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.
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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.
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/”
Next, he said the middle sound.
“/i/”
And finally, /t/.
I prompted him to slide the sounds together.
“Sssiiiit.”
“Good! Now say them fast.”
“Sit!”
We pulled out the picture, and he was right. 🙂
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.
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!
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Abiemwense Yaruegbe
thanks a million. This is going to be helpful to me and my preschoolers
Soti OSullivan
Wonderful idea, I will enjoy doing this with my little ones.
Anna G
I’m glad you like it, Soti!
SYIKIN
Thanks Anna.Your site is awesome..and you are amazing.Thanks a million.
Anna Geiger
Thanks so much, and you’re welcome :)!
E. Villar
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! I marvel at all your clever ideas.
You are amazing!
Anna Geiger
Thanks so much for reading. 🙂
CL Anderson
“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!
Anna Geiger
You’re very welcome, and thanks so much for passing along my site! I really appreciate that.