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Ron was in the second grade and was significantly behind in reading. Though he could stumble through some words, he lacked a lot of phonetic knowledge. Ron’s mom wasn’t sure how he fell so far behind. …
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Short vowels are the most important sounds in early literacy. Young kids must master short vowels before learning all other vowel units. There are many vowel sounds in English. If a kid misses short …
It was the end of the year. Mason was about to finish second grade. He was extremely behind and he knew it. His family was looking for a San Diego reading tutor. At night, Mason's mom searched …
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A kindergarten sight words list should focus on words that truly break the phonetic code. Very few words should be taught as sight words. An English dictionary might contain 250,000 words, yet in …
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Short vowel sounds contrast with long vowel sounds. Short vowels are: a_ as in apple e_ as in elephant i_ as in igloo o_ as in octopus u_ as in up Short vowels sounds are among the …
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