I want to share with you essential building blocks that can help your students move from letters to reading CVC words. Before we begin, let's start with some vocabulary we'll use during these show notes today.

• Phonemic awareness - the ability to blend, segment, and manipulate phonemes. This is oral and doesn't involve letters or print.

• Phonemes - our smallest units of sound.

• Alphabetic principle - taking the sounds and connecting it to written letters.

The Checklist That Students Need Before Reading CVC Words

These foundational skills must be in place if we want to support our students efficiently.

• Letter name knowledge - They have to be able to look at the letter and know the name and sound of that letter.

• Automaticity - Simply knowing their sounds isn't enough. Students must be able to say their letter sounds automatically, which is what will help them blend and decode words.

• Phonemic awareness - blending and segmenting is critical for our students.

FULL SHOW NOTES HERE