Reading Remedies
Blending Assessment  

Students must develop oral blending before they develop an ability to blend the written word.

Say: I'm going to say some sounds and I want you to put them together to make a word. For example, /c/ /a/ /t/ would be...cat

  (Check box for correct answers):
1. /f/ /a/ /n/
2. /l/ /e/ /g/
3. /b/ /i/ /n/
4. /h/ /i/ /p/
5. /p/ /ay/
6. /f/ /ī/ /n/ /d/
7. /c/ /ow/
8. /b/ /r/ /u/ /sh/
9. /c/ /r/ /a/ /f/ /t/
10. /h/ /ar/ /p/

Next, have the student read the following words:

11. cat
12. zap
13. jig
14. kit
15. wigs
16. yam
17. sack
18. wimp
19. velvet
20. hectic
/20 correct
Students should answer at least 16 questions correctly.