Spelling 
Spelling book (presently using) SRA Spelling
High Frequency Spelling Words 3rd / 4th
These are the most common words in English. They account for about one-half of all printed material.
| the | of | and | a | to | in | is | you | that |
| it | he | was | for | on | are | as | with | his |
| they | I | at | be | this | have | from | or | one |
| had | by | word | but | not | what | all | were | her |
| we | when | your | an | said | there | use | an | each |
| which | she | she | do | how | their | if | so | some |
| will | up | other | about | out | many | then | them | these |
| would | make | like | him | into | time | has | look | two |
| more | write | go | see | number | no | way | could | people |
| my | than | first | water | been | call | who | oil | now |
| find | long | down | day | did | get | come | made | may |
| part | over |
Individualized spelling programs using consonant and vowel patterns.
Words with short vowels: A word with only one vowel and that vowel is followed by a consonant the vowel usually has the short sound.
Words with long vowels: Vowel consonant silent e rule and irregular words with ind, old, ost, ild
Words with blends: 'l' blends such as-- bl, gl, cl, pl, sl,
'r' blends such as-- br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr,
's' blends such as --sp, st, sm, spr, sn, squ
Words with diagraphs: wh, sh, ch, th
Words with vowel teams: ai, ay, oi, oy, ee, ea, oo, ow, oe, ie, au, aw,
Words with ending blends: mp, nd, pt, ct, st,