Wow. How to start...
I have two kindergarteners who are significantly behind. My girl has the initial sounds down pat, except for the qu. Short and long vowels? No problem. Then we got to the initial blends - none. She separates the sounds instead of blending them together. Ending blends? Almost none. Silent e ? Nope. Cape is cap. She did know kite. The "z" nonsense words? She was able to sound out those as long as they were CVC patterns. I very much feel like I'm stuck in sand, just spinning my wheels. But we keep going over and over the same stuff. Mastery, right? The memory worries me. I explain, model, we practice together, then she tries on her own and cannot do it. Sigh!!!
How is her phonological awareness? Determine her level on the phonological awareness continuum, and work from there. Proceed very, very slowly and systematically. Always start with a read aloud, and engage in some conversations about the story, being sure to extend and expand her responses. Kim posted some good resources (websites) for additional activities.
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