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Skill Explainer

Phoneme Segmentation and Blending

3. Prepare for Phoneme Segmentation and Blending Instruction

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Phoneme Awareness Word List

A child uses felt square to practice phoneme segmentation and blending.
4 images on a sheet of paper that can be cut to flash cards

Picture Cards for Instruction

Use this free set of printable picture cards for phonological awareness instruction.

A series of images that can be cut into flash cards

Picture Cards for Student Activities

Use this free set of printable picture cards for independent student practice.

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Produced by Reading Universe, a partnership of WETA, Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book
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Monique Ealey: Today we are going to stretch and shrink the word map. When we stretch and shrink a word, we say all the sounds slowly so we can hear the individual sounds but still hear how they are connected. Watch and listen as I stretch and shrink the word map. Mmmmaaaaaap. Map! What was the first sound that you heard? /m/. What was the second sound? /ă/. And what was the last sound? /p/. Map.

A breakdown of phonological awareness teaching strategies

Phonological Awareness Teaching Strategies

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