Commonly Confused Sounds

Course Details

• COURSE TYPE

  Asynchronous (learners can complete the course at a time that suits them);

• COURSE TIME

  1-2 learning hours

  This course provides 30 days of access.

• COURSE AUDIENCE

  Classroom teachers (early and elementary) Literacy and reading interventionists Special education and resource teachers Literacy coaches and instructional leads Educators supporting students with phonemic awareness or phonics difficulties

• WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Educators will learn how to identify and respond to common consonant and vowel confusions during phonemic awareness and phonics instruction. They will leave with practical, classroom-ready strategies to remediate errors and support accurate, confident decoding.

Course Objectives

1. Identify why sound confusions can occur and which pairs are most problematic
2. Apply auditory discrimination and kinesthetic feedback strategies effectively
3. Implement structured, multisensory routines for consonant and vowel remediation
4. Design scaffolded instruction that moves students toward mastery

Course Topics

• Why Does Sound Confusion Matter for Struggling Readers?
• Why Sound Confusion Happens
• Remediating Consonant Confusion
• Tackling Tricky Vowels
• Next Steps

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