Blending Phonemes with DeAngela Huggins

DeAngela Huggins: All right. The first listening game that we're going to do is mystery word. Okay. I'm going to give you the sounds, and on my signal, which is going to be a thumbs up, you are going to put those sounds together and tell me my mystery word. So, for example, if I said /c/, /ӑ/, /t/ ... what's my mystery word? Cat would be my mystery word.

So you guys ready? Yes. All right. So first mystery word is /b/, /r/, ...

Students

/b/, /r/, ... bar.

Ms. Huggins: Very good. /C/, /r/ ...

Students: Car.

Ms. Huggins: Oh, this is a tricky one. /Sh/, /r/, /p/ ...

Students: Sharp.

Ms. Huggins: Very good. Yes. The next one ... /f/, /or/ ...

Students: Four.

Ms. Huggins: Very good. /M/, /or/ ...

Students: More.

Ms. Huggins: And last mystery word is /p/, /or/, /ch/ ...

Students: Porch.

Ms. Huggins: Good job. You guys are really good.

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DeAngela Huggins: This is Reading Universe.