Barton Levels

BARTON LEVELS

THERE ARE 10 LEVELS TO THE BARTON SYSTEM. AFTER COMPLETION OF LEVEL 10, STUDENTS WILL BE READING AT A 9TH GRADE LEVEL.

The 10 Barton Levels

1. Phonemic Awareness
  • Lesson 1: CV and VC nonsense words
  • Lesson 2: CVC nonsense words
  • Lesson 3: VCC nonsense words
  • Lesson 4: CCV nonsense words
  • Lesson 5: Rhyming & Real Words
2. Consonants & Short Vowels
  • Lesson 1: A, B, F, M, P, S, T
  • Lesson 2: I, C, G, H, L, N, R
  • Lesson 3: O, D, J, K, V, Z
  • Lesson 4: U, W, X, Y, QU
  • Lesson 5: E, SH, TH, CH, WH, CK
3. Closed Syllables and Units
  • Lesson 1: Blends at the End
  • Lesson 2: Blends at the Beginning
  • Lesson 3: Blends at Both Ends
  • Lesson 4: Digraph & 3-Letter Blends
  • Lesson 5: Spelling–Floss
  • Lesson 6: Spelling–Kiss the Cat Rule
  • Lesson 7: Spelling–Milk Truck Rule
  • Lesson 8: Spelling–ING INK Units
  • Lesson 9: Spelling–Catch Lunch Rule
  • Lesson 10: Spelling–Contractions
  • Lesson 11: Spelling–Kind Old Units
4. Syllable Division & Vowel Teams
  • Lesson 1: Open Syllables
  • Lesson 2: Syllable Division Rule #1
  • Lesson 3: Syllable Division Rule #2
  • Lesson 4: Spelling–/k/ in the middle
  • Lesson 5: Spelling–Double Letters
  • Lesson 6: Spelling–Schwa
  • Lesson 7: Syllable Division Rule #3
  • Lesson 8: Syllable Division Rule #4
  • Lesson 9: Three-Syllable Words
  • Lesson 10: Spelling–The Banana Rule
  • Lesson 11: Spelling–The Confident Rule
  • Lesson 12: Spelling–Long A, E, I at End (Vowel Teams)
  • Lesson 13: Spelling–Long O, U at End (Vowel Teams)
  • Lesson 14: Spelling–Vowel Teams in Middle 3 (Vowel Teams)
5. Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Lesson 1: Plurals–S versus ES
  • Lesson 2: Consonant Suffixes
  • Lesson 3: ED and ING, The Doubling Rule
  • Lesson 4: Other Sounds of ED
  • Lesson 5: Vowel Suffixes
  • Lesson 6: Spelling–The Change Rule
  • Lesson 7: Spelling–TION versus SION
  • Lesson 8: Prefixes: dis, in, un, non
  • Lesson 9: Prefixes: mis, sub, re, pre
  • Lesson 10: Prefixes: inter, mid, over, up
6. Six Reasons for Silent-E
  • Lesson 1: Silent-E’s in One-Syllable words
  • Lesson 2: Syllable Division with Silent-E
  • Lesson 3: C’s and G’s with Silent-E’s
  • Lesson 4: Spelling–V at the End
  • Lesson 5: Spelling–The Huge Bridge Rule
  • Lesson 6: Spelling–The Dropping Rule
  • Lesson 7: Spelling–Tricky Suffixes
  • Lesson 8: Spelling–PH and Medial Y
  • Lesson 9: Unit–TURE
  • Lesson 10: Spelling–TION and SION
  • Lesson 11: Silent-E Units
  • Lesson 12: Consonant-LE Syllables
  • Lesson 13: Spelling–The Sprinkle Vehicle Rule
  • Lesson 14: Spelling–ABLE versus IBLE
7. Vowel-R Syllables
  • Lesson 1: AR and OR
  • Lesson 2: ER, IR, and UR
  • Lesson 3: Vowel-R with Silent-E
  • Lesson 4: Prefixes & Suffixes with Vowel-R
  • Lesson 5: Spelling–Commodore Sailor Rule
  • Lesson 6: Bossy W
  • Lesson 7: Spelling–Edward the Lizard Rule
  • Lesson 8: The Three Sounds of EAR
  • Lesson 9: AR and ER can say /AIR/
  • Lesson 10: Word Endings ARY, ERY, and ORY
  • Lesson 11: Vowel-R Plus R

8. Advanced Vowel Teams
  • Lesson 1: Spelling: India Indian Musician
  • Lesson 2: Spelling: Obvious Spacious Religious
  • Lesson 3: Spelling: Radio Union Million Region
  • Lesson 4: Spelling: Industrial Special Dial
  • Lesson 5: IE: Piece of Pie
  • Lesson 6: OI, OY, EY: Oil Boy, Turkey
  • Lesson 7: AU, AW: Audience Saw
  • Lesson 8: OO: Good Food
  • Lesson 9: OU, OW: Mouse Group, Slow Down
  • Lesson 10: EA: Clean Breath is Great
  • Lesson 11: IGH, AUGH, EIGH, EI
  • Lesson 12: EU, TU: Feud, Sleuth, Actual
  • Lesson 13: Split Vowels

9. Influences of Foreign Languages
  • Lesson 1: Greek Words
  • Lesson 2: Silent Letter Pairs
  • Lesson 3: Words That End in I and INE
  • Lesson 4: French Words: QUE and CH
  • Lesson 5: French Words: AGE and 2 Suffixes
  • Lesson 6: French Words: Silent and Accented E
  • Lesson 7: French Words: Silent S and T plus EAU
  • Lesson 8: French Words: OUR
  • Lesson 9: Spelling: G, GU, and GUE
10. Greek Words & Latin Roots
  • Lesson 1: Latin: Chameleon Prefix: IN
  • Lesson 2: Latin: Chameleon Prefix: CON
  • Lesson 3: Latin: Chameleon Prefixes: OB and SUB
  • Lesson 4: Latin: Chameleon Prefix: AB
  • Lesson 5: Latin: Chameleon Prefixes: EX and DIS
  • Lesson 6: Greek Combining Forms
  • Lesson 7: Greek Forms in Science
  • Lesson 8: Greek Forms in Math
  • Lesson 9: Greek Forms in Medicine
  • Lesson 10: Greek Forms in Social Studies
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