When you teach your child a sound, try to say it clearly without adding any additional sounds to the end. This is often referred to as using pure sounds, which is when we say the sounds as cleanly as possible and try not to add 'uh' to the end of the sound. Why is it important? It makes it easier for your child to blend the sounds if we don't add any extra sounds to the end. Top Tip: Some sounds are tricky to say without adding an 'uh' e.g. d, g, b, p. If we use a loud voice,

Phonics is the prime approach for teaching children to read. Once your child knows some sounds, they can begin to blend. Blending is when we say the individual sounds and then push them together to read the word. Oral Blending Blending can be tricky at first because there are lots of steps. Your child needs to recognise the letters, know what sound they represent, sound out the word, hold the sounds in their head and then push them together to make a word. Before we teach ch

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