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  • Short Vowels Skill Explainer

Quick Look: Blending Words with Short Vowels

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Produced by Reading Universe, a partnership of WETA, Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book
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Carla Miller: What word did she read?

Student 1: Cat.

Carla Miller: Good. What did I just do?

Student 1: Cap.

Carla Miller: Good. What word was that?

Student 1: CapNap.

Carla Miller: Nap. Good. I'm going to go to Ilia. What word was that?

Ilia: Nap.

Carla Miller: Look, I'm changing my vowel in the middle. What word do we have now?

Ilia: /n/, /ĭ/, /p/. Nip.

Carla Miller: Excellent. I love how you pulled it together at the end.

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