Welcome back to Read Not Guess. Today we’re going to work on the letter “V.”
Remember that we’re going to focus on the sounds the letters make. Both parent and child will need to be able to see the screen.
Ok, let’s get started.
Today’s Letter Sound
Today we’re going to work on the letter “V.”
We’re going for a “v” sound like at the beginning of the words “van” or “violin.”
Ask your child to make the “v” sound 3 times as they point to the letters:
v
v
v
Ask your child if they can think of any words that have the “v” sound.
If they need help, the words volcano, village, and vacuum all have the “v” sound.
Have them say the “v” sound 3 more times as they point to the letters:
v
v
v
Word Practice
Now we’re going to work on “blending” letter sounds into words. Your child can start slowly by saying each sound individually, but each time, they should try to say it just a bit faster.
Ask your child to say the correct sounds as they point to the letters:
v a n
v an
van
Did they get it right? If they're still reading it as "vuh-an-nuh" by the end of the sequence, have them do it faster until they are reading the word "van" correctly. Let’s do a few more:
v e t
v et
vet
And:
v et s
vets
And:
v at
vat
And:
v est
vest
And:
v is it
v is it
visit
Hard Word Challenge
Ready for harder challenges? See if your child can sound out these words:
vivid
velvet
vanilla
Did they get them right? If they stumble, have your child keep sounding out the words until they get them right.
That’s it for today. We’ll see you next time!