Chapter 7.1

Master Sound Skills: Blend, Break Apart, and Find Sounds in Words

You will learn to work with sounds in words to become a better reader and speller.


What You'll Learn

You will learn what phonemes are and how they work
You will practice blending separate sounds to make complete words
You will break words apart into their individual sound pieces
You will find beginning middle and ending sounds in words

What You'll Practice

1

You will blend sounds like hat cup and pig together

2

You will break words into separate sounds like map segments

3

You will identify beginning middle and ending sounds in words

Why This Matters

You need these sound skills to read new words independently and spell words correctly in your writing.

This Unit Includes

Practice exercises
Learning resources

Skills

Phonemic Awareness
Sound Blending
Sound Segmentation
Phonemes
Reading Skills
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