PhonicsYears 0–2Phonics Application

Fred Talk / robot talk (segmenting for spelling)

Segment words into individual phonemes for spelling, saying each sound separately (robot/Fred talk) before writing: e.g. sh-o-p, t-r-ai-n, s-p-l-a-sh

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Let's pretend to be robots! 🤖 When we say a word like a robot, we stretch it into little sounds.

  2. 2

    How many sounds are in 'cat'? 🐱

  3. 3

    Tap the sounds in 'dog' 🐶 — say each sound as you tap.

  4. 4

    Let's do one together: 'sun' ☀️

  5. 5

    Can you robot-talk 'pig' 🐷? Tap the sounds in the right order.

  6. 6

    Which word has 3 sounds: 'cat' or 'fox'? 🦊

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