Project Read
Sound symbol relationship
Project Read
• Project Read helps your child segment and
blend letter sounds to form words.
• By starting with simple “cvc” words or
consonant, vowel, consonant words your child
will develop the skills needed to sound out
multi-syllable words.
• Project Read teaches the “rules” of our language
which will help your child become a better
speller and not need to memorize words.
Tap and Slide
also known as “Pound and Sound”
• Use your fist to tap the table and make the
first letter sound.
• Repeat for each letter
• After tapping out all the letters use your fist to
“slide” together all the letter sounds and say
the word.
Tap and Slide
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Finger Spell
• Use your fingers to make each letter sound as
you spell out the Project Read words.
• Pop up one finger for each sound you hear in
the word.
• Say the sound and the letter that makes that
sound.
Finger Spell
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Start with the thumb
Throw and Catch the Words
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Say the word out loud into your hand.
Make a fist and throw the word to your child.
Your child will catch the word in their hand
Your child says each of the sounds slowly as
they open up their hand one finger at a time
to release the word back into the air.
Throw, Catch and Release
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Project Read
• Have fun practicing these techniques at home.
• Project Read is a fun way to help your child
remember their letter sounds and for
segmenting words and blending them
together.
Thank you,
The First Grade Teachers