Letter Names and Sounds Skill Explainer

Articulation: Making the Sounds

When teaching students how to articulate the sounds, cues can help. This chart has student-friendly descriptions for how the consonant pairs, also known as sound cousins, are made. It also includes reminders on the special characteristics of vowels and dipthongs.

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