LESSON STEPS: MULTI-SENSORY LESSONS - STEP 4: word blending
The Multi-Sensory Lessons Begin
Step 4: Word Blending
Lesson 2 of Ready Reading begins the use of letter sounds in words for reading and writing. As the number of letters increases, the number of words increases. The only things the student needs to begin are a pencil (or something with which to write) and a piece of paper (or something on which to write...lined paper, plain paper folded into boxes, etc.)
Here’s the way Ready Reading Word Blending works.
- Say the lesson word to be written.
- Use the word in a sentence meaningful to the students.
- Tell the students to write the word as you sound out and write it for them to see.
- Students listen carefully to each sound and say the sound as they write.
- Be very careful NOT to add an “uh” to the end of the sound...it isn’t “buh”...it’s simply “b”.
- Reread the word, blending the letter sounds together.
- Continue with the next lesson word.
Example:
What is the first sound you hear in bat? (b)
Write the letter for the sound of b.
What is the next sound you hear in bat? (a)
(Elongate the word with emphasis on the a sound.)
Write the letter for the sound of a.
What is the last sound you hear in bat? (t)
(Emphasize the t sound as you say it.)
Write the letter for the sound of t.
Read the whole word. Point to the letters as they are said.
Continue with as many lesson words as time allows. Watch for correct letter formation and have students correct any reversals. Reread all the words aloud.
Let students take home the writing page to show and review what they have learned.
Suggestions for ways to review and reinforce the day’s lesson will follow. The primary reinforcement for reading the words is to use the Ready Reading Storybooks. There will be more about them in the next section.