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Decoding the Letter W

The sound of the letter w is the /w/ sound. Introducing the Letter W Look at the pictures below and point to the letter making /w/ sound....

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Decoding the Letter V

The sound of the letter v is the /v/ sound. Introducing the Letter V Look at the pictures below and point to the letter making the /v/...

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Decoding the Digraph SH

The sound of the digraph sh is the /sh/ sound. Introducing the Digraph SH Look at the pictures below and point to the letters making /sh/...

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Decoding the Digraph CK

The sound of the digraph ck is the /k/ sound. We use the digraph ck to make the /k/ sound after a short vowel. Introducing the Digraph CK...

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Decoding the Letter U

The letter U is a vowel. That means we have to open our mouths to make the sound. All vowels make more than one sound. In this lesson, we...

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Decoding the Letter L

The sound of the letter l is the /l/ sound. Introducing the Letter L Look at the pictures below and point to the letter making /l/ sound....

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Decoding the Letter O

The letter O is a vowel. That means we have to open our mouths to make the sound. All vowels make more than one sound. In this lesson, we...

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Decoding the Letter J

The sound of the letter j is the /j/ sound. Introducing the Letter J Look at the pictures below and point to the letter making /j/ sound....

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Decoding the Letter K

The sound of the letter k is the /k/ sound. Introducing the Letter K Look at the pictures below and point to the letter making /k/ sound....

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Decoding the Letter G

The most common sound of the letter g is the /g/ sound. Introducing the Letter G Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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Decoding the Letter F

The sound of the letter f is the /f/ sound. Introducing the Letter F Look at the pictures below and point to the letter making /f/ sound....

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Decoding the Letter B

The most common sound of the letter b is the /b/ sound. Introducing the Letter B Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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Decoding the Letter N

The most common sound of the letter n is the /n/ sound. Introducing the Letter N Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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Decoding the Letter I

The letter I is a vowel. That means we have to open our mouths to make the sound. All vowels make more than one sound. In this lesson, we...

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Decoding the Letter R

The most common sound of the letter r is the /r/ sound. INTRODUCING THE LETTER R Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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Decoding the Letter H

The most common sound of the letter h is the /h/ sound. Introducing the Letter H Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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The Letter C

The most common sound of the letter c is the /k/ sound. Introducing the Letter C Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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Decoding the Letter E

The letter E is a vowel. That means we have to open our mouths to make the sound. All vowels make more than one sound. In this lesson, we...

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Decoding the Letter D

The most common sound of the letter d is the /d/ sound. Introducing the Letter D Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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Decoding the Letter M

The most common sound of the letter m is the /m/ sound. Introducing the Letter M Look at the pictures below and point to the letter...

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