Consonant Blends

Consonant Blends
Once students have mastered CVC words (or have at least 85% accuracy), you can move on to consonant blends.  Remember to only focus on 2-3 sounds at a time when starting out.

Video Example

Example Consonant Blending Chaining Activity:
stick
flick
click
slick
slack
black
flack
clack
clock
block
flock

I have created printables of word-parts tiles.  These include individual letters, digraphs and consonant blends, word families and ending sounds. These can be printed and cut apart to make manipulatives to aid in phonics instruction.  The tiles are color coded to help you and your student differentiate the different word parts.  It is important to only work with a few at a time.

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