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Short i word slider cards

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Have you seen my word slider cards?  These are great for helping children see how sounds blend together to make words.  Today I’m sharing a set for short i.

Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

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Sounding out words is a developmental skill that not all preschoolers (or even kindergartners) are ready for.  I put together a list of 5 things kids need before it’s time to teach them to sound out words.

My four-year-old has all these things in hand, and sounding out words is clicking! Hurray!

We’ve been reading my short vowel phonics books and doing a variety of hands-on phonics activities to move him along.

 Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

Word slider cards are simple to make and use.  Simply write words on long pieces of card stock (or index cards) with a space between each new sound.  Then seal a business envelope and cut off the end.  Slide the paper into the card and pull it out slowly as your child says the sound of each letter or letter combination.

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Word slider cards for short i

I love word slider cards because they help my preschooler slow down and focus on each individual sound. That’s important when you’re dealing with tricky short vowel sounds, like short i.

Before we started, I helped him remember the short i sound.

“What would you say if you had to eat worms for lunch?  Ick!  Iiiiiih!  That’s the sound of short i.  We need that sound when we’re reading our word slider cards today.”

He slid out the first letter.

“/ssss/”

Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

Next, he said the middle sound.

 “/i/”

Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

And finally, /t/.

I prompted him to slide the sounds together.

 “Sssiiiit.”

“Good! Now say them fast.”

“Sit!”

Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

We pulled out the picture, and he was right. 🙂

Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

These cards also provide practice with digraphs (where two letters make one sound), like in the word kick and chip.  Your child will learn that when the two letters are right next to each other, they work together to make a sound.

Teaching your child to sound out words? These free word sliders are perfect for teaching short i words.

After a while he chose to just read the word cards without sliding them.

I recommend printing on cardstock.

If you’d like, laminate to make them extra durable!

More word slider cards

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13 Comments

  1. Abiemwense Yaruegbe

    October 22, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    thanks a million. This is going to be helpful to me and my preschoolers

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  2. Soti OSullivan

    January 18, 2018 at 10:05 am

    Wonderful idea, I will enjoy doing this with my little ones.

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    • Anna G

      January 25, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      I’m glad you like it, Soti!

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  3. SYIKIN

    March 17, 2015 at 1:18 am

    Thanks Anna.Your site is awesome..and you are amazing.Thanks a million.

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 19, 2015 at 12:21 pm

      Thanks so much, and you’re welcome :)!

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  4. E. Villar

    March 5, 2015 at 7:18 am

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! I marvel at all your clever ideas.
    You are amazing!

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 6, 2015 at 5:25 am

      Thanks so much for reading. 🙂

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  5. CL Anderson

    November 23, 2014 at 9:15 am

    “Thank You” for all your hard work and willingness to share!! I am going to share with my Title 1 and Special Ed staff as well as K-4 teachers!

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    • Anna Geiger

      November 24, 2014 at 10:10 pm

      You’re very welcome, and thanks so much for passing along my site! I really appreciate that.

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