Reading Rescue – the sequence – steps 4 , 5, 6
Step # 4
Use the Blending Book to introduce the long vowel sound “a” with the silent “e”. Add the other long vowel sounds with silent “e” at an appropriate pace.
Step # 5
Introduce the consonant blends (eg. “br”, “cl”, “sm”, etc.) and the digraphs (eg. “ch”, “th”, etc.)
Step # 6
Once the child is able to blend the sounds in a automatic way, replace the Blending Books with flash cards.
While you are teaching the blending of sounds in the above manner, you can also be systematically introducing and practicing the Dolch word lists