Matching Pairs READ 3317Online version Matching by kg gentsch 1 explicit & systematic instruction 2 Print awareness 3 regular words 4 blending 5 decoding 6 decodable texts 7 phonics 8 phonological awareness 9 word sorting 10 irregular words often a synonym for reading Stringing sounds the letters make together to make a word. (sh + ip is /ship/) All the letters represent their most common sounds. ( examples: sit, fan, pants) being aware of and manipulating spoken sounds (counting the number of words in a sentence) understanding the function and purpose of print (directionality) Overtly teaching the steps within a planned, sequential program of instruction. (synthetic phonics) One or more letters do not represent the most common sound (was, of, they) The process of teaching sound-symbol relationships (T makes the /t/ sound)