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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