Hana Has a Hammer: The horse, the hen, and the hog have all escaped the pen! Can Hana round them up and get them back?

farms, farm animals, fixing things

• Beginning sound isolation: /h/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

goat

Gabby and Her Goat: Gabby has a goat named Gus. Gus is helpful on the farm, but sometimes Gus gets into things he shouldn’t. Can Gabby think of a way to solve the Gus problem?

farms, goats

• Beginning sound isolation: /g/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation • Final sound deletion

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

lock

Lola and the Lock: Lola has a box where she keeps all of her special things. One day Lola can’t find the key to the box. Will she be able to find it?

special things, chores, laundromat

• Beginning sound isolation: /l/ • Syllable segmentation • Rhyming words • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound addition • Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

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STUDENT LETTER BOOK

TOPICS

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

visiting an aquarium, ocean animals, octopus

• Beginning sound isolation: /ŏ/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Sound substitution and addition • Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

Feng, Finn, and the Fan: Feng and Finn are doing school work, but the fan on the table is blowing at them. Can they find a way to keep the fan going without it bothering them?

friends, learning pods, school at home, homework

• Beginning sound isolation: /f/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

bagel

Ben and the Big Bagels: Ben makes bagels, but when they come out of the oven they are huge! The bagels don’t fit in the bags or the bin. Where can Ben put the big bagels?

stores, neighborhoods, baking

• Beginning sound isolation: /b/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound deletion • Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

coconut

Cora and the Coconut: Cora wants a coconut, but she can’t get it. Will the coconut come down so she can make a tasty treat?

fruit trees, cooking, tropical islands

• Beginning sound isolation: /k/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

zipper

Zack and His Zipper: It is freezing outside, and Zack’s zipper is stuck. Will he have to stay inside while everyone else goes out to play?

school, weather

• Beginning sound isolation: /z/ • Syllable segmentation • Identify rhyming words

• Onset-rime segmentation • Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

vacuum

Vic, Val, and the Vacuum: Val is practicing her violin when Vic knocks over a bowl of popcorn. Vic gets out the vacuum to clean up, but the vacuum is so loud! Can Val get Vic’s attention to stop?

cleaning, noise, music, violin, family

• Beginning sound isolation: /v/ • Syllable segmentation • Identify rhyming words

• Onset-rime segmentation • Initial sound substitution • Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

umbrella

Umberto and the Umbrella: It looks like it is going to rain, but Umberto refuses to take the ugly umbrella with him. Will Umberto get all wet?

weather, family

• Beginning sound v isolation: /u/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

kayak

Kaya and the Kayak: Kaya is kayaking on a city river when she sees a kid’s kite fall into the water. Can Kaya help rescue the kite?

urban water sports, exercise, kites

• Beginning sound isolation: /k/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

jellyfish

Jana, Jen, and the Jellyfish: Jana is a student helper in Jen’s class. Jen and Jana want to work together to make something cool to share with the class. What will they make?

creativity, student helpers, art, writing, school

• Beginning sound isolation: /j/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound additioin • Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

watermelon

Wes and the Watermelon: Welcome to the Wolf River Race! Wes wants to win the race, but will the big wave get in his way?

community events/race, nature

• Beginning sound isolation: /w/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

elephant

Emma and Her Elephant: Emma loves her elephant. She brings it everywhere she goes. One day, her elephant is missing. Where could it be?

• Beginning sound isolation: /ĕ/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

Y

yo-yo

Yolanda and the Yo-Yo: Yolanda has a yo-yo. Yaz wants to try it, so Yolanda gives her a turn. Will Yaz ever give the yo-yo back?

Mexico, neighbors

• Beginning sound isolation: /y/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three-sound words

X

x-ray

Xavier Gets an X-ray: Xavier gets hurt playing baseball.

What will the x-ray show?

baseball, broken bones

• Beginning sound isolation: /ks/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Initial sound substitution • Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

quilt

Quinn and the Quilt: Quinn makes a queen’s robe out of her big, red quilt. But she trips and knocks over a big jug of water. Now her robe is all wet! Dad is too busy to help.

Can Quinn think of a way to solve her problem?

• Beginning sound isolation: /kw/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in three- and four-sound words

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octopus

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Oz and the Octopus: Oz is at the aquarium. He can’t wait to see the octopus. But when he gets to the tank, he notices the octopus is missing! Can Oz help find the octopus?

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pets, security objects

make-believe, pretend play

Children develop into proficient readers when they receive systematic and explicit instruction. A–Z for Mat Man and Me offers both. “ Teaching phonics and phonological awareness explicitly, systematically, and sequentially, with phoneme-grapheme correspondence as the core focus of instruction, is essential if the goal is preventing reading failure and enabling most students to read” (Moats, 2019).