s sit

This is the consonant sound /s/

Watch the video then do the practice sheet.

/s/ is a loooong sound. Like the sounds of m, r, l, f, n, v, z, you can hold “sss” for a long time. See how loooong your little learner can say “sss”. It’s not “es” it’s just “sss”.

t tap

This is the consonant sound /t/

Watch the video then do the practice sheet.

/t/ is a very short quick sound.

The quick sounds are also called stops: d, b, g, j, p, t, k. Put them at the end of word to hear how they sound: dad, jab, big, tap, pit, bulk. Notice how they can’t be long, like continuous (long) sounds: m, s, l, r, f, n, v, z

p pop

This is the consonant sound /p/

Watch the video then do the practice sheet.

Close your lips. Try to blow air out. Open the lips at the front a tiny bit. Release the air - that’s the sound of ‘p’ - just a pop of air. 

Mostly so far, we’ve been hearing the sound at the start of words, but ‘pop’ has the subtle /p/ sound at the start and end, with a short o vowel in the middle.

/P/ is a quick sound and is unvoiced, meaning you don’t use your vocal cords to make the sound!

The quick sounds are also called stops: d, b, g, j, p, t, k. Put them at the end of word to hear how their sound: dad, jab, big, tap, pit, bulk. Notice how they can’t be long, like continuous sounds: m, s, l, r, f, n, v, z

blend s i t

This is how you blend the sounds together to read a word. Congratulations! you can read !

Watch the video then do the practice sheets.