Guess what?! We are getting the hang of this reading thing! Now that we know letter names and sounds, we are learning to tap and blend short consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words like hat, man, tap, and ham. First, you tap each letter and say the sound for each letter. Then, you sweep your finger from left to right under the word to blend the sounds you just made together. In Mrs. Dupuis' day, this was called "sounding out words." We are cool, so we call it "tap and blend." Learning to tap sounds is also helping us to spell. We say the word and tap out the sounds we hear to help us write the word. You should all be super proud of us because we are practicing and working hard to develop the skills that will help us read and write. Every couple of weeks, Mrs. Dupuis will send us home with a little photocopied, pocket-sized book for us to read to you, siblings, stuffed animals, pets...anyone who wants to listen. Store these books in a safe place so we can create a library and practice! When we are reading these books, you will see us use pictures, beginning sounds, and tap and blend to figure out words. Please cheer us on!
Love,
Mrs. Dupuis' K Team
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