Today, I received a great question from a reader. After my last post on syllable division, she asked me, “What do you say about the letter i in the following examples: div i sion in ci sion de li cious am bi tion ig ni tion???” I can understand the confusion, based on my previous…
Today’s topic is FLOSS, and I’m not talking about teeth here. FLOSS is a helpful reminder to a short vowel rule that says: double f, l and s after a short vowel at the end of a ONE SYLLABLE word. This concept is taught in mainstream methods, but calling it FLOSS is something done in…
The C and G rule. What the C & G rules says is, if you have a C or a G followed by an E, I, or Y, then the C takes on the “s” sound and the G takes on the “J” sound. Important to remember is that the e, i, or y FOLLOWS…
Hearing letter sounds is a major key to learning to write and understand English. It can be confusing because many letters or letter combinations have more than one sound. Today, let’s dive into one of those combinations to unlock a lot of words in reading and spelling – the 3 sounds of ed. The 3 Sounds of…
In the English language, there is a sound that shows up constantly, but often goes unnoticed. That sound is called schwa. Any vowel — a, e, i, o, u, or y — can make the schwa sound, which is why it can feel confusing in both reading and spelling. Understanding schwa helps explain why words…
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