Secrets to Blending Sounds for Beginning Readers

What is blending in the context of teaching kids to read?

• Listening to words and repeating them

• Reading words without sounding them out

• Saying the sounds and then the whole word

• Writing words without looking at them

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why might some kids find blending sounds challenging?

• They are too young to read

• They prefer writing over reading

• They need a little extra help

• They are not interested in reading

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does 'clipping sounds' mean?

• Repeating the sounds multiple times

• Skipping the sounds altogether

• Saying the pure letter sound without an extra vowel sound

• Saying the sounds quickly

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a continuous sound?

• B

• T

• S

• D

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

Why are continuous sounds easier for kids to blend?

• They are more familiar

• They are shorter

• They are louder

• They can be said in continuation

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

What is the benefit of having kids say the sounds closer together?

• It makes the word sound clearer

• It helps with the blending process

• It makes the word longer

• It confuses the kids less

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why might starting with two-sound words be beneficial?

• They are easier to blend

• They are more interesting

• They are more common

• They are more challenging

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How can kids blend a word with three sounds more easily?

• By repeating the word multiple times

• By skipping the middle sound

• By blending two sounds at a time

• By saying the word quickly

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the name of the phonics program mentioned in the video?

• Reading Made Easy

• Sounds and Letters

• Phonics for Kids

• From Sounds to Spelling

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Where can you sign up for a free week of the phonics program?

• soundsandletters.com

• readingmadeeasy.com

• phonicsforkids.com

• fromsoundstospelling.com