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Playing with Sounds in Words- Part 3 {Phoneme Segmentation}

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Welcome back to our 7-day reading series called 3 Important Skills Needed for Reading. Today, we’re going to camp on phoneme segmentation. If you’ve missed Part 1 and Part 2 of phonemes, I highly recommend going back and reading those first for background, as these skills build on one another. Phoneme Segmentation There are many ways to work on phonemic segmentation,…
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Playing with Sounds in Words- Part 2 {Phoneme Blending}

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Today, we’re going to zero in on phoneme blending. This is the next post in the series, 3 Important Skills Needed for Reading. But first, if you missed yesterday’s post on Phoneme Isolation, I highly recommend you go back and read it before reading this one. It gives more background to what a phoneme is and where to start with phonemes….
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Playing with Sounds in Words- Part 1 {Phoneme Isolation}

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It’s time to talk about phoneme isolation! Yay! This is the third post in the series, 3 Important Skills Kids Need for Reading.  *This post contains affiliate links. What is a Phoneme? The smallest unit of sound in the spoken language is a phoneme. A phoneme can be created by one letter, such as b: /b/ or more than one…
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Playing With Syllables

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Let’s explore playing with syllables! This is the third post in the series, 3 Important Skills Kids Need for Reading. *This post contains affiliate links. Playing with Syllables Teaching and learning syllables occurs much the same way as everything else.  First, you as the mama/teacher need to model over and over how it’s done, giving your child multiple and meaningful…
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Playing with Rhyming Words

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Let’s talk about playing with rhyming words! This is the second post in my series called 3 Important Skills Needed for Reading. *This post contains affiliate links. When teaching and modeling phonological awareness, it is good to start with the larger units of sound (like rhyming words) and move to the smaller, individual sounds.   Playing with Rhyming Words Book…
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