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How to…teach the schwa sound

Posted on 4th April 20247th February 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading and tagged schwa soundLeave a Comment

In our ‘how to…’ series we are going to delve into all things phonics instruction and give you our expert advice on developing confident readers. *** Did you know that the schwa is the most common sound in the English language? This is because there is a schwa sound in most multisyllabic words. Additionally, did […]

What is a schwa sound?

Posted on 16th March 202112th June 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read and tagged #spellingmatters, article, beginner readers, explain schwa, how to teach schwas, how to teach spelling, schwa sound, schwas, spelling, teach schwa, what is a schwa?, why schwa sounds matterLeave a Comment

What is a schwa sound? And, did you know it is the most common sound in the English language? A schwa sound is a weak vowel sound in an unstressed syllable. Here is an explanation: Most multisyllabic words in English are pronounced with a stress on one syllable. Take the word ‘chicken’ the stress in […]

What is a schwa sound?

Posted on 11th May 201321st May 2024 in Synthetic Phonics and tagged schwa, schwa sound, spelling multi-syllabic words, spelling schwa soundsLeave a Comment

We teach children to sound out words when they read and to sound out words when they spell. Does that really work all the time, though? Actually, many words are not spelled exactly as they are pronounced. Thanks to Susan Godsland of www.dyslexics.org.uk for flagging up this article by John Walker from the Literacy Blog, where you can […]