English - Reading Fundamentals - Decoding CVC words - Sound It Out Strategy
6 steps using the word 'map' as example: (1) Look at the first letter: M. What sound does it make? /m/. (2) Look at the middle letter: A. What sound? /æ/ (short a). (3) Look at the last letter: P. What sound? /p/. (4) Now BLEND them together slowly: /m/... /æ/... /p/. (5) Say it faster: /mæp/ = MAP!