Problems blending words? TRY these sound blending strategies!

Why is it that so many beginner readers struggle to read very simple, very short, very regular words? CVC words like mat, cat, sit or Sam?
The most common reason is that they have problems blending the sounds in these words. Blending in the process where you take all the individual sounds in a word and push them together so you can smoothly and effortlessly read a word.
Many children seem to know their letter sounds, but for some reason they cannot attach them together successfully when reading words! Why is it? And what can we do about it?
In this video, I share 10 strategies that you can implement if your child or student has problem blending sounds.
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Resources:
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This video shares very valuable learn-to-blend strategies, as well as tips and tricks for teaching your children or students the most important skill that they'll need to become successful readers: blending.
Before we move on and complicate things (longer words, irregular words, sight words), children need to master this skill. This is the way to become fluent readers and great decoders.

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Resources mentioned: - FREE copy of the book "How to Teach a Child to Read from Scratch Step-by-Step?" here!: learningreadinghub.com/free-ebook/
Prefer to have the book in Kindle Format? Get it here! (promotional price - check final price on Amazon): amzn.to/3BhF28a
Get our Continuous/Stop Sounds Cheat List here (free): bit.ly/sounds-cheat-list
Check our favourite resources for beginner readers: learningreadinghub.com/beginner-readers-resources/
learningreadinghub.com/free-resources/
Check our ever-growing library of free resources for learning to read: learningreadinghub.com/free-resources/

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[@emuffy]

Thank you! I've been trying to help my son with his reading and gotten little to no help from his teacher. I'm not an educational profession and it's been hard, frustrating, and a bit heartbreaking trying to be helpful and feeling like a failure. This video and your resources are so easy to understand and implement as a 'lay person'! Thank you for posting!

[@LearningReadingHub]

Thanks so much for your kind comment. I understand the frustration. Glad to be of help!

[@carolhale4331]

I thought this was an excellent video. You are obviously a very gifted teacher. I would just like to ask if you would work on your short a sound. Your a sounds a little bit like a blend between a short O and a short u. This is common with my foreign friends. So if you are wanting to teach American English, it could be a little confusing to the kids. Thank you.

[@LearningReadingHub]

Thanks so much for your kind words and your constructive feedback! I will surely work on that. Thanks!

[@jeniecepenttila3484]

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