Swap the first sound
Write "at" on the board and hold up letter cards one at a time: c, h, b, s. Kids blend each new word out loud. Then let them try a new letter and decide if it's a real word or a silly one.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
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