Chapter 26.1

Master Sound Skills: Break Apart and Blend Words

You will learn to hear individual sounds in words and put sounds together to make new words.


What You'll Learn

You will learn to break words into individual sounds
You will practice blending separate sounds into complete words
You will identify beginning middle and ending word sounds
You will count phonemes to understand how words work

What You'll Practice

1

You will count sounds in simple words like hat

2

You will blend sounds like m a p together

3

You will identify beginning sounds in familiar spoken words

Why This Matters

You need these sound skills to become a strong reader who can figure out any new word you see.

This Unit Includes

Practice exercises
Learning resources

Skills

Phonemic Awareness
Sound Blending
Sound Segmenting
Phonemes
Word Sounds
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SK Curriculum Aligned

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