I have many relatives that the children will meet. 
These relatives will help the children decode new words.  The 
relatives will be listed as they are introduced.  When your 
youngster sees these letters together encourage him/her to associate 
the letters with my relative's name.  Encourage your youngster to 
make a list of words that have these letters/sounds in them and earn 
a goldslip when it is given to me.

ing (My 3 brothers hang out together.  Their names are: i, n, and g.)

th  (Uncle Theo - When the letters t and h are next to each other 
they make the sound you hear at the beginning of Theo.)

sh  (Cousin Sharon - When the letters s and h are next to each other 
they make the sound you hear at the beginning of Sharon.)

ar  (Aunt Arlene - When the letters a and r are next to each other 
they make the sound you hear at the beginning of Arlene.)

ow/ou (Cousin Howie - When the letters o and w are next to each 
other they make the sound you hear in Howie.  When the letters o and 
u are next to each other they make the sound you hear in cousin.)

oo (Mr. Boo - When the letters oo are together they make the sound 
you hear in Boo.)

cl (Clifford - When the letters c and l are together they make the 
sound you hear at the beginning of Clifford.  Clifford is a classy 
dog.)