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Phoneme Identification Skill Explainer

Quick Look: Isolating Phonemes

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Teacher: Let's all say the name of this picture. What is this, everybody?

Teacher and Students: Horse. Horse.

Teacher: Yes. Now, let's rollercoaster horse. Let me see you ...

Teacher and students: /h/, /or/, /s/.

Teacher: What's the ending sound?

Students: /Ssss/.

Teacher: Very nice job.

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