What the Teacher Needs to Know about Feature B: Initial Consonant Blends and Digraphs (Description – pp. 118-120, Word Lists – pp. 204, 201-203) Blend two or three consonant sequences that are blended together, each of the sounds of the letters are pronounced (bl, tr, sh) Digraph two letters that represent one sound (th, sh, ch) Whichever way words are studied (digraphs or blends first), it is a good idea to contrast the blend or digraph with its initial consonant counterpart. But, it is not always needed to break every blend or digraph for comparison. Use your students’ progression as a guide. S-blends are often a good starting point for blends, as their sounds are easier to isolate and stretch. Some other hints for blends: ♦ use words that remain words when the blend letter is dropped (Examples: snap/nap, scat/cat, spit/pit, spin/pin, spot/pot, stop/top, stub/tub, brag/rag, clip/lip) ♦ a visual that can help is to sketch a picture of a slide and write letters going down to show how to blend the onset and rime. s n a p Hints for digraphs: ♦ when working with digraphs, save wh for last – it’s difficult to hear a difference in sound between w and wh
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What the Teacher Needs to Know about Feature B: Initial Consonant Blends and Digraphs
(Description – pp. 118-120, Word Lists – pp. 204, 201-203)
Blend two or three consonant sequences that are blended together, each of the sounds of the letters are pronounced (bl, tr, sh)
Digraph two letters that represent one sound (th, sh, ch) Whichever way words are studied (digraphs or blends first), it is a good idea to contrast the blend or digraph with its initial consonant counterpart. But, it is not always needed to break every blend or digraph for comparison. Use your students’ progression as a guide. S-blends are often a good starting point for blends, as their sounds are easier to isolate and stretch. Some other hints for blends: ♦ use words that remain words when the blend letter is dropped (Examples: snap/nap,
scat/cat, spit/pit, spin/pin, spot/pot, stop/top, stub/tub, brag/rag, clip/lip) ♦ a visual that can help is to sketch a picture of a slide and write letters going down to
show how to blend the onset and rime. s n a p
Hints for digraphs: ♦ when working with digraphs, save wh for last – it’s difficult to hear a difference in
sound between w and wh
Feature B Sort 1a
sing hand ship
soft shop held
song sunk help
shut
sing hand ship soft shop held song sunk help shut
Feature B Sort 1a
s h sh sing hand ship soft held shop song help shut sunk Transfer Words: sang, sink, hunt, hint, shed, shot
Feature B Sort 2a
camp hunt chat
cost cast honk
chin hang chop
chest
camp hunt chat cost cast honk chin hang chop chest
Feature B Sort 2a
c h ch camp hunt chat cost honk chin cast hang chop chest Transfer Words: camp, cub, honk, hump, chap, chum
Feature B Sort 3a
tent held than
tank hush that
test tusk them
hop
tent held than tank hush that test tusk them hop
Feature B Sort 3a
t h th tent held than tank hush that test hop them tusk Transfer Words: ton, tin, help, hunt, this, then