ABSTRACT
Long vowels say their names and are coded with a macron (¯). The long vowels and their keywords are:
a¯ a¯corn e¯ e¯mu ı¯ ı¯vy o¯ o¯pener u¯ u¯niform
The teacher/learning partner:
• demonstrates all the long vowels by segmenting the sounds and then blending them as:
/a¯/ /gent/ /e¯/ /vil/ /pı¯ / /lot/ /po¯/ /lo¯/ /fl/ /u¯/
• generates further examples from discussion with the learner(s)
/a¯/ a apron agent /e¯/ be he me we evil demon /ı¯/ I by my try why pilot hi-fi /o¯/ go no so ago also polo solo zero /u¯/ flu music guru menu
Checklist of consonant sounds and the different ways to spell them
