1. Find the sound
Listen to a simple word such as sun. Focus on one sound position at a time.
Try: In the word sun, find the very first sound: /s/.
Pause and ask: What beginning sound did you hear?
Hear the sound, blend the word, and hop along the number line.
Listen to a simple word such as sun. Focus on one sound position at a time.
Try: In the word sun, find the very first sound: /s/.
Pause and ask: What beginning sound did you hear?
Look at one team at a time: sh in ship, ch in chin, or th in thin.
Pause and ask: Which team do you see?
Say each sound, then sweep them together: s - u - n, sun.
Pause and ask: Can you say the whole word?
Find 7 and 12 on a 0 to 20 number line. Count forward to see which number is greater.
Pause and ask: Which number is farther along?