Word Chains: Blending Skills

4.
Focusing on Initial Blends
WORD CHAIN USING COUNTERS (PROVIDE THE SOUND CHANGE)
Place counters in front of the child. Touch each counter in turn saying the sounds of the first word.
Ask the child to blend the word. Then move one counter and replace it with a new counter while telling
the child the new sound. Ask them to blend the new word. Repeat for each word on the list. Digraphs
such as ‘QU’, ‘SH’, ‘CH’, ‘TH’ and ‘NG’ are treated as sounds not letters.

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1 from clap smell frog drip

2 frog clip spell from trip
3 flog slip spill frock trim
4 flop slit skill crock brim
5 flap spit still clock brick
6 flab spot stiff click trick
7 slab spat stick flick track
8 stab span slick flip rack
9 stag plan slack flop tack
10 swag flan smack plop stack
11 swam flap snack plot stab
12 slam flop snap spot slab
13 glam slop snip swot slam
14 clam stop slip swop slim
15 clap strop blip stop slip
16 slap strip clip stock clip
17 slip trip clap stick clop
18 slit trim clam slick crop
19 slim tram cram sling drop
20 swim cram crash fling drip
21 swum clam trash flip trip
22 slum slam track flop trim
23 glum slim trick flap prim
24 plum skim truck clap pram
25 plug skin struck slap cram
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