The teacher pulls out one letter at a time from the slider. The student says the name of the sound and the teacher moves on to the next letter. To make it a little easier, I have them blend the first two sounds together and then add the last sound on. The student says the word at the end. They can check to see if they got the word right by looking at the picture at the end! They LOVE it and it's so simple (the slider is made from a letter-sized envelope).
These are my Blend and Digraph Word Sliders
Just added- Vowel Team Word Sliders!
Or you can buy them in a bundled pack for a discount! :)