63K views · 331 reactions | Help students get a grasp on phoneme segmentation with these engaging activities. Students love using the BINGO markers to stretch out words! These are great for literacy centers or to use with your RTI groups. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phoneme-Segmentation-Activities-Low-Prep-2123699 | Fluency & Fitness+ | Facebook

Blending, segmenting, and phoneme manipulation skills are fundamental skills for the development of reading and spelling abilities. Blending: combining individual phonemes (the smallest units of sound in a language) together to form a word. It is the ability to smoothly and accurately merge sounds to identify the word they create. For example, if given the sounds /k/, /a/, and /t/, a child with good blending skills can put them together to correctly say “cat.” This skill is particularly importan