Articles tagged with: consonant blends

How to…teach words with consonant blends

Posted on 27th November 202321st November 2023 in Learning to Read and tagged consonant blends, explain word building, word chainsLeave a Comment

In our ‘how to…’ series we are going to delve into all things phonics instruction and give you our expert advice on developing confident readers. *** Blending sounds together takes place in working memory which is very limited and fleeting. Words with consonant blends can be problematic. The more sounds in the word, the harder […]

What is…a consonant blend (consonant cluster)?

Posted on 23rd October 202318th October 2023 in Learning to Read, Reading Difficulties and tagged consonant blends, consonant clustersLeave a Comment

In our ‘what is…’ series we’re taking things back to basics! From phonics to decoding, blending and more, we’re going to break things down and give you our expert advice on each area, to help answer any questions you may have around teaching reading. *** A consonant blend or consonant cluster is when two or […]

New Workbook for Dandelion Launchers – sneak preview

Posted on 4th March 201217th January 2017 in Our News, Reading Resources and tagged adjacent consonants, CCVC words, CCVCC words, consonant blends, consonant clusters, CVCC wordsLeave a Comment

We are delighted to announce that our new Dandelion Launchers workbook for Units 8-10 is in the last stages of production and will soon be available. This workbook focuses on adjacent consonants. To find out why this may be a useful resource for your pupils click here

What are adjacent consonants?

Posted on 1st December 201131st May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read, Synthetic Phonics and tagged adjacent consonants, article, beginner readers, blends, CCCVC, ccvc, ccvcc, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, CVCC, final blends, initial blends, VCC, what are adjacent consonants?Leave a Comment

Synthetic Phonics programmes now talk of ‘adjacent consonants’. What are adjacent consonants? Why is it that the letters ‘bl’ in the word ‘black’ are adjacent consonants while the letters ‘ck’ are not?