I - Temporary Heart Word
Temporary tricky part = i is saying its name, or the long vowel sound
a - Temporary Heart Word
Temporary tricky part = this word is often pronounced "uh", which can be made by any vowel (a in this word)
look - Temporary Heart Word Temporary tricky part = "oo" says the /oo/ sound like in book.
at - Flash Word
Both a and t are saying their expected sounds, so this word can be sounded out
see - Temporary Heart Word
Temporary tricky part = ee is saying the name of the letter e, or the long vowel sound
and - Flash Word
All letters in this word are making their expected sounds, though they can be hard for students to hear.
is - Heart Word
The "s" in this word is pronounced with the /z/ sound.
do - Heart Word
The o in this word says "oo", which is the part students need to remember.
are - Heart Word
"ar" is an r-controlled vowel, which is a common phonics pattern. The "e" is silent, which is the heart part in this word.
me - Flash Word
Temporary tricky part = e is saying its name, or the long vowel sound
what - Heart Word
Students can sound out the "wh" digraph and the "t" at the end. The "a" is saying the short u sound, which is students will need to remember.
said - Heart Word
In this word, "ai" is representing the short e sound. A long time ago, the word was pronounced with the long a sound, which is frequently spelled with "ai".
of - Heart Word
This word is tricky because neither letter is doing what it is supposed to be doing! The o is representing the /u/ sound while the f is representing the /v/ sound.
was - Heart Word
from - Heart Word
This word is tricky because the o is representing the short /u/ sound.
have - Heart Word
This word is tricky because the e is silent but the a is a short vowel not a long vowel.
you - Heart Word
This word is tricky because the ou is saying the /oo/ sound
as - Flash Word
This word is temporarily tricky because the s is saying the /z/ sound. We learned that s can say /s/ or /z/.