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Segmenting and blending

What is 'segmenting and blending'?

Segmenting is the ability to break sentences, phrases or words into smaller parts.

Blending is the ability to join speech sounds together to say words.

Why it matters

Teaching segmenting and blending to children before they learn to read is important because these skills form the foundation for decoding and encoding words. Segmenting involves breaking down words into individual sounds (phonemes), while blending is the ability to smoothly combine those sounds to form words. These skills also support spelling, as children learn to break words into manageable parts and then combine them.

Activities using Cami's Reading
Adventure Card Set

Start with the beginner (yellow) set – stretch the word. ‘Can you hear the vowel sound in the middle. Say the vowel sound.’
Place a card on the table. ‘Can you say this word?’ ‘What sound do you hear in the middle?’
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Shop Card Sets

Teaching tips

  • The yellow cards incorporate a short vowel sound while the blue cards incorporate a long vowel sound.
  • The orange card set can be utilised to practise segmenting and blending of sounds.
  • When sounding out words, practise identifying the initial and final sound.
  • Some children have difficulty discriminating between and articulating vowel sounds. Modelling mouth shape and tongue placement or using a mirror may assist with this.
  • Increase complexity with the green card set and using the CCVC and CVCC words included.

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