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Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet which is stage one of any phonics program, they are ready to move on to two letter blends. These include the words:- an, am, at, as, it, in, is, if. Write these out or print them out from your PC. Make the letters large and easy to read. Show your child how to say the letters blended together once they know the individual letters. Repeat little and often to reinforce the idea and begin to blend words yourself when you read to your child.
The next stage is to put the words into a sentence and write out the sentence. Don’t expect your child to read the sentence yet. Simply point to the blends you want to teach. Point to the individual letters in the words and run your finger along them while you say the words, blending the sounds together. For example:
Here is an apple. I am a boy/girl. The postman is at the door. As cold as ice. It is in the tin. We are having a picnic if it is sunny.
Use your imagination and make it fun. Your child will be pleased they can read real words in real sentences. One your child knows the alphabet, can read these simple words and has begun to get the idea of blending their reading ability will take off in leaps and bounds. They will be ready for three letter blends and more. This is a really exciting stage in reading development and the first important step to independent reading which is the goal of reading instruction.
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