Sound Smashers Facilitation Guide
Sound Smashers
Teacher Facilitation Guide
Intervention Level TIER 3
Objective
Student will segment and blend CVC words into individual phonemes with 80% accuracy over 3 consecutive sessions.
Duration
15–20 Minutes daily (Intensive individual or 1:3 ratio).
Materials
Slide Deck, Practice Mat, Word Cards, Data Tracker, 3 tactile markers (blocks or chips).
The Lesson Blueprint
Step 1: Sight Sound Warm-Up (2 min) Quick Pace
Display the Slide Deck "Warm-Up" slides. The student identifies the sound of 5–10 letters previously taught.
"Get your hard hats on! Let's check our tools. What sound does this letter make? Good. And this one?"
Step 2: "I DO" - The Sound Break (3 min) Modeling
Focus: Phoneme Segmentation
Model breaking a word into parts using the Practice Mat. Place a card (e.g., CAT) on the mat.
- Touch: "Watch me. This word is /cat/. I'm going to smash it into three sounds."
- Action: Push a block into each box while saying: "/k/... /a/... /t/."
- Blend: Swipe your finger across the bottom arrow: "CAT! We built it!"
Step 3: "WE DO" - Collaborative Construction (5 min) Guided Practice
Repeat the process together with the student for 3–5 words. Provide immediate feedback.
Teacher: "Our next word is /map/. Let's say the sounds together as we push the blocks."
Together: "/m/... /a/... /p/."
Teacher: "Great construction work. Now smash them back together! What word?"
Student: "MAP!"
Step 4: "YOU DO" - Site Inspection (5 min) Independent Practice
Student performs the segmentation and blending task independently for 5 new words. Record performance on the Data Tracker.
The Repair Kit (Error Correction)
If Student Substitutes a Sound
Stop immediately. "My turn. The sound in the middle is /a/. What sound? /a/. Let's try /map/ again. /m/... /a/... /p/."
If Student Cannot Blend
Provide a "continuous" model. Slide your finger slowly: "mmmmaaaaapppp." Gradually shorten the duration until they blend "MAP."
Construction Word List
cat
map
sun
pig
hop
net
cup
bin
log
bed
hat
rug
Sound Smashers Slides
SOUND
SMASHERS
Phoneme Construction Zone
CAUTION: BRAIN AT WORK
SOUNDS AHEAD
SMASHING ZONE
Tool Check
Warm-Up
Identify the sound for each tool:
m
a
p
s
t
c
o
b
I Do: Smash It!
CAT
/k/
Smash 1
/a/
Smash 2
/t/
Smash 3
Build it back: CAT!
We Do: Build Together
MAP
Your Turn! Push the sounds...
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You Do: Site Inspection
1. Pick a Word Card
2. Smash the Sounds (Push blocks)
3. Build the Word (Slide and blend)
Words to Build:
SUN
PIG
HOP
Job Well Done!
The site is secure. See you tomorrow!
Sound Smashers Word Cards
Sound Smashers
CVC Word Cards
Intervention Level: Tier 3
Instructions: Cut along the dashed lines. Use these cards with the Sound Smashers Practice Mat. Students should identify the object, segment the sounds, and blend them back together.
🐱
cat
🗺️
map
☀️
sun
🐷
pig
🐰
hop
🕸️
net
🥤
cup
🗑️
bin
🪵
log
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Sound Smashers Data Tracker
Sound Smashers
Intervention Progress Tracker
Intervention TIER 3
Student:
Instructor:
Mastery Goal
Student will segment and blend CVC words into individual phonemes with 80% accuracy (4/5 words) over 3 consecutive sessions.
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Observation Codes
S Sound Substituted
B Blending Delay
G Guessing from Pic
I Incomplete Segment
© Sound Construction Inc. Site Inspection Data Log