Helping Kids Master Segmentation and Blending
Getting kids to understand segmentation and blending is one of those "lightbulb" moments that changes everything in early literacy. It's the point where those random shapes on a page actually start making sense, but getting there isn't always a straight line. If you've ever sat with a frustrated five-year-old who can say the individual sounds /c/, /a/, and /t/ but then shouts "banana!" when it's time to put them together, you know exactly what I mean. ...