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Blending sounds into words
Hearing s … u … n and knowing it's sun: the step before reading. Little Roos has 1 free game that practise it, for ages 4-6.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9EFLY12 (Australian Curriculum v9: English, Foundation): write consonant–vowel–consonant (CVC) words by representing sounds with the appropriate letters, and blend sounds associated with letters when reading CVC words.
- AC9EFLY09 (Australian Curriculum v9: English, Foundation): recognise and generate rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (phonological awareness).
Games that practise it
- Blend It, Bandicoot: Blending sounds into words: hear s … u … n, and find the sun. Ages 4-6.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Robot talk (from Blend It, Bandicoot)
- Talk like a robot, one sound at a time: "Get your h … a … t."
- Your child works out the word and fetches it.
- Swap: they robot-talk, you guess.
Things to ask while they play
- Can you say the sounds faster, and push them together?
- What word do those sounds make?
More skills in Letters and sounds, or every skill.
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