There is a sense in which this is just your basic, run of the mill long-a sound. It's true! But I like to teach this as a blend so that students see
The OTHER or Sound: or as in doctor
We know the word or and the words, such as Lord that follow this same rule. But the or blend can make another sound as well: it can sound like er
Introducing the tch Sound
For 95% of my students, this lesson has actually been unnecessary. I do it anyhow, though, because I never know who is in the 5% that needs it. The
When wh Makes the h Sound
There are very few words in the English language in which the blend wh makes the h sound, and we might as well face those facts with this book. All
Long-O and Silent-e
At our house, we call this the o-something-e rule. Yep. That's its official name. That might not be as fancy as what other people call it,
When su Says |shü|
This is another one of those rules that doesn't come into play very often. As a reading teacher, it is sometimes really tempting to skip these