Step-by-step English Level 2 · Reading longer words · Summary
Step-by-step English Level 2 Reading longer words: summary and key words
Part of the Step-by-step English Level 2 reading longer words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Split the word | Keep digraphs and vowel teams together, then split after each sound |
| Blend the word | Say each sound in order, then join them quickly |
| Match the picture | Read the whole word before you look at the pictures |
| Find a sound in a list | Read each word and look for the sound in its place |
Can you…?
- I can split a longer word into its sounds
- I can blend the sounds of a longer word
- I can match a longer word to its picture
- I can find the word with a given sound in a list
Key terms
- unit
- one sound, which may be one letter or a digraph or vowel team
- blend
- join the sounds together to read a word
- longer word
- a word with four or more letters