How do you teach ending blends?
How do you teach ending blends?
Introduce words with initial blends only of 4 sounds. When students are ready, introduce final blends still with only 4 sounds before finally tackling words with initial and final blends and three letter blends at the beginning. Eventually students should be able to read and write syllables of 5 and 6 sounds.
Whats an end blend example?
An ending blend is two adjoining consonants that each make their own sound; a digraph has two letters that make just one sound. ENDING BLEND – An example of an ending blend is in the word “sink”. You make a sound for both ending letters nk. Say it out loud slowly and listen for both sounds.
What are all the ending blends?
Ending Blends: -ct, -ft, -lb, -ld, -lf, -lk, -lp, -lt, -mp, -nd, -nt, -pt, -sk, -sp, -st, & -xt. Many final blend lists you’ll find include “r-blends” like -rd and -rk.
What are beginning and ending blends?
Blends usually consist of two or three consonants and can begin or end a syllable. Consonant blends that appear at the beginning of a word, are referred to as initial consonant blends or beginning blends. Those that appear at the end of a word are referred to as final consonant blends or end blends.
How do you teach word blends?
Tip #1: Focus on phonological awareness first.
- Recognize the alphabet letters.
- Remember to read the sounds left-to-right.
- Recall and say the sounds quickly enough so as not to distract from the blending.
- Remember all 3+ sounds in order to blend them together and read the complete word.
What are examples of blends?
Initial Consonant Blend Word Lists | |
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“bl-” blends | blend, blue, black, blossom, blur, blind |
“br-” blends | break, brown, brace, brick, brand, bright |
“cr-” blends | crown, crow, crab, cream, create, cry |
“sn-” blends | snake, snack, snow, sneak, snore, snap |
How many blends are there?
There are 74 consonant ‘blends’.
How do you teach the end sounds?
Ending sounds activities
- Show students picture cards (not included in this file) and they write the correct letter sound in the red light spot.
- The teacher reads the word card aloud. Students write the ending sound in the red light and then the teacher reveals the card so students can see if they got a match.
What order should I teach blends?
When teaching blends, most teachers introduced them in groups. For example, a teacher may choose to introduce the l-blends first (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl and sl) followed by the r-blends. When introducing the concept of blends and digraphs, cue cards often help.