The following list of words all contain the short “o” sound and will be helpful when working on step 3 of Reading Rescue: mop mob rob top jot cob got jog tot rot box hot ox bog fox hop dot cop log sock spot stop crop smog rock slot lock pond from drop bond clock shot block shop
The following list of words all contain the short vowel sound for “a” and will be helpful for step # 3 of Reading Rescue; man mat ran rat fat sad map mad lap sat rag sap lab an cat am cap ant can jam had camp mask hash lamp clap damp pack snap flag path brat stamp crash branch drag grant ranch flash grand
Step # 4 Use the Blending Book to introduce the long vowel sound “a” with the silent “e”. Add the other long vowel sounds with silent “e” at an appropriate pace. Step # 5 Introduce the consonant blends (eg. “br”, “cl”, “sm”, etc.) and the digraphs (eg. “ch”, “th”, etc.) Step # 6 Once the child is able to blend the sounds in a automatic way, replace the Blending Books with flash cards. While you [...]
Step 2 Once the child can match and produce the correct sounds for the letters in grouping # 1, introduce the short sound “a” from list 2. Step 3 The blending od sounds together is frequently a problem for some children. A Blending Book is used to address this problem. The child is shown a page with the letter “m” in view and asked to say that sound and hold it for a long time [...]
The initial skill required in reading is to be able to match a specific sound with a letter. Example: “m” says ___________ “s” says ____________ Reading Rescue uses Cue Cards to help children make the connection between letter and sound. On one side of the Cue Card is a printed letter and on the other side is a picture of an object that begins with that letter. Simple games are used to teach the sound [...]
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