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Teaching Strategy: Short Vowel Sounds with Motions

Name: Teaching Strategy: Short Vowel Sounds with Motions
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Morgan Walton: These are the motions we use to help students remember the short vowel sounds ... /ă/, apple, /ĕ/, edge, /ĭ/, itch, /ŏ/, octopus, /ŭ/?, up.

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Teaching Strategy: Short Vowel Sounds with Motions

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