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How to spell the G sound

The G sound is typically spelled with a G:  go, again, big. It can also be spelled: GG:  egg GUE:  league

You say potato. I say potato.

How do you say Potato? Add your accent to “You Say Potato” Accent Map. I did!

Research: Babies Practice Talking Silently

More research to back up why you should talk to your child. Babies silently practise speaking way before they talk

How to spell the V sound

The V sound is typically spelled with the letter V:  void, advance, move. In a rare exception, it can be spelled with the letter F as in the word

How to spell the long OY sound

The long OY sound, [ɔɪ̯], is typically spelled with an OI:  oil, foil, voice; or with an OY:  boy, enjoyed,destroy. In some cases, it can be spelled OIS as in Illinois

How to spell the TH sound

There is only one way to spell the TH sound, whether it is voiced or voiceless, is with the letters TH:  thing, athlete, math, than, although

The Mighty

Give this site, The Mighty, a look! There are great and inspiring articles on “super heroes among us”. Enjoy!

Listen to my interview on WSPD

Listen to my interview with Fred Lefevre on 1370 WSPD Listen here

Research: How arbitrary is language? English words structured to help kids learn

Summary: Words in the English language are structured to help children learn, according to research. Words like “woof” accurately represent the sound of a dog while sounds with similar meanings may have a similar structure, such as the “sl” sound at the beginning of a word often has negative properties as in “slime, slur, slum, [&hellip

Thanks for a Great Summer!

Accent reduction training is unfortunately not something that is offered at my University as a part of my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, however I chose to seek out a summer clinical internship position to find out what this part of the field was all about. I did not know what to expect, but I [&hellip