How Can We Help Students Who Struggle with Consonant Blends?

Dr. Louisa Moats, author of the LETRS professional development program for teachers, discusses the importance of using phonemic awareness activities to help early readers who miss consonants when spelling blends, for instance deleting the /l/ sound in melt or the /t/ sound in stick. 

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Louisa Moats

Dr. Louisa Moats is a nationally recognized authority on how children learn to read and why some struggle to learn. Widely acclaimed as a researcher, speaker, consultant, and trainer, Moats has developed the landmark professional development program LETRS for teachers and reading specialists.

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Phonics and Decoding, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
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