This classroom management/discipline approach centers around four types of punishment/reinforcement: Positive reinforcement: Giving extra credit for a question answered with much thought Positive punishment: A meeting with the principal Negative reinforcement: Removal from list of students who have to answer questions Negative punishment: Decrease in free time
A blend is when you take two letters and place them together (side-by-side) in a word, and you perceive both sounds. A few examples include: bl, gr, st, or nd.
Vowel combinations that can make more than one sound, such as the oo in book and moon OR sounds that can be signified by more than one vowel mixture, like the sound of /ah/ in tall, caught, or cost.