3. Again pronounce the word. Call upon the children collectively and individually to do the same.
The Eye.
1. Write the word run on the blackboard.
2. Cover the un and have the r sounded.
3. Cover the r and have the un sounded.
4. Uncover the whole word and ask the children to put the two sounds together to make the word, run.
If the children cannot do this the teacher may do it for them, making the sound r prominent. The ability to blend one sound with another should not be a difficult phase of the work. The teacher's attitude toward blending is the influence which makes it hard or easy for the child.
To associate the sound r with its written symbol the following method is suggested:
The teacher writes r upon the blackboard, giving the sound, not the name. She then calls upon the children collectively and individually to give the sound.