Decoding CVC Words
Students practice sounding out and blending consonant-vowel-consonant words.
Key Questions
- Explain the process of blending sounds to read a CVC word.
- Differentiate between the sounds of the consonant and vowel in a CVC word.
- Construct new CVC words by changing one sound.
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