Jennifer Tarle's Blog, page 132
April 2, 2014
How to spell the L sound
The L sound is spelled one of two ways: L: last, delete, loyal LL: caller, well
March 26, 2014
How to spell the W sound
The W sound is most likely spelled with the letter W: won, went, always. Easy, right? There, of course, are a few exceptions: O: one WH: what
March 24, 2014
Lift a flap books by Karen Katz
I came across these short, fun, colorful, lift a flap books by accident. They have quickly become some of my favorites. The children (ages 2-5) that I work with love them too. They are charming for children and adults. As most parents know, children enjoy hearing the same story again and again. Reading these books for the
March 23, 2014
Congratulations!
Congratulations to my clients on their acceptance to: HEC Paris (Ecole des hautes études commerciales de Paris) Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania UCLA Anderson School of Management Best wishes in your future endeavors!
How to say the letter Y
The letter Y can be pronounced many ways. It can be pronounced the following ways: Long I in SKY Short i in GYM Long E in LADY Y in YES If combined with another vowel into a digraph, since Y is sometimes a vowel, then it can be pronounced: Long OY in OYSTER Long A
March 19, 2014
How to spell the J sound
The J sound, /dʒ/, is usually spelled with the letter J: job, adjust. It can also be spelled: DG: judge G: page GG: exaggeration D: educator
March 16, 2014
Pronouncing double vowels
In English, when two vowels are written together, you do not necessarily have to say both vowels. This is called a vowel digraph. One of the vowels is pronounced, the other is silent. This is the case in the word PAIN for the digraph AI which is pronounced as a long A while the I
March 12, 2014
How to spell the CH sound
The CH sound, /tʃ/ is typically spelled with the letters CH: check, discharge, each. It can also be spelled: T: naturally TCH: catch
March 9, 2014
R controlled vowels
When a word contains a vowel plus an R, then the vowel is controlled by the R. The vowel may be a static ER or a movement ER (ARE, AIR, OR, IRE, EAR). This happens in these words: Start: S-T-ARE-T Beer: B-EAR Fire: F-IRE Four: F-OR Care: C-AIR Fir: F-ER Hurt: H-ER-
March 5, 2014
How to say the ZH sound
The ZH sound, /ʒ/, is not very common in American English. In fact, it usually only occurs in the middle of a word. It can be spelled as follows: S: Asia G: beige
