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Blending

Merging individual sounds together to read a word.

Used in
All four UK nations (details may differ), United States
Topic
Teaching and learning

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Segmenting All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
Breaking a word into its individual sounds, used for spelling.
Phonics All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
Teaching children to read by linking sounds (phonemes) with letters or groups of letters (graphemes).

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