Got blending problems? It's a classic new-reader challenge.
Even if your students can blend CVC (3-sound) words, they may not be able to blend CVCC or CCVC words. Watch a rising 1st grader get better and better at her blending using a simple technique–Blend As You Read.
How do deal w the hump if they cannot blend the 1st + 2nd letters firstly?
Great question! A classic problem. Answered a little over half the way through the video…Model how to blend the sounds together; have them copy you; and then see if they can blend the next sound (or sounds).
Then withdraw your support as soon as possible so they don’t rely on you…
Thank you
NYC
What grade/age level is she? 🙂 I teach K..
Rising 1st, but any child at THIS developmental level can use these activities.
Would you ask K to rainbow-write each word a few times?
That’s a good independent activity for high frequency words that she doesn’t yet know.
We can use this at the same time (or after) a fundations diagraphs lesson?
Yes! As I said in the show, just mark, in some way, the digraphs as 1 unit, or 1 phoneme/sound. I usually pick a different color for digraphs like these: sh, ch, ck, wh, ss, tt, ll, ng, th…
I like how you also color “ss” as 1 color also
I can’t wait to start this in K! Did she use this often (when she was in K)? Thank you both
Dawny, thanks so much for the great questions! I’m excited for you to use these techniques, too! K kids can really rocket with this approach and the 2 others I teach in the workshop.
As I mentioned in the session, I don’t think she had this type of sound-symbol support in K, but I don’t know. We just started working together about 2 weeks ago with Summer Camp. 😉 Find previous episodes of her getting started in this Reading Simplified feed.
Thank you! I was only wondering if it was too hard for K ? I will definitely look at the other feeds; this is my 2nd with you. I appreciate them!
Definitely not too hard for K if you give support in a small group. Everyone should be able to blend CVC words within a week or too with this activity, along with Switch It. (Just use a small # of letter-sounds over and over if they don’t know the letter-sounds yet.)
Lizzy Hansen, Judith Bradley
Jaymie McGregor-Bergersen
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New Zealand
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Do you have a list of words?
Yes! Here’s a free list:
https://readingsimplified.com/one-and-done-nearly/
Houston
I love teaching kids to read!!
It’s the best, isn’t it Kris!
Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada
Awesome work!!
Keith Friesen Cindy Friesen good stuff here to learn for teaching your kids.
Penny Groome South Africa
Thanks for tuning in, Penny!
Trinidad and Tobago
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Is this EBLI?
No, Catherine, but I suspect it’s very similar. The roots of both of our approaches are similar, but each of us has developed our own technique. Whatever you call it, a good blending strategy is a good blending strategy. 😉
Reading Simplified Thanks for your response. I enjoy your videos!
Catherine, that’s a blessing to hear!
Marton, New Zealand
Great!
Sungeeta Singh Auckland, New Zealand
Vicky Marshall
What a clever wee girl! Well done!
Cape Town, South Africa
Do you address 2 syllable words?
Yes, when students have reached the Advanced Code, such as long vowels, and learned a few long vowel sounds, then we introduce Read It with MS words. First, the teacher chunks the word up and teaches students how to Blend As You Read by Chunk (aka syllable). Then the students move to the next level of writing, too–Writing and Saying the sounds by Chunk (no longer by individual phonemes). Good Q!
New Zealand Auckland
What is rainbow writing?
She shows us her rainbow writing near the end of the video! 🙂
What is the swinging coloured tool on the paper?
Is that just a toy?
LOL, yes. She just has a toy to entertain her while I talk to the camera.
Very helpful thanks
You’re welcome!
Thankuou
Thank you, Jais Abraham! 🙂