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Basic Short Vowels - SOUND CITY READING

sounds together smoothly (oral blending), without a break between the sounds. This may be a challenge at first. Repeated reading and daily practice are helpful. Students must do just the opposite of decoding when spelling words. They hear the whole word and must break it apart mentally into its separate sounds. This is called seg-menting a word.