Blending is the process of putting individual sounds together to read a whole word. We listen to each sound and then push them smoothly into one word.
Say each sound slowly, then say them faster until they blend into one word.
Words are made of sounds that come at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end. Blending all parts together makes the whole word.
Touch your finger to the left, middle, and right as you say the sounds, then slide your finger to show blending.
Word families are groups of words that share the same ending sounds. Once you blend one word, you can blend others that sound the same at the end.
Blend the first sound with the word family ending to read new words quickly.
When we blend words, we can read sentences smoothly. Putting blended words together helps us understand meaning in reading.
After blending each word, read the whole sentence aloud without stopping between sounds.