Successive blending

Have you ever had a student say Beginning Consonant Blends sounds in isolation but then had trouble connecting sounds when reading words? Then additive and successive blending is the perfect strategy for them!

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Jessica Farmer on Instagram: "🔼 Successive blending with adjacent consonants (often called blends). The consonants represent their own sounds, but can be tricky to put together. Model this for your readers. Sound by sound blending can help! Say “pyramids” if you would like these cards. 🤩 #scienceofreading #scienceofreadinginstruction #readingisfundamental #readingisaright #literacymatters #kindergartenteacher #firstgradeteacher #secondgradeteacher #homeschool #teachermom #learntoread…

Kaley Sara on Instagram: "Say “blending” to grab the 🔗 to these successive blending cards. Help your learners stop: 🛑 Guessing words ❌ Read the sounds and come up with a whole new word when trying to blend. This is common and something we must address! Kids shouldn’t be guessing words or trying to memorize them. This is a step-by-step approach that helps kids blend each sound so they stop guessing words and read them more fluently. Does this happen to your learners too?…

Have you found your 1st grade classroom struggling with CVC words even when you feel like you’ve tried everything to help them with blending and segmenting? You won’t want to miss this blog post that includes 5 easy and engaging activities to practice CVC words. Some of these CVC activities include pop it blending, race car blending and even blending with hula hoops. Use all of these blending and segmenting activities to help your students with their reading skills while still having fun.

Lindsay / Early Years Literacy Specialist on Instagram: "✨Trouble BLENDING words? This strategy will help✨ Drop the word ⚠️ BLEND ⚠️ below ⬇️ for a link to my “Scooping Mats” AND teaching slides seen ⬆️ Can your child read each of these sounds /c/a/t but can’t blend them together? And might say random words instead- car, cake, house? 😬 Never fear! Successive blending is here! This has been a game changer in my classroom! Some readers need more support with short term memory. These…

Heidi | Science of Reading Simplified on Instagram: "Comment HAT to get all of this for FREE! 🎩 Successive blending is when we have kids blend the first two letters together and then add in the last sound. This can be particularly helpful for kids who are struggling to blend words by saying the first sound and then adding in the last two sounds - like /k/ - /at/. Be sure to follow along for most tips for early or struggling readers & check out my website for more free info! *This video…

Use successive blending with these free blending cards. They're great for helping your struggling or beginning readers with blending CVC words.

Learn all about continuous blending, the research-backed way to teach the blending of sounds! This strategy will help kids learn to blend sounds effectively and read words quickly and accurately. Read, learn, and get a