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Bossy vowels anyone??

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Quadrofiendia · 17/10/2006 19:39

Can anyone explain to me what they are, my children are doing them at school at the moment and i have no clue, cheers

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charmkin · 17/10/2006 19:40

When 2 vowels go walking the first one does the talking

eg

said
poet

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Quadrofiendia · 17/10/2006 21:40

right so I get it with poet but not with said, explain more please I'm feeling a tad stoopid

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willowcatkin · 17/10/2006 21:59

Said is actually a 'tricky' word but generally it is the 'long' vowel sounds

ai as in pain
ea as in tea
ie as in tie
oa as in goat
ue as in rescue

The Jolly phonics video mentions the two vowels walking idea but it does not work with all children - my dd took to it well but my ds just prefers to learn the sounds from the CD

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