Support blending by practising reading words with 2 sounds. If your child is struggling to blend (they cannot put sounds together to read the word), then practise first with words with 2 sounds. Get your child to say the two sounds, and then blend the sound into the word. If they struggle with this, model it for them: i-n = in. If they still find this difficult, practice lots of oral blending first. Naturally when they get confident at this, you can move to reading CVC words with the sounds that

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Blending can be a really tough stage for our little ones, but minor changes like this can make all the difference. I have all the steps broken down in DETAIL in my Blending Words online course so you don't have to wonder where your little one is stuck or how you'll help them. #toddlerscanread #earlychildhoodeducation #learnathome | Toddlers CAN Read

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