Anna Scretching-Cole helps children learn about the short e vowel sounds. Learn about short e with Anna Scretching-Cole. The short e vowel sounds often appear in the middle of words like web and bed.

What sound does the letter y make? The letter ‘y’ on the end of a word can make a long ‘e’ sound or a long ‘i’ sound. Here we will focus on words that end in ‘y’ that make the long ‘e’ sound. Before ...

The wind is up; a dry wind. Between four walls, we're only aware of its presence by the sounds it makes. Whistling, hissing, sometimes howling. The effect on the building is noticeable: creaks in the ...

Teaching a child to read is all about "decoding," a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term – and some parents will hear it a ...

Ideophones, or words that sound like what they mean—words whose sound evokes the sensory experience they describe, like swish or twinkle—are easier to learn than other words, a new study finds. The ...