Short Vowel Blending Lines | CVC phonics reading intervention | learning to read
Product Details
Your students will be on the way to CVC fluency & mastery in no time with our Short Vowel Blending Lines!
Blending lines provide purposeful blending practice by guiding students in stringing phonemes together to read words. Research has shown that increased focus on blending leads to significant student gains.
These short vowel blending lines are thoughtfully designed to scaffold instruction and provide differentiated learning experiences. They are also perfect for reinforcing what has been taught for a short vowel review before students dive into their decodable books.
What will I get today?
- Three sets are tailored for varying skill levels, accommodating the needs of beginning readers to more advanced students.
- Scaffolded progression from phoneme-level practice to blending words with minimal contrasts and reading connected text.
- 33 pages of targeted instruction for CVC words
- Beginning Readers (Set 1) - 6 pages
- Intermediate Blending (Set 2) - 9 pages
- Advanced Blending (Set 3) - 24 pages
How do I use this resource?
Beginning Readers (Set 1):
- Focus on phoneme-level practice.
- Progress to blending two phonemes.
- Gradually introduce words with minimal contrasts.
- Culminates in students reading connected text.
- Each page follows this format:
- Line 1: Phoneme review
- Line 2: Phoneme review
- Line 3: Phoneme review
- Line 4: Phoneme review
- Line 5: Blending two phonemes (real & pseudo)
- Line 6: CVC words with minimal contrasts
- Line 7: Phrase with targeted skill
- Line 8: Connected text
Intermediate Blending (Set 2):
- Continues phoneme-level practice.
- Advances to blending two and three real and pseudo phonemes.
- Gradual transition to reading connected text for a seamless learning experience.
- Each page follows this format:
- Line 1: Phoneme review
- Line 2: Phoneme review
- Line 3: Blending two phonemes (pseudo words)
- Line 4: Blending two phonemes (real words)
- Line 5: Blending three phonemes (pseudo words)
- Line 6: Blending three phonemes (real words)
- Line 7: Phrase with targeted skill
- Line 8: Connected text
- Challenges students to read words with changing minimal skills for targeted vowels (initial, middle, or final sounds).
- Includes lines with mixed words and connected text.
- Perfect for reinforcing learned skills.
- Each page follows this format:
- Line 1: Changes in initial sound
- Line 2: Changes in final sound
- Line 3: Changes in middle sounds
- Line 4: Mixed target skill
- Line 5: Mixed CVC practice (for students who are ready)
- Line 6: Challenge word for targeted vowel
- Lines 7-8: Connected text
- Aligned with the principles of the science of reading, our blending lines ensure that your students receive the most effective instruction.
- Allows flexible use in whole-class or small-group settings.
- Encourages independent practice for sustained skill development.
