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    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Vowel a
    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Vowel a
    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Vowel a
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    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Vowel a

    By Camilia Sadik

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    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is a book for children and adults who can read but cannot spell the words that they read. It can be used by parents or in schools from the 4th grade and up, or by older children and adults as a self-help book without the help of a teacher. All ages are guaranteed to learn to read and spell hundreds of words at a time!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSpellingRulesCom
    Release dateMay 7, 2014
    ISBN9780991383726
    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day: The Vowel a

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    Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day - Camilia Sadik

    10 Phonics and Spelling Books

    The Vowel A is a volume in Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day, which is a book in six volumes that are The Vowel A, The Vowel E, The Vowel I, The Vowel O, The Vowel U, and The Consonants.

    The 10 phonics and spelling books by Linguist Camilia Sadik are for all ages and their titles are:

    1. Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (6 volumes)

    2. 100 Spelling Rules

    3. Read Instantly

    4. The Compound Words

    5. How to Teach Phonics - Teachers’ Guide

    Contents

    The vowel a has five sounds we call phonics, which are spelled in 12 ways we call spelling patterns.

    Every sound and spelling pattern of the vowel a is presented in this book, as in these examples [Long a: may, main, ate, eight, table] [Short a: man] [Special sounds of a: fall, false, author, awe, warn] [Schwa sound of a: permanent]

    Section 1: The first sound of a is the long a sound

    The long a sound is spelled in five ways, as in Elaine, Jake, Jay, Mabel, and Neighbor.

    Chapter 1: The first way to spell long a is with "ai as in Elaine"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

    Lesson 2: The two vowels walking Rule

    Lesson 3: The "ai" phonic in 210 words

    Lesson 4: The "ai words in a story about Elaine"

    Lesson 5: The "ai words in a story about Bailey"

    Lesson 6: The r-controlled words as in "air" in 33 words

    Lesson 7: The r-controlled words in a story about a "millionaire"

    Lesson 8: A special "ai" sound in 17 words as in "Chaplain"

    Lesson 9: The special "ai sound in a story about Mr. Chaplain"

    Homework

    Chapter 2: The second way to spell long a is with "a-e as in Jake"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

    Lesson 2: The "a-e" Rule

    Lesson 3: The "a-e" phonic in 413 words

    Lesson 4: The "a-e words in a story about Jake"

    Lesson 5: Remembering the "S as in Vase" in 18 words

    Lesson 6: Semivowels l, m, n, r, and s as in "Taste"

    Lesson 7: The "-ange & -aste" in 36 words

    Lesson 8: The "-ange & -aste in a story about a Ranger"

    Lesson 9: The r-controlled words as in "Scarecrow" in 46 words

    Lesson 10: The r -controlled words in a story about a "Scarecrow"

    Lesson 11: "ai" (maid) or "a-e" (made)?

    Lesson 12: Compare "ai with a-e"

    Homework

    Chapter 3: The third way to spell long a is with "ay as in Jay"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

    Lesson 2: The "ay" is for the end of words

    Lesson 3: The "ay" phonic in 120 words

    Lesson 4: The "ay words in a story about Jay"

    Lesson 5: Adding "-ing rule as in Playing"

    Lesson 6: Adding "-ed" (played) or "-d" (paid) Rule

    Homework

    Chapter 4: The fourth way to spell long a is with "a´ as in Mabel"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

    Lesson 2: The stressed final "a´" Rule

    Lesson 3: The "a´" phonic in 78 words

    Lesson 4: The stressed "a´ words in a story about a Mabel"

    Homework

    Chapter 5: The fifth way to spell long a is with "ei as in neighbor"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Long Vowel

    Lesson 2: Homonyms’ Theory

    Lesson 3: The "ei" phonic in 30 words

    Lesson 4: The "ei words in a story about a neighbor"

    Lesson 5: Minor spelling patterns of long a as in "They"

    General Homework for all of long a

    Section 2: The second sound of a is the short a sound

    The short a sound is a unique sound that is followed by one or two consonants, as in fat, fatter, fattest.

    Chapter 6: The short a sound as in "Sam"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Short Vowel

    Lesson 2: The short vowels’ Rule (fat or fate)

    Lesson 3: The short a phonic in 97 words

    Lesson 4: The short a words in a story about "Dear Matt"

    Lesson 5: The short a words in a story about "Sam & Pam"

    Lesson 6: Doubling the consonants after short a

    Lesson 7: The short a words in a story about "Dear Daddy"

    Lesson 8: The 33 words that are r-controlled as in "car"

    Lesson 9: The r-controlled word in a story about "Marc"

    Lesson 10: Compare a with a in words and in sentences

    Homework

    Section 3: The third sound of a is a special sound

    The third sound is a special sounds of a and it is spelled in four ways, as in all, always, auto, and law.

    Chapter 7: The special sound of a in "a+ll as in Football"

    Lesson 1: Explanations of the "a+ll phonic as in tall"

    Lesson 2: "ll as in wall or one l as in walnut"?

    Lesson 3: The "a+ll" phonic in 48 words

    Lesson 4: The "all words in a story about football"

    Homework

    Chapter 8: The special sound of a in "a+l as in Walter"

    Lesson 1: Explanations of the "a+l phonic as in false"

    Lesson 2: The "al" phonic in 48 words

    Lesson 3: The "al words as in a story about Walter"

    Homework

    Chapter 9: The special sound of a in "au as in Paul"

    Lesson 1: The "au phonic inside words as in auto"

    Lesson 2: The "au" phonic in 201 words

    Lesson 3: A vocabulary list of some of the "au" words

    Lesson 4: The "au words in a story about Paul"

    Homework

    Chapter 10: The special sound of a in "aw as in Dawn"

    Lesson 1: The "aw phonic as in law"

    Lesson 2: The "aw" phonic in 108 words

    Lesson 3: The "aw words in a story about Dawn"

    Homework

    General Homework for the spelling patterns of special sound of A

    Chapter 11: A minor special sound of a in "w+a+r as in Warm"

    Lesson 1: The "a sound squeezed between w and r"

    Lesson 2: The "w+a+r" phonic in 20 words

    Lesson 3: The "w+a+r words in a story about Warm"

    Homework

    Section 4: The fifth sound of a is a schwa sound

    A schwa is a name given to a weak sound of any vowel.

    Chapter 12: The schwa sound of a as in "Permanent"

    Lesson 1: Meaning of a Schwa

    Lesson 2: The "e better than a" Theory

    Lesson 3: The schwa sound of "a" in 157 words

    Homework

    About

    How to Use this Book

    Reading Aloud is Imperative

    Meaning of Learning Phonics

    How do you get dyslexia in spelling?

    Other Phonics and Spelling Books

    How to Buy these Books

    About the Author

    Section 1: The Long a Sound

    The first sound of the vowel a is the long a sound and it is spelled in five ways, as in Elaine, Jake, Jay, Mabel, and Neighbor.

    Chapter 1: "ai as in Elaine" in 210 words

    Chapter 2: "a-e as in Jake" in 413 words

    Chapter 3: "ay as in Jay" in 120 words

    Chapter 4: "a as in Mabel" in 78 words

    Chapter 5: "ei as in Neighbor" in 30 words

    Chapter 1 - Elaine

    The first way to spell the long a sound is with "ai as in Elaine."

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