Kindergarden Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide

74 Kindergarten | Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide

• Recall that there are two other variations for blending three-phoneme words
  suggested in the Unit 2 Pause Point Blend Two or Three Sounds to Form a
  Word:
  
  
  • Touch It!
  
  
  • Clapping and Slapping Sounds
    Two- to Four-Phoneme Words (Finger Motion)
    Finger tapping is an option for students ready for fine motor movement. It is first
    described in Skills Strand Unit 2 Appendix A, and can be used when blending
    two- to four-phoneme words. This motion prompts students to:
  
  
  
  

1. Tap your pointing finger against your thumb as you say the first phoneme
   (e.g., /f/).


2. Tap your middle finger against your thumb as you say the second phoneme
   (e.g., /u/).


3. Tap your ring finger against your thumb as you say the third phoneme
   (e.g., /n/).


4. Tapping your pinkie finger against your thumb can be used if the word has
   a fourth phoneme.


5. Make a fist as you say the whole word with the phonemes blended
   (e.g., fun).
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/f/ /u/ /n/ fun