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❖ Have the student say the name and sound of each vowel aloud.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
❖ Explain that he will now learn to blend consonant sounds together. Read
several list words aloud v e r y s l o w l y . Then , read the same words a
little faster, and then a little faster s t i l l . As you increase your speed a
little each time, the student will gradually hear how the consonant sounds
blend together in each word. It will take quite a bit of practice before the
student’s ear can really hear the blend. Although you increase your speed
each time, you will still be reading fairly slowly.

READ
❖ Read all of the list words aloud to the student.
❖ Have the student read all of the list words aloud.
correct any mispronunciations.

m p
c a m p
l i m p
ro m p
p u m p

s k
r i s k
t a s k
d e s k
h u s k

s t
p a s t
t e s t
f i s t
l o s t

n t
p a n t
s e n t
l i n t
punt

ft
lift
l e f t
r a f t
s o f t

l p
h e l p
p u l p
g u l p
k e l p

l t
w i l t
f e l t
b e l t
m e lt

nd
e n d
h a n d
w i n d
b o n d

l f
e l f
s e l f
g u l f

s p
l i s p
a s p
h a s p

lm
e l m
h e l m

p t
w e p t
k e p t

c t
f a c t
d u c t

l b
b u l b

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