Module 2: Building Blocks of Words

£25.00

Building Blocks of Words teaches students the core concepts and terminology that form the basis of all other modules

Overview

Students learn to break words into their ‘building blocks’, and the terminology that accompanies this. Breaking words into smaller, more manageable chunks helps students to read, spell and understand the meaning of words.

Step-by-step guidance for teaching Building Blocks of Words is available in the Teaching Manual.

Building Blocks of Words teaches students the core concepts and terminology that form the basis of all other modules

Overview

Students learn to break words into their ‘building blocks’, and the terminology that accompanies this. Breaking words into smaller, more manageable chunks helps students to read, spell and understand the meaning of words.

Step-by-step guidance for teaching Building Blocks of Words is available in the Teaching Manual.

What You’ll Get

  • This 29-page workbook provides the foundation for the LIfTT intervention. It covers the following areas:

    • Introduction to the ‘building blocks’ of words (syllables, phonemes, graphemes, affixes and bases).

    • Activities to promote understanding of key vocabulary (syllable, vowel letter, consonant letter, vowel phoneme, consonant phoneme, grapheme, digraph, trigraph, split digraph, breve, macron, prefix, base, suffix, affix, free base, bound base).

    • Activities to practise segmentation and blending if needed.

    • Introduction to word sums and morphological matrices.

  • This 119-page booklet includes flashcards, games, pictures and other activities to scaffold learning.