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Which blends should I teach first?
When teaching blends, most teachers introduced them in groups. For example, a teacher may choose to introduce the l-blends first (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl and sl) followed by the r-blends. When introducing the concept of blends and digraphs, cue cards often help.
How do you introduce consonant blends?
Introduce words with initial blends only of 4 sounds. When students are ready, introduce final blends still with only 4 sounds before finally tackling words with initial and final blends and three letter blends at the beginning. Eventually students should be able to read and write syllables of 5 and 6 sounds.
Why do children struggle to blend sounds?
Why do some kids have difficulty blending sounds into words? Kids who have difficulty blending phonemes (sounds) into words often are lacking in phonemic awareness skills. Blending also requires a student to hold the individual sounds in their mind as the word is created.
How do I help my child blend?
Tip #1: Focus on phonological awareness first.
- Recognize the alphabet letters.
- Remember to read the sounds left-to-right.
- Recall and say the sounds quickly enough so as not to distract from the blending.
- Remember all 3+ sounds in order to blend them together and read the complete word.
What are some consonant blends?
Some blends contain three consonants. Common three consonant blends include str, spl, and spr. When teaching blends, most teachers introduced them in groups. For example, a teacher may choose to introduce the l-blends first (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl and sl) followed by the r-blends. So grouping the Consonant blends will help kids a lot to learn them
How to teach consonant blends?
Make sure to build a common understanding of what blends are. Sometimes,consonant digraphs are inaccurately referred to as blends.
What is the difference between a blend and a digraph?
“What is the difference between blends and digraphs?” A BLEND is when each sound of two or more consonants can be heard as they are blended together.
What is a three consonant blend?
Three Letter Consonant Blends Some consonant blends have three letters. For example: scr, squ, str, spr, spl, and thr. How do you explain consonant blends? A consonant blend is a combination of consonants that are placed together without being separated by a vowel. The most common consonant blends are combinations of two or three consonants