For ALL students, you can clap out the words in sentences while talking, reading, and singing.

• • Ex. Clean up song: “Clean (clap) up (clap) clean (clap) up (clap), everybody (clap) clean (clap) up (clap)

  • Ex. Calendar: “Today (clap) is (clap) Monday (clap)

Modifications: if a student cannot make a physical gesture (clap, rock, flick) look for other way to have them demonstrate (smack their lips, tap, grunt).

Given two smaller words, student blends them together to form a compound word.

Have student listen as you say two small words (ex. dog... house). Ask them to put the words together in their head to make a bigger word. Then have them say the bigger word (in their head or aloud, if possible) or have them select the correct compound word given choices.

This Google slides activity is great nonverbal way to practice word blending.

Given a compound word, the student breaks the word into two smaller words.

Ask the student to clap the word parts in doghouse. If a student cannot clap, have them use an alternative response method (see above) or gently tap on student's arm while you say the word parts.

These puzzles are one example of how students can blend word and segment word parts.