Put it all together

Help your child practice putting sounds together to make words.

Time

10 minutes

Learning Stages

Tell your child that you are going to say some words very slowly, one sound at a time. Ask your child to put the sounds together and say the word. Sound out three- and four-letter words such as: big, bat, cat, dog, kite, run, sun, take. Be sure to say the words one sound at a time (examples: /b/.../i/.../g/ and /b/.../a/.../t/), but don’t spell the words.