Wouldn't it be wonderful that as soon as students knew their letter sounds and could blend phonemes, blending CVC words would be a breeze? We can dream, can't we!? Sometimes it's not always that simple. We still need to explicitly teach them how to put all of the reading pieces together. CVC instruction still needs to be systematic, logical, practiced in whole group and small group, and needs to follow a "gradual release" model - I Do, We Do, You Do.
I've found that having a prerequisite list to word reading is super helpful when beginning to learn CVC words. I'm here to share that with you today, along with what it looks like to put CVC instruction into practice in a classroom setting.
