From Sounds to Reading

From Sounds to Reading

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GUIDE 1

Time: 7-10 minutes

Time: 7-10 minutes

Word Building lesson 1

TODAY’S GOAL

TODAY’S GOAL

Build and read short A words by changing the first letter.

Build and read short A words by changing the first letter.

YOU’LL NEED

am

Word Family Short A Cards (print and cut)

Letter Card sets 1-5 (already printed)

Word Family Short A Cards (print and cut)

Letter Card sets 1-5 (already printed)

A quiet space

A quiet space

You and your child!

You and your child!

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SAY THIS TO YOUR CHILD

SAY THIS TO YOUR CHILD

"Today we're going to build our first real words."

"We'll use word families and letter cards to make lots of new words."

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LET’S READ THE WORD FAMILIES

LET’S READ THE WORD FAMILIES

• Show your child each card from Word Family set A.

• Show your child each card from Word Family set A.

• Have your child use their finger to touch each letter sound, saying each sound then blend them together.

• Have your child use their finger to touch each letter sound, saying each sound then blend them together.

• Parctise with all word family cards in set A

• Parctise with all word family cards in set A

• Review several times so your child is confident with the word family set A.

• Review several times so your child is confident with the word family set A.

EXAMPLE

a

+

+

t

=

=

at

━━━━━━

━━━━━━

Slide as you blend the sounds together.

Slide as you blend the sounds together.

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BUILD A WORD

BUILD A WORD

• Using the Letter Cards, place one consonant Letter Card in front of the Word Family Card.

• Using the Letter Cards, place one consonant Letter Card in front of the Word Family Card.

• Have your child touch and say the letter sounds then blend the sounds into the word.

• Have your child touch and say the letter sounds then blend the sounds into the word.

• Repeat each word to blend the sounds smoothly together to read the word.

• Repeat each word to blend the sounds smoothly together to read the word.

m at

m at

s at

s at

h at

h at

p at

p at

r am

r am

s am

s am

j am

j am

h am

h am

m ap

m ap

z ap

z ap

t ap

t ap

c at

c at

If your child is getting tired, it’s okay to stop here and continue tomorrow.

If your child is getting tired, it’s okay to stop here and continue tomorrow.

BUILD MORE WORDS

BUILD MORE WORDS

• Using your Word Family Cards and beginning Letter Cards, build and read as many words as you can together.

• Using your Word Family Cards and beginning Letter Cards, build and read as many words as you can together.

Word Family

Word Family

Beginning Letters

Beginning Letters

Example Words

Example Words

-at

-at

b, c, f, h, m, p, r, s

b, c, f, h, m, p, r, s

bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat

bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat

-am

-am

h, j, r, s

h, j, r, s

ham, jam, ram, Sam

ham, jam, ram, Sam

-an

-an

c, f, m, p, r, v

c, f, m, p, r, v

can, fan, man, pan, ran, van

can, fan, man, pan, ran, van

-ap

-ap

c, l, m, n, t

c, l, m, n, t

cap, lap, map, nap, tap

cap, lap, map, nap, tap

Change only first letter and keep the word family card when building new words.

Change only first letter and keep the word family card when building new words.

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READING TIPS

✓ Say each sound in the word first

✓ Blend whole word smoothly

ARTICULATION REMINDER

❌ muh + at = muat

✅ m + at = mat

Keep consonant sounds short and crisp.

Avoid adding an extra “uh” sound.

A quick sound is easier to blend.

Praise careful listening.

PARENT TIP

If your child gets stuck, read the word family sound first, then add the beginning sound.

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READY TO MOVE ON?

READY TO MOVE ON?

Can your child:

Can your child:

□ Read the word family

□ Read the word family

□ Change one letter to make a new word

□ Change one letter to make a new word

□ Read several short A words independently

□ Read several short A words independently

✓ Ready for the next lesson

✓ Ready for the next lesson

↺ Practice this lesson again tomorrow

↺ Practice this lesson again tomorrow

Most children need several practice sessions before a skill feels automatic. Repeating a lesson is expected and helps build strong reading habits.

Most children need several practice sessions before a skill feels automatic. Repeating a lesson is expected and helps build strong reading habits.

Great work!

Great work!

Today your child build their first words by changing just one letter. That's exactly how strong readers learn to decode new words.

Every small step is leading your child to big reading success! You’re building a strong foundation.

Every small step is leading your child to big reading success! You’re building a strong foundation.

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