Once your child is familiar with all the phonics and main combinations you need to teach them to blend the letters together into words - this is called phonetic reading.

There are several frequently used words that do not follow regular phonics rules. These are called 'sightwords' and you should teach your child to recognize them by sight. However, you do not want your child to overrely on sightwords, because they will not be able to read a word they haven't already memorised. a, and, away, big, blue

You can practice all the blends of consonants and vowels in this bubbling exercise. After that you can practice 2-3 letter words in this exercise. Have the child elongate when they read - make long 'aaaat', 'haaaat' words. Avoid short choppy sounds where each letter in the world is read separatelt: h-a-t-, a-t e.t.c. Fill in the beginning blends in these sheets, then randomy point at the pictures for the child to read - the child won't be able to memorise all of these words (there are too many) and will have no choice but to peek into the words and read them.
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