•Unitization is a critical developmental process in word reading development.

•Students who approach the NWF task as a more advanced unit level (whole word) may be
categorized as in the full alphabetic phase and are quantitatively and qualitatively better readers
in the middle and the end of first grade on an ORF measure.
Blending Progression
When students struggle to master the blending strategy, take them back to
easier words to blend:
1.CVC words with all continuous sounds (example: ran).
2.CVC words with stop sound at the end of the word only (example: map).
3.CVC words with stop sound at the beginning (example: ban).
4.CCVC words with a blend at the beginning that includes a stop sound
(example: stem).
All Continuous

ram fin
sin rim
ran yam
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All Continuous

man fan
Sam in
Sal van
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All Continuous

win am
Al sin
Liz mom
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 I see a man and a ram.

The ram will win a yam.

The van has a fan.
!

All continuous:
!

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 I am with Sam and Sal.

Sal ran in with Sam.

The man is Sam.
!

All continuous:
!

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 I see a ram in the van.
Liz has a yam.
!

Sal has a fin.

All continuous:
!

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 Mom will run and win.
The man won a van.

Ron is in the van.

!

All continuous:
!

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 Sam and Nan see a yam.

The fin is on the rim.

Val has a fan.

!

All continuous:
!

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 I see the men in the van.
Mom said yes to Sal.

The man has a van.

!

All continuous:
!

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 The man will see the rim.
The men will run in the sun.

Mom will find the sum.

!

All continuous:
!

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Stop sound at the end:

mat map
nip nap
nag Sid
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Stop sound at the end:

lid fit
mad lab
sad Vic
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Stop sound at the end:

yak rip
rag sap
sag sat
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Stop sound at the end:

rat lip
zap fib
wig lab
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Stop sound at the end:

fog fig
not lot
log lag
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Stop sound at the end:

zip Rob
rig rot
mob sob
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 Sid was mad at the lab.
The lab took a nap.
The mat will fit.
!

Stop sound at the end:

!

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 There is a rip in the rag.
The rat sat in the sap.

The yak was sad.

!

Stop sound at the end:

!

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 The lab took a nip.
The wig does fit.
!

Sid is sad.
Stop sound at the end:
!

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 The lot is not on the map.
I see sap on the log.

Rob is in the fog.

!

Stop sound at the end:

!

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 The mob will find the map.
I sob if I am mad.

The rig will not fit.

!

Stop sound at the end:

!

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 The mug is on the mat.

I fed it so it will not nip.

The sub is in the fog.
!

Stop sound at the end:

!

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 My lab likes to play in the mud.
Set the nut in the van.

The net is in the rig.

!

Stop sound at the end:

!

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Stop sound at the beginning:

pan dim
him tan
tin can
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Stop sound at the beginning:

bin Pam
jam pin
gas gal
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Stop sound at the beginning:

Tim pal
ban ten
Dan den
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Stop sound at the beginning:

Ted dab
Pat jab
cap tip
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Stop sound at the beginning:

gab tip
cab hit
top big
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Stop sound at the beginning:

tab bib
cat hat
bit kit
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Stop sound at the beginning:

hip jig
pad dad
job gag
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Stop sound at the beginning:

tap pop
dip cot
kid got
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Stop sound at the beginning:

jog pot
pit cob
dog pig
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 Cam sees the ham in the pan.
Tim has gas in the van.
That gal is my pal.
!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 Pam has jam in a can.

The pan is in the bin.

The dam is tan.
!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 The gal will sit in the den.

Ted and Dan have a tan tin.

The hen is ten.
!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 Kim has a bun in a pan.

Does Kim have gum?

Tom will hum for him.
!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 Cam and Tom can hum.

There is a bun in the bin.

Ken saw his tan hem.

!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 The hog bit the bug.
Pat will dab on it.

I will tip the cab.

!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 She put a bib on the cat.
She has a big cap.

Dad sat on a pad.

!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 The kid has some dip.
I have a hat for Pat.

I jog to my job.
!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 He got a cot for Pop.

The pig has a cob.

A pig is in the pit.

!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 Pat has the top to a pot.

The kid will tap a jig.

The pet is in the hut.
!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 The cub will get the cup.
I do not want to go on a jet.

Bob is in his bed.

!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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 I will get the cap from the top.

The pet will beg for it.

We cut the red bud.

!

Stop sound at the beginning:

!

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Stop sound in the middle:

stop skid
skin step
stab sped
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Stop sound in the middle:

spot spun
skip skit
stun Stan
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