- Short Vowels Skill Explainer
Roller Coaster Chart for Segmenting
![""](https://files.readinguniverse.org/pdf/rollercoaster-chart-for-segmenting-reading-universe.pdf-46241.jpg)
Use this roller coaster visual to help students segment words into sounds. For instance, say the word wet and model how to segment the sounds. Begin with /w/ while you point to the bottom left of the roller coaster, then /e/ while you point to the top of the roller coaster, and then /t/ while you point to the bottom right of the roller coaster. You can also use this for blending sounds.