Diagnostic match · Phoneme Blending & Continuous Phonation

1st Grade CVC Blending: Small Group Intervention

For first graders who know letter sounds but stall when blending three phonemes.

What you see	Child knows individual letter sounds but cannot blend into a word ('c-a-t' -> 'dog' or silence).
Root gap	Phoneme Blending & Continuous Phonation
Instructional target	Continuous blending routines with continuous initial consonants (/m/, /s/, /f/, /n/).
role	Classroom Teacher
skill	CVC & Short Vowels
grade	Grades 1–2
setting	Tier 2 Small Group (3–5)
time	10–12 min rapid routine

Exclusion / Risk Boundary

Do NOT introduce stop sounds (/t/, /p/, /b/) initially; avoid visual letter tiles before oral blending is secure.

Root gap · Phoneme Blending & Continuous Phonation

Target · Continuous blending routines with continuous initial consonants (/m/, /s/, /f/, /n/).

Targeted word list preview · LM-101

matsatfatratsaglapmapsapsitfitlitripsiplipfigrig

Short-Vowel Blending Small-Group Kit$14
Directly targets CVC & Short Vowels: Short /a/, /i/, /o/ CVC with continuous initial consonants (m, s, f, l, n, r).
Nasal Sound Exclusion Phonics Pack$12
Directly targets CVC & Short Vowels: Short-vowel confusion (/e/ vs /i/, /a/ vs /e/) in CVC and CCVC.
Continuous Blending CVC Intervention$12
Directly targets CVC & Short Vowels: Inability to blend 3 phonemes; short /a/ and /i/ with continuous sounds only.