What is Phonics? How Phonics Works? Oral Blending As we discussed, Blending and segmenting skills are like learning to swim or riding a bicycle. Children need time and a lot of practice to learn these skills. You can start early by playing oral blending and segmenting games. Like You can Say - “ Where is /d-a-d/? Don't use the word dad, let your child blend those sounds in her mind and figure out the word. I see a /c-a-t/. I am going to /b-e-d /. Please bring me a /p-e-n/. And so on. This game w