"The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel letter A. It explains how the presence of a final 'e' at the end of words changes the sound of A from short to long. Through ...

The first key skill in phonics is to learn the letters and their sounds ... the tricky part (ai) that makes an ‘e’ sound, and the simple ‘d’ sound. The common exception words for each ...