Project Read

Sound symbol relationship

Project Read

• Project Read helps your child segment and blend letter sounds to form words.

• By starting with simple “cvc” words or consonant, vowel, consonant words your child will develop the skills needed to sound out multi-syllable words.

• Project Read teaches the “rules” of our language which will help your child become a better speller and not need to memorize words.

Tap and Slidealso known as “Pound and Sound”

• Use your fist to tap the table and make the first letter sound.

• Repeat for each letter• After tapping out all the letters use your fist to

“slide” together all the letter sounds and say the word.

Tap and Slide

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Finger Spell

• Use your fingers to make each letter sound as you spell out the Project Read words.

• Pop up one finger for each sound you hear in the word.

• Say the sound and the letter that makes that sound.

Finger Spell

cat

Start with the thumb

Throw and Catch the Words

• Say the word out loud into your hand.• Make a fist and throw the word to your child.• Your child will catch the word in their hand• Your child says each of the sounds slowly as

they open up their hand one finger at a time to release the word back into the air.

Throw, Catch and Release

catc a t

Project Read

• Have fun practicing these techniques at home.• Project Read is a fun way to help your child

remember their letter sounds and for segmenting words and blending them together.

Thank you,The First Grade Teachers