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How Reading Works / Knowing the Sounds of Written Letters and Words / Phonics Help Part 2
HOW DO I SUPPORT MY CHILD WITH PHONICS?
PART 2
1
Watch a video about blending to learn about putting sounds together to make syllables and words.
2
Practice blending sounds with your child to form syllables and short words.
3
Try one of the letter and letter combination sound activities below.
BLENDING SOUNDS TOGETHER
Captions and Languages
To watch videos with subtitles: Click the settings icon in the lower righthand corner, next click “subtitles,” and then “English.”
To see subtitles in another language, after selecting English, next click “auto-translate” and then select the language of your choice.
TRY THESE ACTIVITIES
Practice Letter Sounds
Check the "What order should my child learn phonics skills in?" section and have your child practice reading words with the letter sounds they already know.
Use the UFLI Virtual Blending Board
Try this virtual blending board to make words for your child to read.
Tips:
1. Make sure you watch the video tutorial first (embed video)
2. Make sure you only select letters and letter combinations that your child already knows the sounds for.
3. It's ok to have your child read "nonsense" words (words that aren't actually real words) - it's an important reading skill to be able to put different sounds together AND to be able to tell if a word is real or not.
Practice Blending
Part 1: Write the letters and letter combinations that your child already knows on small pieces of paper or post-its. Put 2 or 3 letters in a row, and have your child say each sound, then blend the sounds together to make a word.
Part 2: Change the first, second, or third letter to make a new word, and have your child say each sound, then blend the sounds together to make a word.
Repeat to make lots of new words!
1. Make sure you watch the video tutorial first (embed video)
2. Make sure you only select letters and letter combinations that your child already knows the sounds for
3. It's ok to have your child read "nonsense" words (words that aren't actually real words) - it's an important reading skill to be able to put different sounds together AND to be able to tell if a word is real or not
Click here for a printable version of this activity
Write a Word Family
Using a red crayon write a short word like “can”. Then ask your child to think of 2 more words that rhyme with “can” and write them under “can” using a different color crayon.
Stick Writing
Using a stick from outside, trace letters in dirt or sand. Tell your child easy two-letter words and see if they can sound them out, such as “it”, “no”, “at”
