Determining Continuum of Phonics Blending Strategies Templates Sounds/blending 2 9 Sounds-spelling/blending 7 8 10 High frequency words 3 Kindergarten/Early First Grade Sounds: (e.g., saying letter sounds) Continuous Sound Blending: (mmmaaat) First/Second Grade Reading Sound Spellings: (ai, a_e, oy, ar) Sound by Sound Blending: (p,pl, plai, plain, plain) mAKE COPIES Word reading spelling focused: (ai, plain) Kindergarten/First/Second Grade Introduce words Say it, spell it, say it Reading Words: say the word (building automaticity)