Blending Sounds to Read Words
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Objective
I can blend sounds together to read words.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
In Read Write Inc. phonics, sounding out letters in words is sometimes called Fred talk.
- 2
When teaching sound blending, exaggerate the sounds and have your child copy you.
- 3
Green words are words children can read once they've learned the speed sounds within each group.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
8 questions
What should your child be able to do before you start teaching them to blend sounds?
What is 'Fred talk'?
Part 4 of 4
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Blend these sounds together to read the word: c-a-t. What word is it?”
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